Now, after a month away from Austin, Steve Sarkisian and his team will return to the Forty Acres in a top-20 showdown against the Vanderbilt Commodores, one of the best stories in the sport this year. Prepared to be without Arch Manning potentially, can Matthew Caldwell lead the Longhorns to an upset and keep their season alive?

Caldwell has become a microwave of sorts for Texas’ kitchen. He came off the bench to snap off a 50-yard sprint against Sam Houston earlier this season and then became a cult hero during SEC play with a 26-yard throw late against Florida after Manning lost his helmet and that spine-tingling overtime dime to Mosley.

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The Texas football team could be without their quarterback Arch Manning when they host Vanderbilt next weekend.

This season, Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia has emerged as one of college football's top quarterbacks. As Texas coach Steve Sarkisian put it Monday, "Obviously, the quarterback is the tip of the spear."

As the weeks go on, the stakes get higher. Next week in Austin, Texas is no different as Vanderbilt looks to likely eliminate Texas from the College Football Playoff conversation. But in its own right, Vanderbilt looks to stay solely in the playoff conversation.

Vanderbilt football will kick off its home game against Auburn on Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. CT on SEC Network, the conference announced. The Commodores (7-2, 2-1 SEC) will face the Tigers (4-4, 1-4) a week after taking on Texas in Austin. The Tigers will face Kentucky at home.

Texas football secured a dramatic win over Mississippi State Saturday. Here's how it impacted the Longhorns in the polls.

For week 10 of college football, the No. 20 Texas Longhorns will face off against the No. 9 Vanderbilt Commodores at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

Vanderbilt football is still outside the top 10 in the US LBM Coaches Poll, moving up one spot to No. 11 after a 17-10 win over Missouri. The Commodores remained in the top 10 of the AP Poll, moving up one spot to No. 9.