Taylor has been dealing with the injury for weeks and left Mississippi State's loss to Oklahoma in the first half.

Mississippi State's offense has collapsed during a four-game losing streak. The Bulldogs' scoring, third-down numbers and quarterback injuries tell the story.

Josh Pate says he expected Alabama to land around eighth or ninth, not fifth, and digs into what might explain it: road wins over Kentucky and South Carolina, plus the committee crediting Alabama's blowout of a healthy Mississippi State team. Pate says he's long asked for that kind of context and has no problem with the reasoning, even if he still thinks Bama is too high.

The Alabama Crimson Tide were stunningly named the No. 5 team in the first College Football Playoff ranking of the season.

Here's who's on Vanderbilt football's injury report vs. Mississippi State.

Mississippi State vs. Vanderbilt: Comparing offensive production, defensive rankings and key statistics to predict which SEC team has the edge Saturday.