One of the benefits of being on a bye week is teams like Georgia can not only relax and get healthy, but they can take an honest assessment from afar at other teams of intrigue in their league. While Georgia got a huge boost from Ole Miss beating Oklahoma to effectively knock the Sooners out of College Football Playoff contention, they got something almost similar out of Vanderbilt vs. Missouri.
The No. 10 Commodores outlasted the No. 15 Tigers by a few blades of grass in the end. Vanderbilt improved to 7-1 overall and 3-1 in SEC play with its thrilling 17-10 home win over Missouri.