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In this story:Devin McGlockton often heard from bystanders that he was leaving Boston College merely to go to the SEC’s version of Boston College, but he never believed them.McGlockton believed that—although the people may have been correct in years past—they didn’t understand what he did. The Vanderbilt forward believed that Mark Byington and company were going to use him in a program turnaround. As McGlockton prepares for his next step in life—a professional career—he knows that he was right. Vanderbilt made the NCAA Tournament twice in McGlockton’s two seasons on West End, played in an SEC Championship Game, won 20 games or…
Will Byrum and Trevor Hulan return for Episode 361 of The Dore Report.The guys begin with Vanderbilt basketball as the transfer portal officially opens, breaking down the madness around college basketball roster movement and discussing potential portal targets for Mark Byington and the Commodores. They also touch on Vanderbilt players entering the portal and what it means for the program moving forward.Next, the fellas discuss Vanderbilt women’s basketball after Shea Ralph was named AP Coach of the Year, capping off a historic season for the Commodores and continuing the momentum of the program’s rise on West End.Will and Trevor then…
Jared Curtis is the highest-rated recruit Vanderbilt football has ever signed, but he has big shoes to fill after the departure of Diego Pavia, one of the best players in program history.Pavia was unique in his skillset. He had surgical accuracy throwing the ball, could break out of almost any tackle and brought a bulldog mentality to the field.Curtis certainly has Pavia beat in measurables. He’s much bigger at 6-foot-3, 230 pounds. He has NFL-level arm strength. And he’s a physical runner, too. But he’ll inevitably be a different player than Pavia.”No matter what we do, it’ll be probably be…
Jared Curtis kept coming into offensive coordinator Tim Beck’s office asking to go live in practice.For the first three weeks of Vanderbilt football’s spring session, Curtis was in a non-contact jersey. Clark Lea and the coaching staff didn’t want their 5-star quarterback getting hurt.But Curtis wanted to get hit, and for every other observer, having been non-contact made it difficult to evaluate Curtis. Could he evade pressure and make plays if flushed out of the pocket? Those were Diego Pavia’s strengths, and the reason he notoriously struggled in his first preseason practice period with the Commodores.Finally, for an April 4…
Vanderbilt football’s first 10-win season brings luxuries to the coach responsible.Clark Lea can be bold, and he can be patient. He can take his time selecting a quarterback to replace Diego Pavia. He can consider all options, knowing that he doesn’t have to pick Jared Curtis, the five-star freshman everyone is assuming will be Vandy’s starter this fall.source
Jackson Lampley considered the Vanderbilt football program the enemy when he played for the Tennessee Vols.Turns out, the Commodores were just a friend he hadn’t yet met.So after his five seasons of suiting up on the offensive line for the Vols were up, he spent a season under Brian Kelly at LSU. Now, Lampley joined Vanderbilt as Clark Lea’s assistant offensive line coach.source
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Former Vanderbilt football quarterback Diego Pavia will visit with the Carolina Panthers on April 7, per a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.Pavia won SEC Offensive Player of the Year and finished second in the Heisman voting in 2025 after leading Vanderbilt to a 10-3 season, its winningest ever. He’s hoping to be selected in the NFL draft, which will be from April 23-25.Pavia threw for 3,539 yards, 27 touchdowns and eight interceptions in 2025, completing 267 of 378 passes. He led the SEC with a 70.6% completion percentage and 170.4 quarterback rating. On the ground, he had 862 yards…
Commodores claim 77-70 road win in overtimeMEMPHIS, Tenn. — It took an extra five minutes, but No. 13 Vanderbilt earned a hard-fought road win over Memphis, 77-70, in overtime on Wednesday night in FedExForum.Vanderbilt (11-0) got a game-high 22 points from Duke Miles who poured in 12 at the charity stripe. Tyler Tanner added 16 and Jalen Washington 14 to help the Dores stave off the Tigers. Miles also snagged a season-high six steals while Tanner notched four.The Commodores are 11-0 for just the fourth time in program history.Vanderbilt overcame an ice-cold shooting night, hitting just 32.3 percent from the…
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