No. 8 Tennessee is close to a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff with a 9-2 record and No. 8 in the playoff selection committee rankings.

But before they can reach the sport’s biggest stage, coach Josh Heupel and the Vols have one final hurdle to overcome.

Tennessee makes the short trip west to face Vanderbilt at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville on Saturday. A win against the Commodores would not only effectively secure a playoff spot, but it would also give the Vols just their second season with at least ten wins since 2008.

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Given the stakes, the game was one of several ESPN “College GameDay” games broadcast live leading up to Saturday night’s meeting between Texas and Texas A&M from Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Here’s who the “College GameDay” team – including Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Lee Corso and featured guest player Dude Perfect – picked to win Saturday’s game between Tennessee and Vanderbilt:

Tennessee-Vanderbilt picks for “College GameDay”: Who Nick Saban, Pat McAfee and Dude Perfect picked

This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Every College GameDay Prediction for Tennessee-Vanderbilt