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In this story:NASHVILLE—The waves of attention and celebration had subsided and Mark Byington was alone in the corner of Vanderbilt’s coaches’ locker room in the basement of Bridgestone Arena watching Ole Miss and Arkansas go at it for an SEC Championship Game berth. Byington, though, had already clinched a tournament berth as he waited for Vanderbilt director of basketball operations Andy Farrell to come get him at the conclusion of Vanderbilt’s open locker room. In the hours prior, Byington’s Vanderbilt team had secured a 91-74 win over No. 4 Florida that has to qualify for the biggest win of his young…
No. 4 seed Vanderbilt basketball advanced to the SEC tournament final with a win over No. 1 seed Florida on March 14 and can win its first SEC title since 2012.Standing in its way is No. 3 seed Arkansas (25-8), which defeated Ole Miss to advance.Vanderbilt (26-7) and Arkansas are playing for seeding in the NCAA Tournament at this point, with the Commodores projected as a 4-seed, the Razorbacks as a 5-seed.The championship game will be held at noon CT at Bridgestone Arena and televised on ESPN on March 15.Here is our score prediction:Arkansas won two close games to advance…
Vandy tight end advances in consideration for third national honorNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt football’s Eli Stowers is one of 13 semifinalists for the 2025 Lombardi Award™ it was announced by the Lombardi Award™ Committee on Tuesday. Presented annually to the nation’s top college lineman or linebacker who embodies the discipline, character, and excellence of legendary coach Vince Lombardi, Stowers is the only tight end included in the group.It’s the third national honor that he is in consideration for this fall, as Stowers has also been named a finalist for the 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy® and is a semifinalist for the Jason…
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In this story:NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night by Vanderbilt rightfielder Logan Johnstone lifted the Commodores to a 13-12 win over LSU at Charles Hawkins Field.Vanderbilt improved to 12-7 overall, 1-0 in the SEC, while LSU dropped to 13-6 overall and 0-1 in conference play.The teams resume the series at 7 p.m. CT Saturday in a game that will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and televised on the SEC Network.Johnstone’s homer – his sixth of the season – capped a three-run rally for Vanderbilt, which trailed 12-10 entering…
In this story:The LSU Tigers will return to action on Saturday night at Charlies Hawkins Field for Game 2 against the Vanderbilt Commodores after a thrilling series opening matchup on Friday.In what became an offensive battle in Game 1 of the SEC series, Vanderbilt edged the Tigers behind a ninth-inning rally to take down LSU 13-12 to go up 1-0 in the series.“I think you have to invest in a way that a loss like this is going to hurt really bad when something like that happens,” said Johnson. “I was proud of our team for the way we fought…
Image Credit: UAAPlaying two of their worst games of the season at the worst possible time, the No. 4 Florida Gators have put their fate in the hands of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee after an embarrassing 91-74 loss to the No. 22 Vanderbilt Commodores in the semifinals of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Florida failed in its opportunity to not only win the tournament in consecutive seasons but sweep the SEC championships for the first time since 2014.The (1) Gators were never in Saturday’s game as turnovers, poor shooting and lackluster perimeter defense allowed the (4) Commodores to not…
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