Clark Lea on Vanderbilt football coaching rumors
Here’s what Clark Lea said about addressing coaching rumors for Vanderbilt football.
The Southeastern Conference looked to be in playoff form in Week 13 of the 2025 college football season.
In the only ranked SEC matchup, No. 8 Oklahoma (No. 8 College Football Playoff ranking) stifled No. 21 Missouri (No. 22 CFP) 17-6 to move one step closer to securing a spot in the College Football Playoff. Beau Pribula struggled in his return with the Tigers, with the Sooners’ defense forcing him to throw two interceptions in the loss.
No. 13 Vanderbilt (No. 14 CFP) defeated Kentucky 45-17 behind a five-touchdown, 484-yard performance from Diego Pavia. The Commodores remain alive in the CFP race with the victory. Meanwhile, No. 17 Texas (No. 17 CFP) took down Arkansas 52-23 as Arch Manning threw, ran for and caught a touchdown for the Longhorns.
No. 20 Tennessee (No. 20 CFP) dominated rival Florida in Gainesville, Florida, for a 31-11 win. It was the first win for the Vols at Florida since 2003.
In the cupcake games, No. 3 Texas A&M (No. 3 CFP) defeated Samford 48-0; No. 4 Georgia (No. 4 CFP) took care of business with a dominant 35-3 win over Charlotte; and No. 10 Alabama (No. 10 CFP) beat Eastern Illinois 56-0. The Crimson Tide tied a program record with eight rushing touchdowns and limited the Panthers to just 34 total yards of offense.
Here’s how those games affected the updated US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 after Week 13:
College football rankings after Week 13
SEC teams are bolded. First-place votes are in parentheses.
- Ohio State (61)
- Indiana
- Texas A&M (2)
- Georgia
- Oregon
- Ole Miss
- Texas Tech
- Oklahoma
- Notre Dame
- Alabama
- BYU
- Vanderbilt
- Miami
- Utah
- Michigan
- Texas
- Virginia
- Tennessee
- Georgia Tech
- Southern California
- James Madison
- North Texas
- Tulane
- Pittsburgh
- SMU
Others receiving: Arizona State 86; Navy 58; Washington 39; Missouri 32; Iowa 32; Arizona 30; San Diego State 29; Houston 22; Penn State 4; Illinois 4; Connecticut 4; UNLV 2; South Florida 1.
AP Top 25
- Ohio State (58)
- Indiana (7)
- Texas A&M (1)
- Georgia
- Oregon
- Ole Miss
- Texas Tech
- Oklahoma
- Notre Dame
- Alabama
- BYU
- Vanderbilt
- Miami
- Utah
- Michigan
- Texas
- Virginia
- Tennessee
- Southern California
- James Madison
- North Texas
- Tulane
- Georgia Tech
- Pittsburgh
- SMU
Others receiving: Arizona St. 77, Navy 44, Missouri 23, Arizona 20, San Diego St. 19, Washington 16, Iowa 10, UNLV 7, South Florida 4, UConn 3, Wake Forest 2, Illinois 1.
