Vanderbilt football couldn't shock the world again. In a season in which Vanderbilt upset Alabama, Michigan beat Ohio State, Kentucky beat Ole Miss and Oklahoma best Alabama, Vanderbilt seemed like it may be on the path to pull another when it took an early 14-0 lead on Tennessee Saturday.

When Clark Lea's oldest son got sick about five years ago and was in the hospital for eight days, Brian Kelly — at the time vacationing overseas — called to check in on Lea's family. Today, Lea remembers that gesture when he thinks back on the mentorship Kelly, now the head coach at LSU, gave him.

Vanderbilt jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first five minutes of the game, but the Vols were able to keep their composure despite the early deficit and they were ultimately able