December 9, 2025 – The 14th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores will face the Iowa Hawkeyes, No. 23 in the final College Football Playoff standings, on New Year’s Eve in Tampa at the annual ReliaQuest Bowl. The two teams have never met on the gridiron. The ReliaQuest Bowl, now in its 40th year, has generated an estimated $1.2 billion economic impact.