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Vanderbilt's balanced scoring prevails at UCF
Guard Duke Miles scored 20 points to lead Vanderbilt to a 105-93 nonconference victory over UCF on Saturday afternoon in Orlando, Fla.,Miles finished 8 of 13 from the floor, including 3 of 7 on 3-pointers, along with three assists and one steal.,Tyler Nickel, Tyler Tanner and Frankie Collins had 17 ...
UCF aims to build chemistry vs. hot-shooting Vanderbilt
Slotted 14th out of 16 Big 12 schools in preseason polling, UCF already has one win under its belt and will look for another against Vanderbilt on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.,With 11 transfers and a pair of true freshmen, UCF hopes to build chemistry in its nonconference schedule before Big 12 play be...
No. 16 Vanderbilt can't afford stumble as Auburn hits reset
Vanderbilt was No. 16 in the first College Football Playoff ranking released Tuesday, accentuating an urgency on the heels of a narrow loss at 11th-ranked Texas. ,The Commodores (7-2, 3-2 SEC) realize their margin of error will be gone when they host Auburn on Saturday in Nashville. The same goes fo...
Tyler Nickel pours in 20 points as Vanderbilt crushes Lipscomb
Vanderbilt got double-figure scoring from five players in a 105-61 demolition of Lipscomb inside Vanderbilt's Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn., in a battle of schools separated by three miles.,The Commodores never trailed and led by 30 at halftime, spoiling the Lipscomb debut of coach Kevin Ca...
Arch Manning stokes No. 20 Texas to big lead, win against No. 9 Vanderbilt
Arch Manning passed for 328 yards and three touchdowns as No. 20 Texas ruled the first three quarters and had enough down the stretch to beat No. 9 Vanderbilt 34-31 on Saturday in a wild Southeastern Conference clash in Austin, Texas.,Manning, who was not cleared to play until Friday after suffering...
High-octane Vanderbilt opens vs. Lipscomb in Nashville clash
Two schools separated by 3 miles will meet for the first time since 2014 when Lipscomb travels to Vanderbilt on Monday night in Nashville.,The Commodores, entering their second season under coach Mark Byington, are coming off a 20-13 campaign and their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2017.,Va...
Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia Has No Business Being in Heisman Talks
Diego Pavia has powered Vanderbilt to 7-1, but his Heisman résumé doesn’t stack up. Here’s why the hype around him is more fiction than fact....
Arch Manning's status unclear as No. 20 Texas hosts No. 9 Vanderbilt
Expect the fur to fly when No. 20 Texas returns home from a month-long road trip to host surging No. 9 Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon in Austin in a game with both Southeastern Conference and College Football Playoff implications., ,The big question will be the health of Texas quarterback Arch Man...
Timely plays push No. 10 Vanderbilt past No. 15 Missouri
Diego Pavia dove into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:52 left to give No. 10 Vanderbilt a 17-10 victory over No. 15 Missouri, Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,On a day when Heisman Trophy candidate Pavia struggled, Vanderbilt (7-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) survived thanks to a key defe...
Why Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia Might Be the Real Heisman Favorite
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia is climbing the Heisman odds while turning the Commodores into surprise College Football Playoff contenders....
Diego Pavia, No. 10 Vanderbilt to have hands full vs. No. 15 Missouri
Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea texted a request to Missouri counterpart Eli Drinkwitz earlier this season.,His ask: Could the Tigers stop scoring so much?,On Saturday, Lea and his players will have a direct say on the matter as the 10th-ranked Commodores host the No. 15 Tigers in a Southeastern Conferen...
Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt enter top 10 in AP Top 25; Ohio State remains No. 1
Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt jumped into the top 10 of this week's Associated Press Top 25 Poll, while Ohio State retained the top spot on Sunday.,Ohio State's steady season was represented by the fact that the Buckeyes (7-0) were the only team whose spot was unchanged in the latest poll. The program...
Diego Pavia does it again as No. 17 Vanderbilt beats No. 10 LSU
Diego Pavia ran for two touchdowns and passed for one to help No. 17 Vanderbilt defeat No. 10 LSU 31-24 on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville, Tenn., ,Pavia passed for 160 yards and rushed for 86, and the Commodores (6-1, 2-1 SEC) scored on five of their first six possessions and ...
No. 10 LSU takes on No. 17 Vandy in clash of offensive styles
LSU has one of the least productive offenses in the SEC, while Vanderbilt has one of the most productive., ,Contrasting styles will collide when the No. 10 Tigers (5-1, 2-1) and the No. 17 Commodores (5-1, 1-1) meet Saturday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn., ,LSU is 12th in the SEC in both total offens...
No. 10 Alabama avenges historic loss to No. 16 Vanderbilt
Ty Simpson passed for 340 yards and two touchdowns to help No. 10 Alabama notch a 30-14 victory over No. 16 Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Jam Miller rushed for 136 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries, Conor Talty kicked three field goals and K...
No. 16 Vanderbilt confident, hoping for 'fun time' at No. 10 Alabama
Diego Pavia delivered Vanderbilt's biggest victory ever when he guided the Commodores past then-No. 1 Alabama last season in a monumental upset.,Pavia's next task is producing another mammoth triumph in the rematch to continue the program's best start since 2008.,Pavia looks to excel once again when...
No. 18 Vanderbilt cruises past Utah State behind Diego Pavia’s career day
Diego Pavia threw for five touchdowns and ran for another as No. 18 Vanderbilt continued its best start to a season in 17 years by defeating visiting Utah State 55-35 on Saturday at Nashville, Tenn.,Pavia completed 26 for 34 passes for 321 yards and also ran for a game-high 79 yards on nine carries....
Rising programs No. 18 Vanderbilt, Utah State clash for first time
For Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea, taking the next step in the program's resurgence will require defeating one of his mentors on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,His 18th-ranked Commodores (4-0) look to continue their best start since 2008 when they take on Utah State (3-1), off to its own strong start in ...
Miami, Texas A&M rise in AP Top 25 poll, Ohio State stays No. 1
Five teams received first-place votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday as Ohio State remained the No. 1 team in advance of Saturday's Big Ten opener at Washington.,Ohio State, Penn State and LSU were 1-2-3 for the second week in a row, while Miami swiped two of Ohio State's first-...
No. 11 South Carolina's QB hurt in upset loss to Vandy
Diego Pavia completed 18 of 25 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns to help Vanderbilt post an impressive 31-7 upset over the No. 11 South Carolina in Columbia, SC., on Saturday.,Pavia also threw an interception for the Commodores (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference), who snapped a 16-game losing s...