NASHVILLE—In the midst of Saturday’s noise, results and the general sense of pessimism that arose from them, Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea stepped up to the podium

Here's where Vanderbilt football fell in the College Football Playoff rankings in the committee's update after Week 12.

Here are the bowls Vanderbilt football could end up in if the Commodores do not make the College Football Playoff.

Another week of college football is in the book as there are only two more weeks left in the college football regular season before conference championship week. There was not a ton of change in top of the playoff rankings a week ago, but Vanderbilt was helped by ACC teams losing. This week, things did change.

This weekend's lineup does not feature many great matchups, but there are still several meetings with significant postseason implications.

Here's what Clark Lea said about addressing coaching rumors with Vanderbilt football after being connected to other jobs.

Oklahoma grabbed back-to-back ranked road wins over Tennessee (33-27) and Alabama (23-21) for what might be the best two-game stretch from any team in the country. Despite losing two games in the past five contests, the Sooners have a terrific resume that includes four-ranked wins in five tries and a 4-0 road record.

Vanderbilt football was ranked No. 14 in the second iteration of the College Football Playoff rankings released Nov. 11.