Sept. 23, 2011
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by Brandon Barca (Archive) Twitter updates @brandonbarca |
On Deck: Mark your calendars to see the Commodore basketball teams at Memorial Madness on October 14. More details to come… The Commodore football team is featured on the front page of USA TODAY’s sports section this morning… The NCC will hold a road tailgate at the South Carolina game… Coach Franklin will speak at the Touchdown Club of Memphis Monday night.
Top Headlines
ESPN.com bloggers focus on Vandy-South Carolina. Chris Low and Edward Aschoff have done a tremendous job covering VU’s matchup with this week. Here’s a listing of blogs…
» Shoop has Vandy ‘D’ right on schedule (Chris Low, ESPN.com)
» Vandy-South Carolina is bigger than ever (Edward Aschoff, ESPN.com)
» Spurrier calls out coaches, praises Franklin (Edward Aschoff, ESPN.com)
» Wilson causing headaches for defenses (Edward Aschoff, ESPN.com)
Remembering Mason Rudolph. The Vanderbilt golf teams will be focused on winning their home event at the Vanderbilt Legends Club this weekend, but will also be thinking about lifelong Commodore supporter Mason Rudolph, who passed away in April.
Sheri Sam honored. Read this terrific feature on the career of former women’s basketball standout Sheri Sam, who was inducted into the Vanderbilt Athletics Hall of Fame earlier this month.
Road Trippin. Ryan Schulz gets the low down on the Commodores as they prepare to travel to their first road game of the season. Which players dislike flying? What do they bring on the trip? Who has the largest entourage?
Additional Commodore News
Football: All about the Franklin (J.R. Lind, Nashville Scene)
Football: Vanderbilt off to a surprising 3-0 start (Andy Gardiner, USA TODAY)
Football: Wilson picks up play for Vandy (Jason Pugh, Shreveport Times)
Football: Playing time readies Vandy’s Rodgers (Jeff Lockridge, Tennessean)
Football: Wilson’s emergence helps VU secondary (Jerome Boettcher, The City Paper)
Football: Vanderbilt football is for real (Eric Single, InsideVandy.com)
Football: Franklin getting Vandy off to fast start (Brad Senkiw, Anderson Independent Mail)
Football: SEC Predictions Week 4 (Chris Low and Edward Aschoff, ESPN.com)
Football: SEC Upset Watch Week 4 (Edward Aschoff, ESPN.com)
Football: What to watch in the SEC Week 4 (Chris Low, ESPN.com)
The Opponent: South Carolina
Football: Lattimore braces for Vandy defense (Peter Iacobelli, Associated Press)
Football: Video: Marcus Lattimore’s workload (Chris Low, ESPN.com)
Football: Lattimore ready to run against Vandy (Greg Sullivan, Tennessean)
Football: Gamecocks face tough test against upstart Vandy (James Kratch, Daily Gamecock)
VUcommodores.com News
Football: Notes from the Football SID’s Desk (VUcommodores.com)
Football: Herbstreit praises the Commodores (VUcommodores.com)
Football: Joe Fisher’s Mailbag, Sept. 22 (VUcommodores.com)
Football: Franklin post-practice Wednesday (VUcommodores.com)
Football: Jacked Up: The Ole Miss game (VUcommodores.com)
Football: Franklin to speak in Memphis Monday (VUcommodores.com)
Women’s Basketball: Get to know Maggie Morrison (VUcommodores.com)
Women’s Basketball: Television schedule announced (VUcommodores.com)
Golf: VU hosts Mason Rudolph Championships (VUcommodores.com)
Soccer: Dores prepare to open SEC slate (VUcommodores.com)
Soccer: Schwartz discusses SEC road opener (VUcommodores.com)
Cross Country: VU heads to Minnesota (VUcommodores.com)
Men’s Tennis: Dores split travel to start fall (VUcommodores.com)
Women’s Tennis: VU travels to Furman Classic (VUcommodores.com)
Quick Slant: Special events (VUcommodores.com)
Videos of the Day
The VU women’s soccer team hits the road to start SEC play Friday night in Alabama. Chris Weinman caught up with Head Coach Derek Greene to preview the weekend matches.
Watch footage of former Commodore men’s basketball players going through individual workouts during their college days. Click here to register for the Vanderbilt Coaching Clinic on October 1.
Get to know baseball freshman lefty pitcher Philip Pfeifer…
Song of the Day
‪Joe Walsh – Life’s Been Good‬