Sept. 5, 2011
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by Brandon Barca (Archive) Twitter updates @brandonbarca |
The Commodores pulled away from Elon in the second half to win 45-14 in James Franklin’s head coaching debut Saturday. Visit our complete recap for highlights, interviews, photos and more.
A list of news clippings from around the web on VU’s victory…
» Vanderbilt takes ‘step number one’ (Jeff Lockridge, Tennessean)
» Boyd celebrates first two touchdowns (Jeff Lockridge, Tennessean)
» Franklin’s way seems to be initial success (David Climer, Tennessean)
» Commodores’ offense mixes it up (Greg Sullivan, Tennessean)
» First TD a dream come true for VU receiver (David Boclair, The City Paper)
» Vanderbilt is first rate on fourth down (Jerome Boettcher, The City Paper)
» Vanderbilt pulls away after Elon hangs close (Adam Smith, Burlington Times News)
Antoan Richardson was called up by the Atlanta Braves and collected a hit in his first Major League at-bat Sunday. Watch his opposite-field single on MLB.com.
Brandt Snedeker is tied for 12th place at 8-under going into Monday’s final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. The former Commodore made his first PGA Tour hole-in-one on the 161-yard par-3 16th Saturday (watch video).
The Commodore soccer team picked up two shutout victories in South Florida over the weekend. “We got two great wins on the road,” Head Coach Derek Greene said. “Our team did a fantastic job of responding today. We talked about how important it is to bounce back after a great win, in the same way that you put a big loss behind you.”
Vanderbilt’s cross country teams started the 2011 season with a strong performance at the Belmont-Vanderbilt Opener Friday night.
Additional Commodore News
Football: UConn Notebook– Focus turns to Vandy (TheHour.com)
Football: SEC helmet stickers: Week 1 (ESPN.com)
Football: What we learned in the SEC: Week 1 (ESPN.com)
Football: Vanderbilt-Elon postgame interviews (VUcommodores.com)
Football: Schulz Notebook: Dores roll the dice (VUcommodores.com)
Football: Joe Fisher’s postgame report, Elon (VUcommodores.com)
Football: HOF Weekend: Looking back and forward (VUcommodores.com)
Football: First-ever Dore Alley Walk (VUcommodores.com)
Football: Pregame Sights & Sounds (VUcommodores.com)
Men’s Basketball: Coaches Clinic set for Oct. 1 (VUcommodores.com)
Baseball: Braves call up speedy outfielder Richardson (MLB.com)
Baseball: Braves add more speed with Richardson (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Women’s Soccer: Commodores win at USF, 1-0 (VUcommodores.com)
Men’s Golf: Carmel Cup wraps up (VUcommodores.com)
Men’s Golf: Day One in the books (VUcommodores.com)
Women’s Tennis: Casares advances in Junior Open (VUcommodores.com)
Video of the Day
Highlights of Vanderbilt’s 45-14 win over Elon
Photo of the Day
Vice Chancellor David Williams congratulates Coach Franklin in the locker room following the Commodores’ victory Saturday night. And make sure you check out the game photo galleries by John Russell and Joe Howell. Outstanding work.
Song of the Day
Congrats to Antoan Richardson on making the big leagues. Richardson’s walk-up song during his Commodore career was always a big hit with the Hawkins Field crowd (and one of my favorites).