LSU football meets Vanderbilt in a game with high-stakes playoff implications in Week 8. Here are five things to know about the Commodores.

Vanderbilt has a tough stretch ahead of them with No. 10 LSU, No. 16 Missouri and then No. 21 Texas on the road in back-to-back-to-back weeks. The Commodores are looking to prove they are a legitimate threat to make the College Football Playoff, and a home victory vs. LSU would certainly help their case.

Vanderbilt football remains confident for its upcoming game against LSU despite a recent loss to Alabama. The Commodores are favored against LSU, a first for a conference game since 2018. Key focus areas for Vanderbilt include establishing the run game and avoiding costly turnovers.

Brian Kelly's strategy to stop Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia on Saturday is to take away his running lanes and rely on the Tigers' elite secondary.

Anderson's knee has been a consistent sore spot for the wideout. He had surgery on the same knee before he arrived at LSU in 2023 after sustaining a "cartilage injury" while at Alabama in 2022. Then, during the preseason this August, LSU had to manage his workload as he felt irritation in the same knee.

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers will return to action on Saturday for a Week 8 matchup against Diego Pavia and the Vanderbilt Commodores at FirstBank Stadium. In what will be a Top-25 showdown on the road,

The South Carolina Gamecocks face the No. 11 LSU Tigers, led by quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.