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Ohio State and head coach Jake Diebler have lost the top assistant on their staff, with the Columbus Dispatch first reporting that associate head coach Joel Justus will be leaving Columbus to become an assistant coach at Vanderbilt.Justus was originally hired to Diebler’s staff on April 8, 2024, and helped Ohio State to a 17-15 record in the 2024-25 season. The following year, Ohio State achieved a 21-13 mark, when the Buckeyes capped the 2025-26 season with their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2022.Justus began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Elon from 2004 to 2008 before he…

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Mikayla Blakes and head coach Shea Ralph of the Vanderbilt Commodores are seen during the first half of a basketball game with the Furman Paladins at Memorial Gymnasium on Nov. 10, 2025.Mikayla Blakes and head coach Shea Ralph of the Vanderbilt Commodores are seen during the first half of a basketball game with the Furman Paladins at Memorial Gymnasium on Nov. 10, 2025.The honors continue to roll in for Vanderbilt women’s basketball coach Shea Ralph after she guided the Commodores to one of the most successful regular seasons in school history.Ralph on Wednesday was named the 2026 Werner Ladder Naismith…

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Advertise with us • Contact Us • RTI Team • Add RTI as a preferred source on GoogleIt’s been a tough year across the athletic department for Tennessee in its in-state rivalry with Vanderbilt. UT has suffered losses to the Commodores in football, two-of-three in men’s basketball, women’s basketball and a sweep in baseball.If it gives Vol fans any solace, they can flex this aspect of the football team’s Pro Day that Vanderbilt can’t, though. On Tuesday, all 32 NFL teams sent a representative to Knoxville to see Tennessee’s alumni in action.A couple of weeks ago, the Commodores only attracted…

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Can Vanderbilt baseball find itself in a hostile environment?That has been and still is one of the pressing questions of the season for the Commodores. Vanderbilt hits the road for a Thursday to Saturday series at No. 25 Texas A&M. It goes into College Station on a five-game winning streak, but those wins came at home.Now, Vanderbilt has to prove itself on the road. The Commodores have played two weekends in neutral sites in Arlington, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada and a series at Mississippi State. In those nine games, they have a 1-8 record.“I think that’s a very fair…

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FORT WORTH, Texas — One of the most highly-anticipated NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament games so far this season delivered Friday, March 27 at Dickies Arena, as 6-seed Notre Dame and junior Hannah Hidalgo put on a barnburner against 2– seed Vanderbilt and Mikayla Blakes in the Sweet Sixteen. In the end, the Irish advanced to the Elite Eight with a 67-64 victory.Notre Dame led the entire game until a free throw from Blakes with 2:16 left in the fourth quarter gave the Commodores their first lead, 60-59. The Irish led by as much as 12 points in the second quarter.After…

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PHOENIX, Ariz. — Mikayla Blakes felt a little overwhelmed Wednesday morning.The sophomore from Vanderbilt looked around the Phoenix Mercury’s practice facility and saw herself surrounded by WNBA players and Olympic gold medalists. In those players — from Brittney Sykes to Sabrina Ionescu — Blakes could see what she wants to be.“They were really great, just keeping me calm and talking me through the plays and everything. I’m just really grateful to be here and for the experience,” Blakes said. “Just the plays — I’m really such a perfectionist, I try as much as I can not to mess up on…

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