In the preseason, The Tennessean projected a 4-8 record for Vanderbilt. That seems likely to miss the mark. Here's a re-prediction of the Commodores' remaining six games: This score may seem low, but Vanderbilt's strategy of playing slow and chewing clock tends to keep scores − and margin of victory − down with the number of possessions limited.

See our score prediction for Vanderbilt football vs. Ball State in a Week 8 nonconference game for Diego Pavia and the Commodores.

After a few weeks of major upsets like to the Crimson Tide, Vanderbilt football's Diego Pavia has a few requests for EA Sports.

Diego Pavia is unlikely to sit out Vanderbilt football's game against Ball State, despite suffering an injury against Kentucky.