Bru McCoy leads Tennessee football with 35 receptions for 432 yards and two touchdowns this season. The senior is doubtful at Vanderbilt.

Bru McCoy leads Tennessee football with 35 receptions for 432 yards and two touchdowns this season. The senior is doubtful at Vanderbilt.

No. 11 Tennessee (8-2, 5-2 SEC) will host UTEP (2-8, 2-5 C-USA) on Saturday in Week 13. Kickoff between the Vols and Miners is slated for 1 p.m. EST at Neyland Stadium. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll.

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

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.