It's Tennessee vs UTEP in Week 13 of the 2024 college football season. Follow along for live score and game updates at Neyland Stadium.

Tennessee football is a win away from heading to the College Football Playoff. The Vols face Vanderbilt on Saturday in Nashville.

Tennessee enters Saturday ranked No. 11 in the CFP rankings, which were announced Tuesday. The Vols are not projected to be in the field, however, because of the CFP rules that allocate automatic bids to the five highest-ranked conference champions regardless of rankings.

Tennessee football closes the regular season at Vanderbilt with a College Football Playoff bid at stake for the Vols, who enter at 9-2.

The Tennessee Vols know exactly where they stand in their pursuit of their first-ever College Football Playoff appearance: in prime position. At #8 in the rankings and the current 9 seed, win over Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon would lock up a playoff appearance for the Big Orange.

The Tennessee Vols now know the mission on Saturday: beat the Vanderbilt Commodores, and they will lock up a spot in the college football playoff for the first time in program history. Tennessee moved up three spots from 11 to 8 in the new rankings released on Tuesday night after defeating UTEP 56-0 on Saturday and seeing a host of teams above them lose.