They gave up 538 total yards, and after Vanderbilt took a 14-0 lead early, Tennessee outscored the Commodores, 36-9. Diego Pavia completed 47% of his passes for 104 yards. The Vanderbilt offense also put up its fewest total yards of the season at 212.

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia has never tasted the rivalry atmosphere against Tennessee. The 117th meeting between schools now features the star Commadores QB.Pavia will soon throw his first pass and take a keeper run in this battle between the founding members of the Southeastern Conference.

While there won't be a similar incident for Vanderbilt vs Tennessee − the game is at Nashville's FirstBank Stadium, after all − Pavia is taking the same mentality into the matchup Saturday (11 a.m. CT, ABC).