Dec. 1, 2017
The latest buzz on the web surrounding Vanderbilt athletics:
Vanderbilt University: Vanderbilt welcomed its most diverse class in history this academic year – a year in which it will mark the 50th anniversary on Dec. 4 of a young African American man from North Nashville, Perry Wallace, breaking barriers at Memorial Gym and in the Southeastern Conference. Vanderbilt is marking the 50th anniversary of that historic basketball season and honoring the legacies of the two players who integrated Vanderbilt Athletics, Wallace and Godfrey Dillard, with a series of activities and events this academic year.
The Zeppos Report: On the latest episode of The Zeppos Report, best-selling author and writer-in-residence Andrew Maraniss tells Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos that his journey to Vanderbilt started with a poster on the wall of a high school in Austin, Texas. Twenty-five years later, Maraniss made the final edits to his detailed account of Wallace’s groundbreaking story. Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South (Vanderbilt University Press) was released in 2014.
VUCommodores.com: Ralph Webb capped his historic career with an epic outing in Vanderbilt football’s win over Tennessee last weekend. Zac Ellis wraps Webb’s legendary career on West End.
Hell of a career 7. Way to stamp a dub in Knoxville on your legacy. Truly the GOAT. @TurnUpWebb https://t.co/47fksnzGRF
 Zac Stacy (@ZSTACY_) November 26, 2017
Golfweek: Will Gordon‘s advice for young college golfers? Stick to what’s comfortable. It’s a formula that is working for Gordon, a junior at Vanderbilt. But just like any lesson, this one had to be learned – and Gordon did so the hard way, writes Golfweek’s Brentley Romine.
Southeast Hoops: Vanderbilt’s Riley LaChance scored a career-high 27 points in Tuesday’s win over Radford. Robbie Weinstein writes on LaChance’s shot at curing the Commodores’ shooting woes.
United Soccer Coaches: Following her first team All-Southeast Region selection earlier in the week, Vanderbilt soccer’s Stephanie Amack was named a second team All-American, the United Soccer Coaches announced this week. Amack is the fourth All-American in program history and the first since Tyler Griffin earned third-team honors in 2005.
Twitter: Check out Anchor Down Productions’ final ReVealed of the season from Vanderbilt’s win over Tennessee.
“Relentless is for those who pursue it.
Toughness is for those willing to step into it.
Intelligence is for those willing to use it.” #RTI #reVealed pic.twitter.com/WWnIPuskud Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) November 30, 2017