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Cam Newton and Stephen A. Smith criticize Diego Pavia’s social post after losing the Heisman to Fernando Mendoza. (2:51)Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, the Heisman Trophy runner-up, apologized Sunday for “being disrespectful” in a social media post he made after Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza won the award for college football’s best player.”F-All THE VOTERS,” Pavia wrote Saturday night on his Instagram story with a thumbs-down emoji, “BUT…..FAMILY FOR LIFE.”The caption accompanied a photo of Pavia with his offensive linemen at the ceremony in New York.Pavia faced criticism for his reaction, and on Sunday he posted a statement saying he didn’t handle his…

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Walter Taylor, a former quarterback for Vanderbilt football, is returning to the program − but it will be at a different position.The Commodores confirmed they had signed Taylor and listed him as a tight end.Taylor was previously at Vanderbilt in 2022 and 2023. In 2023, he went 5-for-15 passing for 44 yards and an interception while running 30 times for 103 yards and a touchdown. He spent one year at Colorado and one at Ball State but did not appear in a game with either program.Taylor lists himself as a tight end on his social media profiles. Listed at 6-5…

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In the same way that players feel extra pressure to produce entering their last season before free agency, managers and front office bosses similarly feel the heat when entering the final year of their contracts.  The difference is that even if a player has a rough season, they’re usually still in position to land at least a one-year deal in some fashion for the next year — a manager or a GM could find themselves fired in the wake of a bad year, with no guarantee about when (or even if) they’ll get another shot at leading a dugout or…

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Ole Miss (11-9, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) at Vanderbilt (18-3, 5-3) When: 5 Central Where: Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tenn. How to watch: SEC Network How to listen: 94.9 The Fan Net rankings: Vanderbilt 13, Ole Miss 83Fresh off a home beat-down of Kentucky, 18th-ranked Vanderbilt gets an unexpected home game on Saturday when Ole Miss comes to Nashville. Last week’s winter storm decimated Oxford, Miss., and with Ole Miss shutting down campus until Feb. 8, the Southeastern Conference office decided on Friday to more this contest (originally scheduled for Oxford) to Nashville, with the Mar. 4 game scheduled for Nashville to now be…

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In this story:BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A complete, all-around effort from No. 17/17 Ole Miss women’s basketball led to a toppling of No. 5 Vanderbilt, 83-75, Friday afternoon in Birmingham, Alabama.With the win, head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin has guided the Rebels (18-4, 5-2 SEC) to a pair of victories against top five opponents this season, the other being against No. 5 Oklahoma earlier in January. The Rebels have accomplished this team feat only twice before, last time being during the 1995-96 season when they bested No. 5 Vanderbilt and No. 3 Tennessee just 10 days apart. For McPhee-McCuin, it marks her…

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Quarterback Diego Pavia measured 5-foot-9 and 7/8 inches tall at the Senior Bowl, falling far short of the generous 6-foot height listed this season by Vanderbilt.If the 2025 Heisman Trophy runner-up and 2026 draft prospect makes it to the NFL, he would become the league’s shortest signal-caller since the 1960s.Pavia is shorter than the Carolina Panthers’ Bryce Young and Arizona Cardinals’ Kyler Murray (both measured 5-foot-10 and 1/8 inches before they were drafted). He’s even shorter than the 5-10 Doug Flutie, the poster boy for vertically challenged quarterbacks.According to the heights listed by Pro Football Reference, 5-foot-9 Eddie LeBaron was…

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SEC foes meet when the No. 18 Vanderbilt Commodores (18-3, 5-3 SEC) host the Ole Miss Rebels (11-9, 3-4 SEC) at Memorial Gymnasium, beginning at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 31, 2026.Odds provided by BetMGM.This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.Photo: Patrick Smith, Andy Lyons, Steph Chambers, Jamie Squire / Getty Imagessource

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Select PagePosted by Noah Scoggins | Jan 31, 2026 | Men’s Basketball, Ole MissOXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss men’s basketball is in Nashville tonight as head coach Chris Beard’s team looks to upset the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Rebels were originally set to host the contest, but the home-and-home series between the two has been switched after a strong winter storm hit the Oxford area last weekend. Vanderbilt currently sits at No. 18 nationally and No. 4 in the SEC. The teams tip off at 5:00 p.m. CT.ON THE AIRTelevision/Online: SEC Network Play-by-Play: Richard Cross Analyst: Pat BradleyOLE MISS RADIORadio: Ole Miss…

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