Feb. 2, 2018
The latest news and notes on the web surrounding the Vanderbilt Commodores:
VUCommodores.com: Adam Butler went from an undrafted free agent to a key piece of the New England Patriots’ defense in the NFL this season. On Sunday, Butler will also represent Vanderbilt in the Super Bowl, an opportunity cherished by the former Commodore. “It means everything,” Butler said. “I love Vanderbilt.”
TitansOnline.com: Jim Wyatt of TitansOnline.com also chronicles Butler’s path to the Super Bowl from Minneapolis, where Patriots coach Bill Belichick praised Butler’s work ethic. “I talked to the coaches down there (at Vanderbilt) and they had a lot of good things to say about him, how he worked and how he prepared,” Belichick told Wyatt. “He has done a good job for us.”
MSG Networks: Part of a deep-rooted basketball family, Luke Kornet is attempting to make it to the NBA. The former Vanderbilt star talks about his background and aspirations.
Twitter: Patriots coach Bill Belichick gives Vanderbilt a shout-out from Super Bowl media day.
So I was wearing my Vandy visor tonight at #SuperBowl Opening Night. After answering a question, @Patriots coach Bill Belichick looked at me and said: “Anchor Down.”@VandyFootball pic.twitter.com/sjrVZoAhC9
 Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) January 30, 2018
SEC Network. Andrew Maraniss, who wrote the biography of the late Perry Wallace and his historic Vanderbilt career, joined The Paul Finebaum Show to discuss Wallace’s SEC legacy. Maraniss’ interview begins at the 10:35 mark.
VUCommodores.com: As No. 2-ranked Vanderbilt women’s tennis gets set to host No. 16 Baylor and No. 1 Stanford this weekend, Commodores’ senior Astra Sharma — the reigning SEC Player of the Year — reflects on her experience playing in the Australian Open, and how it might carry her into a big year for the Dores.
VUCommodores.com: Shelton Quarles, one of the last Commodores to win a Super Bowl, reflects on his memories of Super Bowl 37 as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, when the former linebacker helped the Bucs defeated the Oakland Raiders, 48-21, in San Diego.
Vanderbilt Baseball: ESPN swung by The Hawk this week to check in on the VandyBoys.
ESPN on campus today for our preseason ? shoot. #VandyBoys pic.twitter.com/nA1SpYzCSP
 Vanderbilt Baseball (@VandyBaseball) February 1, 2018