Vanderbilt football and freshman quarterback Jared Curtis are looking to avoid the Commodores' fourth consecutive loss Oct. 17 when they face the Arkansa Razorbacks (6 p.m. CT, ESPN2) at Firstbank Stadium in Nashville.
Clark Lea's Commodores (3-3, 0-3 SEC) are coming off a 52-17rout to OIe Miss on Oct. 12, which kept them winless in conference play this season. Curtis was 19-for-32 for 222 yards, one touchdown and one interception in that game.
He will be without backup Blaze Berlowitz against the Razorbacks. Berlowitz, whose mother went viral in a video with Diego Pavia, has a broken collarbone.
Arkansas (2-4, 0-3) has lost two in a row, the latest 24-17 against Tennessee on Oct. 12.
Here's how to watch the Vanderbilt football vs Arkansas game,
including time, TV schedule and streaming information:
What time does Vanderbilt-Arkansas game start Oct. 17? When is Vanderbilt-Arkansas college football game?
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 17
- Start time: 6 p.m. CT
The Vanderbilt football vs. Arkansas game starts at 6 p.m. CT Saturday at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Michella Chester (sideline) will call the game for ESPN2.
What channel is Vanderbilt football vs Arkansas on TV on Oct. 17? How to watch football game live
- TV channel: ESPN2
- Live stream: FUBO (free trial available) and the ESPN app
- Radio: 102.5-FM The Game and 106.3-FM
Odds for Vanderbilt vs Arkansas football
Odds according to BetMGM on Oct. 15
- MONEY LINE: Vanderbilt -235, Arkansas +190
- ODDS: Vanderbilt by 6 points
- O/U: 50 points
Vanderbilt football schedule 2026
All times Central
- Sept. 5: vs. Austin Peay, W 28-9 recap
- Sept. 12: vs. Delaware, 3:15 p.m., W 35-26 recap
- Sept. 19: vs. North Carolina State, W 35-31 recap
- Sept. 26: at Auburn, L 21-15 recap
- Oct. 3: at Georgia, L 38-14 recap
- Oct. 10: vs. Ole Miss, L 52-17 recap
- Oct. 17: vs. Arkansas, 6 p.m., ESPN2
- Oct. 24: at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m., SEC Network
- Nov. 7: at Mississippi State
- Nov. 14: vs. Alabama
- Nov. 21: at Florida
- Nov. 28: vs. Tennessee
Paul Skrbina is a sports enterprise reporter covering the Predators, Titans, Nashville SC, local colleges and local sports for The Tennessean. Reach him at pskrbina@tennessean.com and on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) @paulskrbina.
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