Sept. 7, 2011
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by Brandon Barca (Archive) Twitter updates @brandonbarca |
The Southeastern Conference released a statement from Dr. Bernie Machen, Chair, SEC Presidents and Chancellors, regarding Texas A&M Wednesday morning.
Head Coach James Franklin and select players answered questions from local media Monday on Vanderbilt’s upcoming matchup with UConn. Also, the official game notes and projected depth charts for each squad are available for download.
Defensive coordinator Bob Shoop thinks the Commodores will have to play more physical and improve on second-down defense for the UConn game.
Fitz Lassing’s move to fullback has added another dimension to the Commodore backfield. Lassing scored his first career touchdown in Vanderbilt’s victory over Elon.
Vanderbilt’s coaches aren’t holding anything back when it comes to creativity on offense.
David Boclair of The City Paper can’t decide if Vanderbilt made progress or not in their 2011 season debut.
News clippings from sports writers covering UConn… UConn updates heading into Vanderbilt | McCummings steps up among UConn QBs | Healthier Shoemate expects to start | 3 QBs forces UConn to use 3 playbooks
Junior guard John Jenkins learned valuable lessons in leadership from his experience on the 2011 USA Men’s World University Games Team.
Cross Country junior Jordan White was named SEC Runner of the Week for her performance at the Belmont-VU Opener last Friday. “She’s quietly leading our team,” Head Coach Steve Keith said. “She’s got her head set on having a better season than last year, and this was a nice start for her.”
New York Giants linebacker Jonathan Goff suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee Monday and will miss the entire 2011 NFL season. Before the injury, Goff was one of six Commodores to make an NFL team’s 53-man roster (Tampa Bay’s Myron Lewis and Chicago Bears’ Jay Cutler, D.J. Moore, Chris Williams, and Earl Bennett).
Brandt Snedeker finished tied for third place (13-under, 271) at the Deutsche Bank Championship. “My confidence is very high,” Snedeker said. “I had a bad couple weeks before last week and really put a lot of time in on the range and practiced with my coach (Todd Anderson) a lot, and the last two weeks have been fantastic, really striking the ball nicely, rolling it pretty good. I’m looking forward to the next two tournaments.”
Additional Commodore News
Football: VU’s defensive challenge stiffens vs UConn (Associated Press)
Football: Smith’s stats look better on coach’s grading curve (The Tennessean)
Football: Franklin discusses Twitter post from quarterback (The Tennessean)
Football: Franklin comes alive (InsideVandy.com)
Football: Franklin: Smith played ‘extremely well’ (VUcommodores.com)
Football: UConn coach and player quotes (VUcommodores.com)
Baseball: Kata ‘steadying influence’ for Express (American-Statesman)
Video of the Day
Watch the first edition of “Jacked Up,” a highlight reel of the Commodores’ best hits in the Elon game. Zac Stacy gets the top honor for his block in Week 1.
Photos of the Day
The women’s cross country team gathered for a team photo at Percy Warner Park after finishing in first place at the Belmont-Vanderbilt Opener. (Photo Credit: Daniel Dubois)
Even with heavy rain and cooler temperatures affecting Nashville, the Victory Flag is still flying high over Vanderbilt Stadium.
Song of the Day
Google.com posted a cool birthday tribute for Freddie Mercury on their homepage. Mercury would have turned 65 yesterday.
Queen “Don’t Stop Me Now”