Overview
- Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET Saturday at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville.
- Auburn plays its first game since firing Hugh Freeze, with defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin stepping in as interim head coach.
- Durkin said Stanford transfer Ashton Daniels will start at quarterback for the 4-5 Tigers.
- No. 15 Vanderbilt enters 7-2 after a close loss at Texas in which Diego Pavia threw for 365 yards and accounted for four touchdowns.
- BetMGM lists Vanderbilt as a 6.5-point favorite with a -250 moneyline, and the telecast is slated for SEC Network with streaming on the ESPN app.