The win moves Texas to 7-2 (4-1 SEC) and gives it the tiebreaker over the Commodores. While there are too many moving pieces to know exactly where Texas stands at this point in the year, there's one objective fact: Texas may be a classic example of a team clicking at the right time.

Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea spoke to the media afterward. Here is everything Lea said postgame.

It's all about getting hot at the right time; Texas and QB Arch Manning have resurrected their lofty 2025 hopes.

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Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea said Thursday that his team’s ability to close gaps and use leverage on the perimeter wasn’t a strength of his team through its first eight games–in which it went 7-1–perhaps that didn’t hurt it much to that point. Saturday was different, though.

The Gridiron Dores are 7-1, and have proved they can win big, win pretty, and now after barely escaping Missourah (spits) on the backs of their strong defense, have finally proved they can win ugly. That’s a good thing, as this is what we’re up against today: