July 21, 2017
The latest buzz on the web surrounding the Vanderbilt Commodores:
NCAA: Vanderbilt senior linebacker Oren Burks is featured as the cover story in the latest issue of NCAA Champion magazine. The story by Rachel Stark highlights Burks’ family history with social justice as well as the senior’s own community outreach efforts on Vanderbilt’s campus. Check out the video below.
Defending what’s right. @VandyFootball‘s Oren Burks wrote his own playbook for student-athlete activism: https://t.co/nitQFyyvZW pic.twitter.com/LB0jY8IAO9
— NCAA (@NCAA) July 20, 2017
Oren Burks is an impact player, on & off the field.
Superb piece by @NCAA Champion magazine on @BangTimeBurks. https://t.co/6TmSlg3mdf pic.twitter.com/jyvwGPxExZ— Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) July 20, 2017
Fox 17 Nashville: Vanderbilt soccer coach Darren Ambrose joined Fox 17 in Nashville to discuss the growing support for soccer in Music City and its impact on the Commodores.
.@Vandysocr‘s @Darren__Ambrose went live on @FoxNashville earlier this week to discuss #MLS2Nashville! pic.twitter.com/rftYRM4NGP
— Vanderbilt Athletics (@vucommodores) July 19, 2017
NABC: Former Vanderbilt basketball student-athletes Nolan Cressler and Luke Kornet were honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches as part of the 2016-17 Honors Court, which recognizes men’s basketball student-athletes who excel academically.
VUCommodores.com: Vanderbilt women’s basketball announced plans to travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands as part of the 2017 Paradise Jam tournament from Nov. 23-25. The tournament features eight women’s programs from around the country and takes place on the University of Virgin Islands campus.
The Tennessean: Following his retirement from the NFL, former Vanderbilt quarterback Jay Cutler and his wife, Kristin Cavallari, have moved to Nashville.
Twitter: Look who stopped by Vanderbilt men’s basketball practice this week: none other than former Commodore Damian Jones, now an NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors.
Guess who else came to take in a practice. None other than world champ @dameology! pic.twitter.com/cK1QKokaWz
— Vandy MBB (@VandyMBB) July 18, 2017
Times Daily (Florence, Ala.): New Vanderbilt assistant men’s golf coach Gator Todd is excited for the opportunity to join head coach Scott Limbaugh and the Commodores. “This is a dream scenario to be in Nashville,” Todd says. Read more here.
VUCommodores.com: Vanderbilt running back Ralph Webb earned a spot on the watch list for the 2017 Doak Walker Award, given annually to college football’s top running back. Meanwhile, the Commodores announced a future home-and-home series with UNLV.