Josh Heupel’s 19th-ranked Tennessee is set to face a 14th-ranked in-state rival, Vanderbilt, at Neyland Stadium. The team must win the matchup to keep its playoff hopes alive, while a win for Vandy may get it a spot in the playoffs if some other games go its way. Vandy QB1 Diego Pavia will then come full throttle and is expected to exploit Tennessee’s middling defense, according to Nick Saban.

Nick Saban sat alongside Pat McAfee and other GameDay hosts before the UM vs. OSU game and talked about why Diego Pavia can exploit Vandy’s defense. “He’s going to have a great opportunity because Tennessee’s defense has actually given up over 30 points per game against every SEC opponent. And Diego usually takes advantage of those situations. So that won’t surprise me,” said the Alabama legend.

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