The next opportunity to see Clark Lea’s Vanderbilt ahead of the 2026 college football season is set.
Vanderbilt football’s Black and Gold spring game will be held at 1 p.m. on April 18 at FirstBank Stadium, the school announced on March 26.
Tickets will be available for free at VUCommodores.com, starting at 10 a.m. on April 2. Seating will be general admission within the lower bowl at FirstBank Stadium, while premium seating options are available for purchase in the South End Zone Commodore Club.
It will be the first chance for fans to see freshman quarterback Jared Curtis suit up in a Commodores jersey, with many eagerly anticipating the debut of the nation’s No. 2-ranked quarterback recruit in the class of 2026.
Curtis became the highest-ranked recruit in Vanderbilt history when he made a shocking flip from Georgia ahead of signing day on Dec. 3, 2025. He was the No. 1 recruit in the country when he signed and finished as the No. 4 overall recruit after the final rankings were released.
Curtis was an early enrollee at Vanderbilt after closing his high school career at Nashville Christian with a second straight Division II-A TSSAA football state championship, passing for 2,073 yards with 36 touchdowns and six interceptions while rushing for 614 yards and 11 scores.
He was named DII-A Mr. Football and Gatorade Tennessee Player of the Year each of the past two seasons and was The Tennessean’s High School Sportsperson of the Year for 2025.
Harrison Campbell can be reached at hcampbell@usatodayco.com and follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @hccamp.
