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Diego Pavia, No. 14 Vanderbilt eager to tune out Kentucky
Star quarterback Diego Pavia will make perhaps his final home start when No. 14 Vanderbilt takes on Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville, Tenn.,Barring a surprise home playoff game, this figures to be the last time the Heisman Trophy candidate plays for the Com...

Vanderbilt struggles from 3, still gets to 100 in Arkansas-Pine Bluff win
Vanderbilt (4-0) got double-figure scoring from six players in a 104-75 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-4) in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon., ,Duke Miles (20 points), Devin McGlockton (17), AK Okereke (14), Tyler Harris (13), Tyler Tanner (12) and Tyler Nickel (11) led Vanderbilt in scorin...

Vanderbilt relying on balanced offense, preps for Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington wants more unselfish play from his team when it hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,It was a balanced scoring effort put forth by the Commodores (3-0) when they cruised to a 92-62 home win against Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday.,Tyler Harris came o...

Tyler Harris nets 17 as Vanderbilt crushes Eastern Kentucky
Tyler Harris scored 17 points and Duke Miles added 15 as Vanderbilt cruised past Eastern Kentucky 92-62 Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.,Harris co-led the Commodores (3-0) with seven rebounds, including six defensive boards.,Tyler Tanner had 13 points and Devin McGlockton and AK Okereke had 11 each in ...

Vanderbilt vies to continue sharp shooting in clash vs. Eastern Kentucky
Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington said he doesn't plan on his team's fortunes riding exclusively on its ability to make 3-pointers, but you would be hard-pressed to convince his first two opponents of that.,The Commodores (2-0) sank 17 shots from 3-point range in a win over Lipscomb and 14 in a victory...

Diego Pavia's magic propels No. 16 Vanderbilt to OT win over Auburn
Diego Pavia's third touchdown pass, a four-yarder to Cole Spence, lifted No. 16 Vanderbilt to a 45-38 overtime win over Auburn on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn., ,Vanderbilt (8-2, 4-2 SEC) then stopped Auburn on fourth-and-7 with an incomplete pass., ,Pavia went 25 of 33 for 377 passing yards and rush...

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 ...

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 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....