POSTGAME NOTES
Vanderbilt Commodores at Georgia State Panthers | Atlanta, Ga. | September 14, 2024
Vanderbilt 32, Georgia State 36
TEAM NOTES
- Captains Richie Hoskins, Diego Pavia and CJ Taylor represented the Commodores at midfield for the coin toss. Georgia State won the toss and deferred
- The Commodores’ defense has tallied at least one sack in every game so far this season. The Dores have also made at least one sack eight of the last nine contests dating back to last season
- Vandy’s defensive unit has made at least one interception in eight of the last nine contests dating back to last season
- Vanderbilt’s offense totaled 380 yards, surpassing 300+ total yards in every game this season and marking a season-best in the category
- The Commodores converted a season-high 23 first downs
- The Dores posted 22 fourth-quarter points, the most of any quarter this season
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Bryan Longwell and Aeneas DiCosmo combined on a sack for a loss of 14 yards at Georgia State’s 35. This marked a career first for Longwell and Vanderbilt-first for DiCosmo
- Longwell then grabbed the first interception of his career for a seven-yard return, forcing the first pick from Georgia State’s Christian Veilleux this season
- Eli Stowers led the offense with a career-high nine catches, the most by any Commodore this season. Stowers finished with a career-high 110 receiving yards and his first touchdown in black and gold. Stowers touchdown catch was the third of his career and his 110 receiving yards marks the first 100+ yard game of his career
- Diego Pavia found AJ Newberry downfield for a 53-yard completion, the longest of the season thus far and Newberry’s first reception of his career
- Newberry then rushed for a 3-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, marking his second career touchdown
- Pavia tallied season-highs in completions (18) and passing yards (270)
- Brock Taylor connected on a 28-yard field goal to get Vanderbilt on the board in the first quarter, opening the scoring in every game so far this season
- Randon Fontenette led the defense for the first time this season with a career-high tying eight tackles
- Kolbey Taylor and Langston Patterson each tallied seven tackles
- Taylor’s seven tackles marked a career-high, topping his previous best of six
- Junior Sherrill posted his fourth career touchdown reception, the first of this season, off an 8-yard pass from Pavia
- Running back Sedrick Alexander tallied his third touchdown of the season, one in each game, finishing with 11 rushing attempts for 42 yards
- Freshman Glenn Seabrooks III made a career-best six tackles, doubling his previous single-game high. Seabrooks III also added one tackle for loss, the first of his career
- De’Marion Thomas registered a career-best four tackles
