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Saturday, September 5, 2026
SEC Football: Commodores Open Season Against Austin Peay
Vanderbilt hosts in-state foe Austin Peay in its season opener, giving the Commodores a chance to set the tone for the year in front of the home crowd in Nashville.
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12:02 PM
SEC Football: Vanderbilt Opens Season Against Austin Peay
Vanderbilt kicks off its 2026 season at home against Austin Peay, giving the Commodores an in-state FCS matchup to open their campaign in Nashville.
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8:01 AM
SEC Football: Commodores Open 2026 Season vs. Austin Peay
Vanderbilt kicks off its 2026 campaign Saturday at 6 PM against Austin Peay, the teams' first meeting since 2015, as the Commodores look to build on last year's 10-3 finish.
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12:01 AM
SEC Football: Berlowitz Gets Opening-Day Nod for Vanderbilt
Clark Lea named veteran Blaze Berlowitz the starting quarterback for Vanderbilt's 2026 season opener against Austin Peay, though prized newcomer Jared Curtis is also expected to see action Saturday night.
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12:01 AM
Friday, September 4, 2026
SEC Football: Transfer Punter Bolsters Vandy Specialists
South Dakota transfer Tyler Ebel takes over punting duties for Vanderbilt after averaging 46.0 yards per punt in 2025, while Martel Hight returns as the primary punt returner.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Commodores Return Elite Kicking Game
Vanderbilt's special teams look loaded again in 2026, led by kicker Brock Taylor, who went 13-of-14 on field goals last season and has hit 6 of 7 career attempts from 50-plus yards.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Vandy Opens as Heavy Favorite vs. Austin Peay
Sportsbooks list Vanderbilt as a 29.5-point favorite over Austin Peay for the season opener, one of 17 SEC games on the Week 1 slate with no conference matchups scheduled.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Vanderbilt Sells Out Two Home Games
Vanderbilt football has sold out its home matchups against Austin Peay and NC State, reflecting surging fan demand in Nashville early in the 2026 season.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Commodores Rack Up Preseason Honors
Vanderbilt men's golf collected multiple preseason accolades as the 2026-27 season gets underway, signaling high expectations for the Commodores this campaign.
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4:01 PM
Thursday, September 3, 2026
SEC Football: Commodores Open 2026 Season Against Austin Peay
Vanderbilt kicks off its season Saturday at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+ against Austin Peay, with attention on the quarterback battle between Blaze Berlowitz and Jared Curtis as the Commodores replace Diego Pavia.
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8:02 PM
SEC Football: No. 2 Vanderbilt Hosts Tennessee Tech to Open Home Stretch
Vanderbilt closes its non-conference slate at home against Tennessee Tech (2-1-2), with kickoff moved to 7 p.m. due to extreme heat. The match streams on SEC Network+ before Sunday's showdown with Big East champion Xavier.
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8:02 PM
SEC Football: Watts Leads Commodores Past Houston, Vandy Climbs to No. 2
Sydney Watts scored twice in the second half as Vanderbilt rallied for a 2-1 road win over Houston, and the Commodores moved up to No. 2 in the TopDrawerSoccer rankings ahead of their return home.
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8:02 PM
SEC Football: Commodores Rebuild Cornerback Room From Within
With veterans Kolbey Taylor, Mark Davis, and Marlon Jones all gone, Vanderbilt is leaning on returners Hight and Jordan Matthews plus young corners Jaylin Lackey and Cayden Daniels, adding only transfers Jaylin Davies (20 starts at UCLA) and Cobey Sellers from the portal.
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8:02 AM
SEC Football: Hight Returns to Full-Time Corner for Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt is ending Martel Hight's two-way experiment and keeping him at cornerback full-time in 2026 after he recorded 35 tackles and a career-best 4 interceptions last season while splitting snaps at receiver.
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8:02 AM
SEC Football: Commodores Stay Perfect
Vanderbilt volleyball keeps its unbeaten record intact after coming through its Big Ten-SEC Challenge matchups, extending a hot start to the season.
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12:01 AM
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
SEC Football: Austin Peay QB Parson Headlines Vandy's Opponent
Austin Peay quarterback Chris Parson, who turned down FBS interest to return, passed for 308 yards and rushed for 62 in the Governors' opener and is the primary threat Vanderbilt's defense must contain.
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12:02 PM
SEC Football: Berlowitz Starts, Curtis Waits in Vandy QB Room
Blaze Berlowitz gets the starting nod at quarterback for Vanderbilt against Austin Peay, but five-star true freshman Jared Curtis is expected to see snaps. A strong outing from Curtis could accelerate a changing of the guard.
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12:02 PM
SEC Football: Vanderbilt Hosts No. 14 FCS Austin Peay
Vanderbilt faces Austin Peay this week as a heavy favorite, holding a 2-0 all-time edge that includes a 47-7 rout in 2015. The Governors enter 1-0 and ranked No. 14 in FCS after a 35-17 win over Gardner-Webb.
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12:02 PM
SEC Soccer: Dores Replace Two Safety Starters
Vanderbilt enters 2026 needing to replace Fontenette and departed captain Marlen Sewell on the back end. Veterans Dontae Carter and Jalen Gilbert move up as primary backups, with Vanzale Hinton listed despite a midseason ACL tear last year.
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12:01 AM
SEC Soccer: Freshman Lewis Pushes for Star Role
Sophomore Carson Lawrence and true freshman Mason Lewis share an OR designation at the Star spot vacated by transfer Randon Fontenette. Lewis, a top-60 composite recruit, earning a game-one look signals added depth in the Vanderbilt secondary.
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12:01 AM
SEC Football: Heard, Jones Anchor Vanderbilt Safeties
Vanderbilt's depth chart for the Austin Peay opener pairs returning tackle leader CJ Heard with Clemson transfer Ricardo Jones at safety. Heard topped the Commodores with 71 tackles in 2025, while Jones tied for the ACC lead with six interceptions.
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12:01 AM
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
SEC Soccer: Vanderbilt Preps for Austin Peay Opener
Clark Lea, linebacker Nick Rinaldi and running back Makhilyn Young meet with reporters Tuesday as Vanderbilt gets ready for its season opener against Austin Peay, the first game of the post-Diego Pavia era in Nashville.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Commodores Open Fifth at Visit Knoxville Collegiate
Fourth-ranked Vanderbilt men's golf begins 2026-27 with a fifth-place finish at 8-under 832 at Fox Den Country Club, where host Tennessee took the team title at 15-under. Will Hartman leads the Commodores with a tie for fourth at 7-under 203.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Commodores Open Strong in Knoxville
Vanderbilt golf begins its 2026-27 season on a high note, with four Commodores shooting under par during the opening round of the Visit Knoxville Collegiate.
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12:01 AM
Monday, August 31, 2026
SEC Football: Commodores Host Big Ten-SEC Challenge
Vanderbilt volleyball welcomes Arkansas, Maryland and Rutgers to Nashville for the Big Ten-SEC Challenge, giving the Commodores a home stage against cross-conference competition.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Vanderbilt Linebackers Reload for 2026
Vanderbilt returns a deep linebacker rotation in 2026 with Bryan Longwell, Nick Rinaldi and Bryce Cowan all back after productive seasons, giving the Commodores proven depth even as they replace departed standout Langston Patterson.
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8:01 PM
SEC Baseball: American Authors to Headline Vandyville at Season Opener
Vanderbilt announces American Authors as the first act in its Vandyville concert series, set to perform Saturday ahead of the football season opener as part of the gameday fan experience.
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4:02 PM
Sunday, August 30, 2026
SEC Soccer: Commodores Face Undefeated Houston
No. 3 Vanderbilt stays in Texas to take on unbeaten Houston at the Carl Lewis International Complex, where the Cougars face by far their toughest test of the young season.
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12:01 PM
SEC Football: No. 3 Vanderbilt Cruises Past Rice 3-1
Third-ranked Vanderbilt handles Rice 3-1 in its first road match of the season, with Sydney Watts extending her scoring streak to four goals in four games and goalkeeper Alexa Gianoplus locking down the starting job.
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12:01 PM
Saturday, August 29, 2026
SEC Football: Week 0 Set to Disappear From College Football Calendar
The FBS Oversight Committee voted to make the weekend before Labor Day the standard opening weekend, ending Week 0 waivers. The 14-week calendar guarantees every team two open dates in a 12-game schedule, a change that will reshape future SEC scheduling.
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12:01 PM
Friday, August 28, 2026
SEC Football: Transfers Reshape Commodores' Edge Depth
Vanderbilt rebuilt its edge rotation through the portal, adding Boston College's Edwin Kolenge, LSU's CJ Jackson, and Temple's Khalil Poteat, who joins via a court injunction granting a fifth year of eligibility.
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8:00 PM
SEC Football: Capers Anchors Vanderbilt's Edge Rush in 2026
Miles Capers returns as Vanderbilt's top edge defender after leading the Commodores with 9.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks in 2025, with Iowa transfer Brian Allen Jr. projected to start opposite him.
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8:00 PM
SEC Football: Vanderbilt Adds Pickeral Evans to Athletics Leadership
Vanderbilt hires Pickeral Evans as senior associate athletic director for communications, adding a new member to the Commodores' executive leadership team after a stint at North Carolina.
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4:01 PM
SEC Baseball: Vanderbilt Extends Radio Partnership with Cromwell Media
Vanderbilt Athletics is extending its radio broadcast agreement with Cromwell Media, keeping Commodores game coverage on its longtime radio home for fans across the region.
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12:02 PM
Thursday, August 27, 2026
SEC Football: Commodores Open Road Slate at Rice
Vanderbilt heads to Houston for its first true road test of the season, facing a Rice side that has managed just one win through four matches after reaching the AAC title game a year ago. Kickoff is 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: No. 3 Vanderbilt Rolls to 3-0
Vanderbilt's soccer team opened the year with three straight four-goal performances, the latest a three-goal margin over ranked in-state foe Memphis, and now sits at No. 3 in the unanimous national poll.
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8:01 PM
SEC Baseball: Lea Names Berlowitz Vanderbilt's Week 1 Starter
Clark Lea has settled on senior Blaze Berlowitz under center for Vanderbilt's opener against Austin Peay, calling him the best fit for what the Commodores want to do on offense.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Transfers Bolster Commodore D-Line Depth
Vanderbilt added Jacksonville State's Talan Carter, who piled up 57 tackles last season, and well-traveled veteran Mike Diatta to a rotation that also returns Jaylon Stone, Bradley Mann and Aaron Bryant.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Seabrooks Anchors Vanderbilt's Interior
Junior Glenn Seabrooks III, listed at 340 pounds, returns as a fixture inside for the Commodores after 28 tackles with a forced fumble and an interception as a freshman and 19 stops last season.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Ouattara's Return Looms Large for Vandy
Fifth-year lineman Issa Ouattara, a 6-foot-7, 315-pounder from Germany, is back after appearing in only one game in 2025 due to injury. He posted 31 tackles and two sacks across 13 games in 2024.
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4:01 PM
SEC Football: Vanderbilt Simplifies Its Defensive Front
Vanderbilt has dropped the hybrid Star and Razor roles from its defensive position list for 2026, shifting toward a more conventional 4-2-5 while keeping the flexibility to drop into three-man fronts.
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4:01 PM
SEC Baseball: Vanderbilt Single-Game Tickets Open
Vanderbilt has released single-game tickets for its SEC slate, with every date now available for purchase. Inventory is already tight on a number of games, so fans hoping for specific matchups should move quickly.
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12:01 PM
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
SEC Football: Five-Star Freshman Curtis Set for Debut
Five-star true freshman Jared Curtis is expected to take his first career snaps against Austin Peay despite Blaze Berlowitz winning the starting job, signaling Vanderbilt plans to play both quarterbacks early.
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12:00 AM
SEC Football: Berlowitz Named Vanderbilt's Starting QB
Senior Blaze Berlowitz will start Vanderbilt's season opener against Austin Peay on Sept. 5, making his first career start as the Commodores come off a record-setting 10-win season.
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12:00 AM
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
SEC Football: Five-Star Curtis Set to See Early Action
Freshman quarterback Jared Curtis is expected to play in Vanderbilt's opener despite Blaze Berlowitz winning the starting job. Coach Clark Lea plans to work the former five-star recruit into the lineup early, keeping his path to the QB1 role open.
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12:01 PM
SEC Football: Vanderbilt Names Berlowitz Starting QB
Vanderbilt has tabbed Blaze Berlowitz as its starting quarterback for the season opener against Austin Peay. The Commodores settled a closely watched competition ahead of Clark Lea's sixth season.
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12:01 PM
Monday, August 24, 2026
SEC Football: Vandy Tackle Battle Comes Down to Two
The competition opposite transfer Beau Johnson centers on senior Orion Irving and 6-8 junior Clinton Azubuike, while touted freshman Mitchell Smith, a top-32 composite tackle, provides intriguing depth behind them.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Commodores Rebuild Both Tackle Spots
Vanderbilt enters 2026 replacing both starting offensive tackles with fewer than 200 returning snaps at the position. North Dakota State transfer Beau Johnson, an FCS All-American who allowed just one sack in 674 snaps last season, is the presumed anchor.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Vanderbilt to Debut Gold Jerseys
Vanderbilt will break out new gold uniforms for the first time when the Commodores host Delaware on Sept. 12, adding a fresh look to the home slate.
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4:02 PM
SEC Baseball: D1Baseball Examines Vanderbilt's Pre-Fall Roster
D1Baseball takes a pre-fall look at how the Commodores are building their roster, weighing returning talent alongside transfer portal pickups and incoming prep and junior college recruits.
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12:01 PM
Friday, August 21, 2026
SEC Soccer: Memphis Brings Revenge-Game History to Nashville
Memphis handed Vanderbilt a 1-0 loss last season during a 17-1-3 campaign in which the Tigers went unbeaten through the regular season and AAC tournament. Vanderbilt was 11-1-1 at home a year ago.
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8:01 PM
SEC Soccer: Freshman Sparks Commodores' 4-0 Rout of ETSU
Vanderbilt shut out ETSU 4-0 on Sunday behind three late goals, all created by freshman Hailey Perkins on the wing. The Commodores outshot the Buccaneers 19-1 and are 2-0 to open the season.
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8:01 PM
SEC Basketball: Vanderbilt Hosts Ranked Memphis at Program-Best No. 3
Vanderbilt welcomes No. 21 Memphis to Nashville on Monday night carrying its highest ranking ever at No. 3 in the United Soccer Coaches poll. Kickoff is 6 p.m. Central on SEC Network.
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8:01 PM
SEC Football: Strong Guard Job Still Open at Vanderbilt
Kevo Wesley, Gunner Givens and transfer Micah DeBose are competing for Vanderbilt's remaining interior line spot. Wesley started five games in 2024 before missing all of 2025 with an injury.
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12:01 PM
SEC Football: Vanderbilt Adds Portal, JUCO Beef Up Front
Vanderbilt brought in former Alabama lineman Micah DeBose and JUCO transfer Michael Smith to compete inside, giving the Commodores a pair of 330-pound-plus bodies for the Strong Guard battle.
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12:01 PM
SEC Football: McConnell Anchors Commodores at Quick Guard
Cade McConnell is Vanderbilt's lone returning offensive line starter after locking down the Quick Guard job in 2025. He arrived in 2024 from Minnesota and logged 61 offensive snaps before earning the full-time role.
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12:01 PM
SEC Football: Vanderbilt Rebuilds Interior Offensive Line
Vanderbilt returns just one offensive line starter heading into 2026, with Rimington Award watch list center Lyndon Cooper arriving from Pittsburgh to anchor the middle. The Commodores open the season September 5.
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12:01 PM
Thursday, August 20, 2026
SEC Football: Pavia Cut by Ravens, College Return in Question
Baltimore released former Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia before training camp, and with legal challenges to NCAA eligibility rules piling up, the Heisman runner-up's path back to college football is an open question.
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12:01 PM
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
SEC Football: Commodores Own the Series With Austin Peay
Vanderbilt has handled Austin Peay in both previous meetings, winning 47-7 in 2015 and 38-3 in 2013. The Governors also lose their leading rusher and top two receivers from last year's roster.
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4:02 PM
SEC Football: Austin Peay Returns Standout QB Chris Parson
Austin Peay brings a legitimate weapon to Nashville in quarterback Chris Parson, who posted 23 touchdown passes against five interceptions plus 743 rushing yards and 14 scores on the ground last season. The former Mississippi State signee stayed put despite the portal era, giving Vanderbilt more of a test than the typical FCS opener.
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4:02 PM