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In this story:AUBURN, AL—The black Vanderbilt polo that Clark Lea meticulously chose ahead of Vanderbilt’s 2024 trip to Auburn was entirely out of sight as he cracked a smile and was drowned out by the pounding of the music coming from Vanderbilt’s locker room. Lea was covered by a white “Bowl Bound” shirt and was basking in an achievement that the external narrative indicated he never could. If he hadn’t already, Lea learned that season how much every game and moment matters while chasing an extra game. If Vanderbilt hadn’t made the big play against Virginia Tech in its season opener,…

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AUBURN, Ala. – A special teams touchdown, two timely quick-strike scoring drives and a defense that held Vanderbilt to only one touchdown carried Auburn to a 21-15 win over the Commodores Saturday at sold-out Jordan-Hare Stadium, the Tigers’ 35th consecutive Homecoming victory.“I told these guys, for as not pretty as it was at times, for you to go finish, I’m really proud of it,” Auburn coach Alex Golesh said. “For you to go find a way to win, this is twice now this year where you found a way to go finish. The ability to show up, go to work and…

SectionsSecondary MenuWAKA Action 8 News by WAKA Action 8 News AUBURN, Ala. (WAKA) – The toilet paper has come out at Toomer’s Corner as Auburn beat Vanderbilt 21-15, to end its SEC home losing streak, which had lasted for 671 days.Auburn quarterback Byrum Brown threw and ran for a touchdown, Cade Carlson recovered a blocked punt for a score.The Tigers (3-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) bounced back from a home loss to Florida last week to give new head coach Alex Golesh his first league win.Brown completed 18 of 27 passes for 140 yards, including a touchdown to Chas Nimrod, and…

BROWSE BY RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Duke Scott bounced outside to the left for the go-ahead 16-yard touchdown run with 5:08 left that helped N.C. State overcome a blown 21-point lead and beat Appalachian State 41-31 on Saturday night.Scott ran for 148 yards and two TDs for the Wolfpack (2-2), coming on a night when N.C. State was trying to regroup from a shocking loss at Vanderbilt. That game saw the Wolfpack go from on the verge of a road win to losing on a last-second fumble that was recovered for a score.As N.C. State nickelback Jackson Vick said: “We…

In this story:AUBURN, Ala. — As Vanderbilt football reflected on its loss to Auburn, it thought a lot about the margins of the game. Of which, there were plenty.Whether it be the miscues on special teams that left points off the board for Vanderbilt and also put points on the board for Auburn or the lack of ability to run the ball or get the key stop on defense, there was a lot to look back and think “what if?”Vanderbilt football head coach Clark Lea thought a lot about the final possession of the game and rightly so. The Commodores…

ATHENS — The SEC has announced a game time and television for Georgia’s next home game against Vanderbilt. The SEC Network will broadcast the game, which is set to start at 12:45 p.m. Georgia beat Oklahoma on Saturday, 41-13. Vanderbilt went on the road and lost to Auburn in its SEC opener.This will be the first time these two teams have met since the 2023 season, which Georgia won 37-20. The last time Clark Lea’s team visited Athens, Georgia won by a score of 55-0 back in 2022.Of course, much of the discussion about this Georgia-Vanderbilt game will center around…

Photo by Graham Bower/EETVAUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn Tigers took on the Vanderbilt Commodores for Homecoming, marking Auburn’s first SEC home victory since 2024 against Texas A&M. The Tigers built a 21-9 lead before Vanderbilt cut the deficit to six points in the fourth quarter. Auburn’s defense stopped the Commodores’ late rally, extending the Tigers’ homecoming winning streak to 35 games.After Vanderbilt took an early lead on a field goal, Auburn quarterback Byrum Brown completed a 33-yard touchdown pass to Chas Nimrod to put the Tigers on the board. Nimrod’s touchdown was his second of the season and the sixth of…