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Stay Alive In Power 5 A college football website covering the power five conferences Stay Alive In Power 5 Nebraska quarterback Daniel Kaelin jogs towards the sideline during the Red & White Game Saturday April 27, 2024 at Memorial Stadium. (Lynn Harrington/stayaliveinpower5)LINCOLN, Neb. — The quarterback’s return to the program is going well through the eyes of Nebraska’s head coach, and his teammates are enjoying spring ball after welcoming him back with open arms.Matt Rhule is glad to see Daniel Kaelin out there competing in practice, and notices that he’s playing with more determination this time around. Kaelin isn’t taking…
Vanderbilt women’s basketball’s winning streak is over.The No. 4 Commodores (20-1, 6-1 SEC) looked outmatched in their 103-74 loss to No. 2 South Carolina (20-2, 6-1) at Colonial Life Arena on Jan. 25.Mikayla Blakes scored 23 points and had seven rebounds and five assists, while Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda had 13 points and four rebounds. No other Vanderbilt player reached double digits.The Commodores made 12 3-pointers but South Carolina unleashed 10 while also forcing 20 turnovers.Vanderbilt will next travel to Ole Miss for a game Jan. 29.Vanderbilt was outscored, 27-12, in the third quarter as the Gamecocks built an 82-56 lead entering…
Mikayla Blakes was named a first-team All-American by The Athletic NEW YORK – Vanderbilt women’s basketball sophomore Mikayla Blakes has been named to The Athletic All-America first team, as announced by the publication on Thursday. Blakes becomes the first Commodore to earn a first-team All-American distinction in 23 seasons.The sophomore becomes just the 11th Vanderbilt women’s basketball player to be named a first-team All-American by a women’s basketball publication. Blakes is the first Vanderbilt women’s basketball player since Chantelle Anderson in 2002-03 to earn a first-team All-American recognition.Blakes joins Anderson (’01, ’02, ’03), Barbara Brackman (’82), Karen Booker (’87), Harriet…
NCAAWSouth Carolina is going for its fourth straight SEC tourney title, but Texas is one of several viable challengers. Jacob Kupferman / Getty ImagesWith five teams ranked in the top seven in the latest AP poll, the SEC looks like the best league in women’s college basketball. South Carolina has wholly dominated the conference tournament across the last decade, but the 2026 bracket is full of viable new champions.To pull off the rare tourney four-peat, Dawn Staley’s program must get past the likes of Texas, Vanderbilt, LSU and Oklahoma. There’s a lot to watch for as these 15 matchups go…
No. 2-seed Commodores take on either No. 7 Ole Miss or No. 15 Auburn on Friday in the quarterfinals of the 2026 SEC TournamentNo. 2-seed Vanderbilt (27-3, 13-3 SEC) vs. No. 7-seed Ole Miss (21-10, 8-8 SEC) or No. 15-seed Auburn (15-16, 3-13 SEC) Friday, March 6, 2026 • 5 p.m. CTBon Secours Wellness Arena • Greenville, S.C. • SEC Network 94.9 The Fan • Vanderbilt Athletics App • Live Stats • Game NotesGREENVILLE, S.C. – The No. 2-seeded Vanderbilt women’s basketball team opens its run in the 2026 SEC Tournament on Friday, as the Commodores will face either No.…
Vanderbilt basketball coach Mark Byington on Feb. 25 would not directly answer a question about whether guard Frankie Collins was still on the team.”We’re figuring it out,” Byington said in the news conference after No. 21 Vanderbilt defeated Georgia 88-80. “I’ll update you guys when we have a definite answer. But, he’s not going to, back or not back is not going to damper what we’re doing tonight . . . There’s no updates now.”Collins has not played since a Dec. 17 win over Memphis. He was injured in that game, but was originally slated to return partway through SEC…
Can Kentucky redeem themselves after their embarrassing performance against Vandy in Nashville?Kentucky Basketball ended a three-game slide with a win at South Carolina on Tuesday, but it wasn’t exactly a performance that inspired confidence. That said, a SEC road win is a win, and Tuesday’s likely earned the Wildcats a spot in the NCAA Tournament.Now, it’s time to build some momentum.Next up are the Vanderbilt Commodores, who embarrassed Kentucky in Nashville with a final score of 80-55, the third-largest margin of victory by the Dores in series history.While both teams are in the tournament, this game carries significant weight in…
Cameron Mills, Dave Baker and Andrew Kappes get you ready for Kentucky Basketball with the Jack Burford Chevrolet Countdown to Tip-off. Then stay locked in to listen to Tom Leach and Jack ‘Goose’ Givens call the action!Stay tuned after the game for the Wildcat Wrap Up, presented by New Vista. Tom and Jack will talk with players and coaches to recap the action.You can watch all our coverage on UKSN All Access.Game presented by Keeneland.Digital Guide©2026 UK Athletics / All Rights Reserved Powered by source
LEXINGTON — Since rolling past Kentucky basketball via an 80-55 win Jan. 27, Vanderbilt has had a frustrating month. While it’s 4-3 since that dominant win over UK, two of Vandy’s losses since then were by one point (to Oklahoma and Missouri, respectively). The Commodores also fell to in-state rival Tennessee by four points, with Tyler Tanner’s potential game-tying 3 glancing off the rim in the final minute.The Wildcats also are 4-3 since that Jan. 27 matchup. They’ve managed that record under far different circumstances than the Commodores, however.Kentucky (18-10, 9-6 SEC) bounced back to win three in a row…
LEXINGTON — Vanderbilt’s two leading scorers are starting guards Tyler Tanner and Duke Miles. Two other Commodores starters, Tyler Nickel and Devin McGlockton, also are averaging double-figure point totals.But it’s AK Okereke, the lone starter who isn’t in that category who received the most praise from Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope.”He’s got unbelievable feet,” Pope said during a news conference Thursday of Okereke, a 6-foot-7, 245-pound forward from California. “He kind of takes the toughest defensive matchup every single game. He’s making shots. He’s a pretty good (isolation) decision maker. He’ll back you down, get to the free throw line.”I think…