NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The No. 14 Vanderbilt Commodores are refusing to be left out of the College Football Playoff following their historic regular season, which ended with an emphatic victory over conference rival Tennessee in Knoxville.

Coach Clark Lea, quarterback Diego Pavia and more have continuously pushed for the Commodores to be able to compete for a national championship in the CFP.

With that came a push for a 13th game to be played during conference championship Saturday for Vandy to give the CFP committee one last look at what they’ve got to get in. The school’s athletic department confirmed that logistical and legislative constraints made the last-minute game impossible.

Vandy’s athletic department released the following statement to WSMV4:

“We explored the 13th-game op

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