Vanderbilt fans, we are finally here! It’s been an extremely long wait, but it is officially game week Commodore nation! After a winless 2020 campaign filled with lots of disappointment, the Vanderbilt football program has a lot to prove for this season. The Commodores ultimately ended the season with an 0-9 record and were practically... Continue Reading →
https://twitter.com/dore_report/status/1424524752354414594?s=20 The Vanderbilt Commodores began football practice Friday, August 6th and energy is high around the program under first year head coach Clark Lea. As the Commodores prep to play ETSU on Sep. 4th, here are a few brief storylines surrounding the program: A QB Quandary Ken Seals is the Commodores presumed starter after an... Continue Reading →
This wasn’t the start to Kumar Rocker’s professional career we envisioned. When it comes to debating the greatest athletes in Vanderbilt history, Rocker is on the short list, with a legitimate argument to be at the top. Heading into the 2021 season, the much-hyped pitching duo of Jack Leiter with Rocker were anticipated to be... Continue Reading →
While basketball schedules are still being finalized, we now know what Vanderbilt’s SEC home/away lineup will look like this upcoming season. The Commodores have a permanent two-game rivalry with Tennessee, Kentucky, and Florida. This season they will be joined by Georgia and South Carolina in playing Vandy twice. While dates have not yet been released,... Continue Reading →
Vanderbilt football’s offensive depth took a hit this week. On Thursday, Robbie Weinstein of Vandy247 was first to report OL Drew Birchmeier and RB Ja’Veon Marlow are no longer with the team. https://twitter.com/rwweinstein/status/1420761580749434881?s=20 Birchmeier had spent his entire career on the defensive line before moving to offense as a redshirt senior for 2020. He was... Continue Reading →
Will he or won’t he? Scotty Pippen Jr. certainly kept fans in suspense since declaring for the NBA draft in April but keeping open the possibility of a return to school as he declined to hire an agent. With the draft withdrawal fast approaching at midnight ET on July 7, at the 11th hour, literally,... Continue Reading →
July just got here, but what a month it has already been for Vanderbilt football coach Clark Lea! The party started July 1, when the Commodores landed a commitment from 6’1” 205 lb. safety Miguel Mitchell from Oxford, Alabama. Mitchell had offers from Wake Forest and Memphis among others. https://247sports.com/player/miguel-mitchell-46114249/ It wasn’t even sunset on... Continue Reading →
Vanderbilt’s dreams of a repeat baseball championship ended with a 9-0 loss to Mississippi State, ending the craziest Commodore World Series run ever. To recap: It started with a back and forth contest with Arizona which the Dores finally took in the 12th inning. Next, a single homerun was the only blemish in Leiter’s otherwise... Continue Reading →
Vanderbilt basketball continued its offseason roster overhaul Wednesday with the addition of Gardner-Webb transfer Jamaine Mann. Mann, a 6’6” 225 lb. forward, averaged 6.8 points, 5,3 rebounds, and 0.7 assists as a freshman this past season with the Runnin’ Bulldogs. He started 10 of 26 games, shooting 51.6% from the field, 30.8% from three, and... Continue Reading →
The injuries keep piling up for the Vandyboys, especially over the last couple weeks. The pitching staff has already been decimated by injuries which include season-ending injures to Michael Doolin and Sam Hliboki, plus Miles Garret and Ethan Smith have been sidelined for quite a while. Unfortunately, the injuries continued this week at Hawkins field.... Continue Reading →
