It's time to set the TSSAA football championship games for next week's BlueCross Bowl in Chattanooga. The Division I semifinals for Tennessee high school football take place across the state on Friday,

Tennessee defeats the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday to secure their reservation for the College Football Playoffs.

Kitselman’s late-second quarter score gave the No. 8 Vols (10-2, 6-2 SEC) its first lead of the game, and never looked back. The Commodores (6-6, 3-5) could not sustain the momentum to push Tennessee out of the playoffs.

Macon County's Hunter Griggs (56) celebrates after the team’s win against Anderson County in the TSSAA Class 4A state football semifinal game Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Lafayette

Tennessee running back Peyton Lewis (27) celebrates a touchdown with offensive lineman Jackson Lampley, and wide receiver Bru McCoy (5) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against UTEP, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne) (Wade Payne | AP)

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The Tennessee Vols know exactly where they stand in their pursuit of their first-ever College Football Playoff appearance: in prime position. At #8 in the rankings and the current 9 seed, win over Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon would lock up a playoff appearance for the Big Orange.

The Tennessee Vols now know the mission on Saturday: beat the Vanderbilt Commodores, and they will lock up a spot in the college football playoff for the first time in program history. Tennessee moved up three spots from 11 to 8 in the new rankings released on Tuesday night after defeating UTEP 56-0 on Saturday and seeing a host of teams above them lose.