Vanderbilt football opens the season with FCS opponent Austin Peay on Sept. 5 in Nashville.
The Commodores (0-0) begin the post-Diego Pavia era with two quarterbacks set to play: Veteran Blaze Berlowitz, who will start, and 5-star freshman Jared Curtis.
Austin Peay (1-0) won against Gardner-Webb last week to open the season and features former Ravenwood High School star QB Chris Parson, a Mississippi State transfer.
Here's what you need to know about today's game, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:
What channel is Vanderbilt football vs Austin Peay on today?
- TV channel: None
- Live stream: SEC Network+
Vanderbilt football vs Austin Peay will broadcast nationally via streaming on SEC Network+ in Week 1 of the 2026 college football season.
Courtney Lyle and Rene Ingoglia will call the game from the booth at FirstBank Stadium.
Vanderbilt football vs Austin Peay start time
- Date: Saturday, Sept. 5
- Start time: 6 p.m. Central
The Vanderbilt football vs Austin Peay game starts at 6 p.m. from FirstBank Stadium in Nashville.
Vanderbilt football vs Austin Peay predictions, picks, odds
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Friday, Sept. 4.
- Vanderbilt 45, Austin Peay 17: "Vanderbilt is the clearly more talented team here. This is not as difficult of a game as 2024's opener against Virginia Tech, but it's easier than other FCS opponents the Commodores have played in recent years, like Alcorn State and Charleston Southern. " (Pick by Tennessean beat reporter Aria Gerson)
- Spread: N/A
- Over/under: N/A
- Money line: N/A
Vanderbilt football schedule
- Sept. 5: Austin Peay, 6 p.m. on SEC Network+
- Sept. 12: Delaware, 3:15 p.m. on SEC Network
- Sept. 19: NC State, 11:45 a.m. on SEC Network
- Sept. 26: at Auburn, TBD
- Oct. 3: at Georgia, TBD
- Oct. 10: Ole Miss, TBD
- Oct. 17: Arkansas, TBD
- Oct. 24: at Kentucky, TBD
- Oct. 31: OPEN DATE
- Nov. 7: at Mississippi State, TBD
- Nov. 14: Alabama, TBD
- Nov. 21: at Florida, TBD
- Nov. 28: Tennessee, TBD
- Dec. 5: SEC Championship Game, Atlanta
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: What channel is Vanderbilt football vs Austin Peay on today? Time, TV schedule
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