6 Years since Vanderbilt played in a bowl. The Commodores lost to Baylor 45-38 in the Texas Bowl on Dec. 27, 2018, in their most recent bowl. Vanderbilt has a 4-4-1 bowl record, including a 41-24 victory over Houston in Birmingham’s bowl on Jan. 4, 2014, which is the Commodores’ most recent bowl victory.

Georgia Tech knocked off two Top 10 teams while Vanderbilt toppled then-No. 1 Alabama. The two opponents in Friday's Birmingham Bowl have each taken highly ranked teams into multiple overtimes. They're also led by mobile quarterbacks who throw few interceptions.

So far, though, that hasn't been the case for Vanderbilt football. The Commodores (6-6) had most of their 2024 roster in Birmingham preparing for the game Friday (2:30 p.m. CT, ESPN). Five players who opted to transfer − Devin Lee,

For the final time of 2024, it is game week for Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets are playing in their second consecutive bowl game and for them to end the seaso