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Issa Ouattara Had To Wait, But He's Finally Finding Stardom For Vanderbilt Football

NASHVILLE—For a second, Issa Ouattara laughed. It was as if he was in on the bit as a Vanderbilt communications staffer mispronounced his difficult to decipher last name as he took the podium.

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Column: If Vanderbilt Football Wants to Unlock Full Potential, Jared Curtis Needs to Start

NASHVILLE – If the reaction from Vanderbilt football fans Saturday night when five-star freshman quarterback Jared Curtis stepped onto the field for the first time was not enough to show what the logical option is at quarterback, then maybe the play call disparity is.

Vanderbilt Commodores News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / September 6

Vanderbilt Football's Fanbase Has Made Its Quarterback Decision. How Long Can Clark Lea Drown Out The Noise?

NASHVILLE—On a Vanderbilt football night that felt too much like 2023, there were a few moments that had all the 2025 feels involved. All of those Saturday-night

College Football News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / September 6

Vanderbilt Football Beat Austin Peay, But That Certainly Didn't Feel Like A Win

NASHVILLE—For a second, FirstBank Stadium got quiet and everyone wondered. Was someone going to do it? Before anyone could declare the thought irrational,

Josiah Broxton News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / September 6

Inside Josiah Broxton’s Special Teams Touchdown for Vanderbilt Football

NASHVILLE – Vanderbilt football linebacker Josiah Broxton experienced a first Saturday night at FirstBank Stadium. And frankly so did Vanderbilt’s team as a whole.

College Football News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / September 5

Takeaways From Vanderbilt Football's 28-9 Win Over Austin Peay

NASHVILLE—It's not quite what Vanderbilt coach and company envisioned entering Saturday night's opener, but music still blared from the locker room in the hours following Vanderbilt's 28-9 win over Austin Peay, indicating that it had avoided the disasterous outcome.

Vanderbilt Commodores News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / September 5

Vanderbilt Football Game Ends With Weather Delay

NASHVILLE -- The result of Vanderbilt football's game against Austin Peay ended up being called a couple of minuntes early due to weather. With two minutes and 16 seconds remaining, Austin Peay had the ball on its own 25-yard line before a lightning strike reported in the area, prompting a 30-minunte weather delay between the two teams.

Vanderbilt Commodores News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / September 5

Vanderbilt Football Gets the Jared Curtis Experience in His First Drive

NASHVILLE – Has the future of Vanderbilt football officially arrived? Vanderbilt football five-star freshman quarterback Jared Curtis made his college football debut Saturday night in Vanderbilt’s season-opening game against Austin Peay.

Cole Spence News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / September 5

Cole Spence To Miss Vanderbilt Football Opener Against Austin Peay Due To Injury

NASHVILLE—Vanderbilt tight end Cole Spence will miss Saturday’s opener against Austin Peay due to injury, Vandy on SI has learned after he was spotted

Vanderbilt Commodores News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / September 5

Austin Peay at Vanderbilt Football: Game Central Rundown, Analysis

NASHVILLE — A new era of Vanderbilt football is finally here. Star quarterback Diego Pavia led the Commodores to a program-record 10-win season in 2025, but Pavia is no longer walking through that door.

Vanderbilt Commodores News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / September 3

Vanderbilt Football Notebook: Some Quarterback Talk, Which Freshmen Play, Clark Lea’s STAR Assessment

The story of the offseason for Vanderbilt football is the same storyline that is the highlight of the Commodores’ season-opening game for the 2026 season: the quarterback situation.

Vanderbilt Commodores News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / September 3

Clark Lea: Vanderbilt Football Tight End Cole Spence Questionable Against Austin Peay

NASHVILLE—Vanderbilt tight end Cole Spence is questionable to play in Vanderbilt football's opener against Austin Peay, coach Clark Lea announced on Thursday.

Vanderbilt Commodores News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / September 3

“The respect I have for them, I can't articulate,” Inside The Lives of Vanderbilt Football's Three ROTC Members

NASHVILLE—It’s 11:00 A.M. when the door of Vanderbilt’s indoor football facility swings open and Gabe Fisher paces out of the building towards the end of practice and gets on his bike.

Clark Lea News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / September 1

Why Clark Lea Wasn’t Happy With Tuesday’s Vanderbilt Football Practice

Vanderbilt football head coach Clark Lea was not shy about his feeling of how his team practiced Tuesday, just four days away from kicking off the 2026 season.

Vanderbilt Commodores News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / September 1

Vanderbilt Football Post Fall Camp Depth Chart Projection: Offense

NASHVILLE--When Clark Lea takes the podium for his first Tuesday press conference of the 2026 season, a Vanderbilt communications staffer will take a walk around Vanderbilt's team room passing out the golden document--Vanderbilt's 2026 depth chart.

Vanderbilt Commodores News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / August 31

Vanderbilt Baseball Releases Fall Schedule

Though it is a long time before college baseball kicks back up again for the 2027 season, Vanderbilt baseball will be playing a few games this fall. Per a media release, Vanderbilt baseball will play four exhibition games this fall between the months of October and November.

Simeon Boulware News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / August 31

Cancer Took Caleb Boulware, But This Vanderbilt Football Family Knows That He's Healed

NASHVILLE—He doesn’t do it often, but Simeon Boulware sometimes wills up the strength to swing open the connecting door and peer into the bedroom on the other side of what was once a shared bathroom.

Vanderbilt Commodores News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / August 31

Vanderbilt Football Names Captains for 2026 Season

Over the weekend, Vanderbilt football has named its four captains to lead the roster through the 2026 season. The Commodores will have two offensive and two defensive players captaining their ship over the course of the next few months.

Vanderbilt Commodores News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / August 29

Five Vanderbilt Football Players That Helped Themselves During Fall Camp

NASHVILLE---Vanderbilt football is just over a week from its season opener against Austin Peay, and head coach Clark Lea's staff has alerted every individual on his roster of their roles.

Vanderbilt Commodores News / Vanderbilt Commodores on SI / August 28

Vanderbilt Football Post-Camp Depth Chart Projection: Defense

This weekend in college football is Week 0, or the technical beginning to the 2026 college football season. It also marks just one week until Vanderbilt football to kickoff its 2026 season and a new era of Commodore football.

Diego Pavia News / Total Pro Sports / August 25

Diego Pavia Makes Shocking U-Turn After Vanderbilt’s Surprise QB Decision

Diego Pavia just weighed in on Vanderbilt’s quarterback decision. The former Commodores star backed the coaching staff. He applauded the choice of Blaze Berlowitz as the Week 1 starter.

Vanderbilt hopes to capture lightning in a bottle twice after naming former NMSU QB Week 1 starter

After succeeding with one underdog former New Mexico State quarterback, Vanderbilt is aiming to capture lightning in a bottle twice.

Big Ten makes rule change to keep NFL players out of college football

Weekly Syllabus: Fifth-year madness in college football with Week 0 days away

College football's most impactful defensive transfers for 2026

Oregon HC Dan Lanning slams NFL players trying to return to college football

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College Basketball News / Yardbarker / August 3

Tennessee lands former Vanderbilt center Jalen Washington via transfer portal

The Tennessee Volunteers have picked up an intriguing big man via the transfer portal after a lawsuit granted him an extra year of eligibility to play college hoops.

Niko Medved, Minnesota hoops land top target in four-star SF Isaiah Santos

Vanderbilt Commodores News / Yardbarker / July 21