With 32 seconds to go in Vanderbilt football’s game against Mississippi State, it looked like the direction of the game was heading toward disaster for the Commodores.
There Clark Lea was, in his white quarter zip standing on the Vanderbilt sideline with a smile across his face. Lea would go on to say everything Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt senior Martel Hight has moved to wide receiver and is not expected to play any defensive snaps against Mississippi State, per the broadcast.
NASHVILLE — If there is one thing Vanderbilt football has done this year that is consistently frustrating for any team is the lack of discipline that has shown on the field.
Amidst a 74-51 Vanderbilt victory over Wake Forest on Thursday night, there was an international fandom beginning to form. All it took was one picture of the guys posted to Twitter, and I knew they’d make for a good conversation.
NASHVILLE—Tyler Tanner steals the ball on the logo midway through the second half. He passes the ball off, then follows a missed layup, gets the rebound, and puts it back over a nearby defender to extend Vanderbilt’s lead.
NASHVILLE — Vanderbilt men’s basketball got its second win of the season Thursday night, beating Wake Forest by a score of 74-51. It was not the cleanest start to a game Vanderbilt will have this season, but it ended up working out.
NASHVILLE — Reviewing how his team has progressed over the bye week, Vanderbilt football head coach Clark Lea made clear what the biggest point of emphasis was for his offense this weekend at Mississippi State.
No. 8 Vanderbilt women’s basketball defeated Queens 100–42 on Wednesday night. Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes scored 24 points — 22 in the first half — as the Commodores set a program record with 73 points before halftime and led 73–11 at the break.
Vanderbilt football is back from its bye week and will hit the road again this weekend as it travels down to Starkville, Mississippi with a date against Mississippi State.
NASHVILLE—Clark Lea acknowledges he has a tendency to stay in the office too long, but he has a solution. He forces himself to get out of the office to pick up his son Jack from school in the afternoon and to detach.
Thanks to a sub-.500 record in SEC play last season, the Vanderbilt Commodores were unable to make the NCAA tournament in 2026. That happened just one year after the school was the top seed in the tourney in 2025.
The college football odds are out on the Polymarket App for Week 7 of the regular season, featuring point spreads and percentages for the winner of each game.