NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Vanderbilt Commodores are doing exactly what they talked about last January when starting to prepare for this season.

So the stakes keep rising each week, with none of the Commodores happy just being bowl eligible, not now that they are ranked No. 10 in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1947. It’s why ESPN’s “College GameDay” will be in town for the first time since 2008 when another sellout crowd is on hand Saturday.

“This is what we expected, this is what comes with it,” coach Clark Lea said. “So we can get over that and stay focused on again this climb, which is Missouri.”

Vanderbilt (6-1, 2-1) versus No. 15 Missouri (6-1, 2-1) is one of the Southeastern Conference’s marquee games. They are among six SEC teams with only one loss, trailing No. 4 Al

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