Vanderbilt football strolled into Austin ready to put a new stamp on its fast-rising season. A win over Texas would boost Vandy's ranking, and increase its College Football Playoff chances. But the Longhorns stunned Vanderbilt on Saturday .

Texas set the tone in torching the Commodores on a 75-yard touchdown for the opening points. The win now catapulted the Longhorns to No. 13 and will likely hear its early CFP ranking on Tuesday.

Vandy, however, is left picking up the destructive debris Texas caused to its Southeastern Conference title game and CFP pursuit.

Who earns the blame here? Time to dive into what went wrong for the Commodores down at Darnell K. Royal Stadium.

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