In a battle of unexpected SEC contenders, No. 15 Missouri travels to Nashville to face No. 10 Vanderbilt in a game with SEC and major College Football Playoff implications. The Commodores, led by dynamic quarterback Diego Pavia, have already stunned the conference, earning their first AP Top 10 ranking since 1947 after an upset victory over LSU.

What did ESPN College GameDay's crew said about Vanderbilt football's Diego Pavia and Clark Lea? Hint: A lot of nice things

NASHVILLE – He is one of the more unlikely, yet one of the more entertaining fans of Vanderbilt football. Celebrity comedian Theo Von has been vocal about his fandom for Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea and his team ever since Vanderbilt took down No.

Eight months after winning a historic legal injunction against the NCAA that allowed him to play a sixth season of college football, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia is doubling down. According to Front Office Sports,

Vanderbilt next hosts No. 15 Missouri on “College GameDay” this Saturday. Each week on the show, analyst Pat McAfee hosts a field goal contest for students with a chance to win hundreds of thousands of dollars. There have already been three winners of the contest this season.

Though there's been some stars at the front of the turnaround, Vanderbilt's depth has also been tested and rose to the occasion to form a well-rounded team.Here's three Vanderbilt players that should be near the top of Missouri's scouting report for the week.

Vanderbilt football's Brock Taylor and Nick Haberer gave a hand to students practicing their kicking skills ahead of "College GameDay" in Nashville.

Missouri doesn't need to win in a shootout. They just need to be themselves, create long drives, protect Beau Pribula and finish in the red zone instead of settling. Vanderbilt has allowed touchdowns on 60% of red-zone trips, and Missouri has scored on nearly 70% of theirs. That difference in short-field execution can flip the game.

The Commodores took Missouri to two overtimes last season and they're favored as they return home to Nashville. They're coming off of a 31-24 win against LSU, which was their second triumph against a top-15 team -- LSU ranked 10th entering the Week 8 slate -- this season. Vanderbilt is also undefeated at home.

Watch the video above as Missouri football reporter Michael Stamps give his thoughts on the top players to lookout for on the Vanderbilt defense when the Tigers