Vanderbilt ranks No. 60 in FPI on ESPN, which isn't the worst in the SEC − Mississippi State is 64th. That metric, which takes into account how a team played much more than wins and losses, is higher on the Commodores now than it has been in the past few years.

LEA ON NIL Clark Lea explains how Vanderbilt football fell behind on NIL, what's needed to catch up. Missouri is very healthy for Vanderbilt

Missouri football faces Clark Lea, QB Diego Pavia and Vanderbilt on Saturday in Columbia. Here’s what the Commodores said about MU ahead of the game.