Postgame Notes vs. Ole Miss

Brock Taylor moves into second on Vanderbilt all-time scoring list, while Junior Sherrill becomes the ninth Commodore with over 2,000 career receiving yards

A football player in a black uniform with the number 3 runs with the ball while being pursued by defenders in white and blue uniforms during a game.A football player in a black uniform with the number 3 runs with the ball while being pursued by defenders in white and blue uniforms during a game.

POSTGAME NOTES

Vanderbilt Commodores vs. No. 9/11 Ole Miss Rebels | Nashville, Tenn. | Oct. 10, 2026

Ole Miss 52, Vanderbilt 17

TEAM NOTES

  • Vanderbilt’s four captains – Issa Ouattara, Nick Rinaldi, Cole Spence and Makhilyn Young – represented the Dores for the coin toss
  • Ole Miss won the toss and elected to receive
  • With a sellout crowd of 35,000, Vandy has sold out eight consecutive home games dating back to last season
  • The Commodore defense has produced a sack in 10-straight games dating back to last season
  • Makhilyn Young’s 34-yard run in the second quarter is the longest-running play of the season for Vandy
  • Vanderbilt collected its fifth interception of the season with CJ Heard’s third-quarter pick

PLAYER NOTES

  • Junior Sherrill became the ninth Commodore in school history to gain over 2,000 career receiving yards, as he now ranks ninth all-time with 2,017 yards
  • Sherrill has now hauled in a pass in 43-straight games, the longest active streak in the FBS and the longest for a Dore since 1996
  • The senior wideout has now had at least four catches and 50 receiving yards in each of his last 11 games
  • Makhilyn Young ran for 40 or more rushing yards for the second time over the last three games with 40 yards on the ground
  • Bryan Longwell recorded a tackle in his 43rd-straight game, which is the fourth-longest streak by a Dore since 2002
  • Longwell has also collected a solo tackle in 30 consecutive contests, tied for the ninth-longest stretch since 2002
  • With five points today, Brock Taylor moves into second on Vanderbilt’s all-time points list with 226
  • Taylor drilled his 37th career field goal with a 45-yarder to get the Dores on the board, as he is now one away from entering the top five on Vandy’s career field goals list
  • Nick Rinaldi paced the Commodore defense with seven tackles
  • Miles Capers collected his second sack of the season
  • Capers now has 10.5 career sacks
  • CJ Heard collected his first interception of the season
  • It was Heard’s second career interception
  • Ja’Cory Thomas scored his first touchdown of the year with a 13-yard scoring reception in the third quarter from Jared Curtis
  • It was Thomas’ sixth career receiving touchdown, while it was Curtis’ fifth passing touchdown at Vanderbilt
  • Jamezell Lassiter scored his first touchdown of the season with a 1-yard dive into the end zone in the fourth quarter
  • It was Lassiter’s third career touchdown at Vanderbilt