Michael Taaffe moves closer to adding more hardware to his trophy case and another possible Thorpe award for the Texas secondary.

For week 10 of college football, the No. 20 Texas Longhorns will face off against the No. 9 Vanderbilt Commodores at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

This season, Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia has emerged as one of college football's top quarterbacks. As Texas coach Steve Sarkisian put it Monday, "Obviously, the quarterback is the tip of the spear."

The Texas defense put together their worst performance in recent memory on Saturday, but how concerned should Longhorn fans really be?

The Texas Longhorns have managed to keep their College Football Playoff ambitions within reach following their 45-38 overtime victory against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday. This win comes after their 16-13 overtime win against the Kentucky Wildcats in week 8.

Notre Dame's best-case scenario is a 10-2 finish with ranked wins over USC and likely Navy, as long as the unbeaten Midshipmen handle North Texas this weekend. And, in Texas Tech's case, the Red Raiders need to win out and take the Big 12 to guarantee a spot in the playoff.

Texas football trailed Mississippi State just about all game long but Arch Manning and then Ryan Niblett have keyed a comeback.

With Norvell's long-term future in Tallahassee uncertain, Florida State could face severe ramifications on the recruiting trail. There's not much of an advantage for recruits to stick with a program that is, at the very least, considering a coaching change.

No. 22 Texas battled back from a 17-point deficit and scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to eke out a 45-38 overtime win on the road against Mississippi State. Saturday's result represents the Longhorns' largest comeback win since they erased a 21-point deficit in 2007 against Oklahoma State .

Why is Texas struggling? When will head coach Steve Sarkisian hand off play-calling duties and just be a head coach? The answer is obvious, Longhorns fans.