Vanderbilt football found a way to beat Missouri on Oct. 25, helping Vandy's College Football Playoff chances heading into a Nov. 1 SEC game at Texas.

Vanderbilt Commodores On SI’s Joey Dwyer and Graham Baakko and Dylan Tovitz broke down Vanderbilt's win over Missouri.

Freshman Matt Zollers got his first taste of being the guy for Mizzou, going 14-for-23 for 138 yards despite entering late in the game. The Tigers ended the game on the 1-yard line, inches away from a game-tying score.

Nate Bargatze opened his time on "College GameDay" by urging five-star quarterback Jared Curtis, a Nashville Christian senior star, to flip from Georgia to Vanderbilt. And Bargatze ended it by emphatically picking Vanderbilt to beat Missouri on Oct.

When Diego Pavia took the podium after Vanderbilt football's win over Missouri, his message was clear. "The only reason I'm up here is because I play quarterback for the team," the Commodores quarterback said.

According to SP+, the Tigers grade out as the eighth-best team in the country, boasting the 11th-best offense and No. 20-ranked defense. That defense will be tested against Vandy’s prolific offense, but Mizzou’s attack should have some success against the Commodores’ defense, which is not on par with most of the other contenders in the SEC.

Missouri football quarterback Beau Pribula left the game injured in the third quarter, and Mizzou fell on the road at top-10 Vanderbilt.

Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula was carted off the field after suffering an apparent injury during the third quarter of the Tigers ' game against Vanderbilt on Oct. 25 at FirstBank Stadium.

The New York Giants had scouts spread out over the country this weekend, including at Missouri vs. Vanderbilt.