Tennessee Football Suffers Loss Against Vanderbilt

The Tennessee Volunteers have suffered a defeat against the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Tennessee wide receiver Chris Brazzell II (17) blows a kiss to the crowd after scoring a touchdown during a NCAA football game between Tennessee and Vanderbilt at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Nov. 29, 2025. | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Tennessee Volunteers had a very interesting day, as they played against one of the better teams in the nation. That being as it is rivalry week, and the Tennessee Volunteers played their annual rivalry week game against their in-state rivals. The Vols played against the Vanderbilt Commodores. The team that the Vols were up against was the Vanderbilt Commodores.

The Vols started the game slow, but it picked up quickly with multiple interceptions. One from Edrees Farooq in the red zone and the other one from the true freshman cornerback, Ty Redmond.

This game didn't go exactly the way you would have hoped if you were a Tennessee fan, as the Vols were defeated by Vanderbilt. The Commodores walked into Neyland Stadium and walked out with one of their biggest wins over the Vols in the series' history. The Vols and the Dores were tied up entering the half, but it didn't stay that way for very long. In fact, the Tennessee Vols quickly lost the tie, and never got the lead back after the fact.

Tennessee Suffers Defeat Against Vandy

Tennessee defensive back Ty Redmond (4) intercepts a Diego Pavia pass intended for Vanderbilt wide receiver Tre Richardson (6) during the second quarter at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. | Mark Zaleski / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Vols were down 4 points, and were forced to a 4th and 14 play call that wasn't quite the distance. After that, the Tennessee Volunteers were looking to get a stop, but that wouldn't be the case. In fact, the Vols gave up another touchdown. The final score of the game was 45-24. This is obviously not the outcome you would want if you are a Tennessee fan, but the Dores, on the other hand, will likely be on their way to the college football playoffs. Not only that, but their star quarterback could very well be the Heisman Trophy winner. He should at least be in contention, many believe.

Tennessee has a lot of cleaning up they will need to do, and part of that will be done mentally. The other part will be physical, as they will now wait an extended period until their final football game of the season, which will be a bowl game. Their is no telling what bowl game they will be getting, especially considering they lost which is their fourth of the regular season.

Now a lot of the focus will be turned to next season for many fans, as this team will be much older and looking to get back to the colleg efootball playoffs after missing it this year. The Vols have a lot of talent returning, and will await the results of the transfer portal.

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