POSTGAME NOTES
RV/RV Vanderbilt Commodores at RV/RV Kentucky Wildcats
Lexington, Ky. | October 12, 2024
Vanderbilt 20, Kentucky 13
Team Notes:
- Vanderbilt moves to 4-2 on the season, the best start to the year since the 2008 campaign when Vandy went 5-1 through the first six
- Tonight’s win marks the first back-to-back wins at Kentucky since winning two-straight in Lexington in 1992 and ‘94
- This is the second time under Clark Lea that Vanderbilt has won back-to-back SEC contests, the first time since defeating Kentucky and Florida in 2022
- On the opening drive, the offense pushed a season-long 97-yard drive that resulted in a touchdown. Vanderbilt improves to 4-0 on the season when scoring on the opening drive
- Vandy scored on both the opening drive of the game and the first drive of the second half, marking the first time since the season opener against Virginia Tech the Commodores scored points on the opening drive of each half
- The Dores’ touchdown with 13 seconds remaining in the first half is the latest touchdown to end a half since the 2021 season at Tennessee
- Vanderbilt held Kentucky to just 13 points, the fewest points allowed in an SEC win since Nov. 24, 2018 vs. Tennessee (38-13)
- Vandy’s defense has forced a fumble in two consecutive games
- The defensive unit has an interception in 10 of the last 12 games dating back to last season. It also is the first time the Dores have had multiple takeaways in back-to-back games since Ole Miss in 2023
- Richie Hoskins, Marlen Sewell and CJ Taylor represented the Commodores at midfield for the coin toss. Vanderbilt won the toss and elected to defer
Individual Notes:
- Diego Pavia finished 15-of-18 with two touchdowns, marking his fourth consecutive multiple touchdowns through the air, the fifth game this year
- Pavia is the first SEC quarterback in back-t0-back wins to have at least two passing touchdowns, an 80 percent completion rate and 50 rushing yards
- Richie Hoskins had his first score of the year, the third of his career, off an 18-yard pass from Pavia for Vanderbilt’s latest touchdown in a half this season. Hoskins finished with a career-high three catches for 44 yards
- AJ Newberry tallied his first career receiving touchdown, fourth career score
- Randon Fontenette led the defense with seven tackles, the second time this season leading the pack
- Cornerback Trudell Berry forced the first fumble of his career which Nick Rinaldi recovered to tally the first fumble recovery of his career
- Rinaldi finished with five tackles and a sack, earning a sack in each of the last two contests and helping Vanderbilt to at least one sack in each game this year
- De’Rickey Wright picked off Kentucky’s Wilson Berry after a bad snap, for his sixth career interception and his first of the year. Wright returned his interception for nine yards to push the defense over 100 yards of interception returns this year
- Kicker Brock Taylor went 2-for-2 on the night, including posting a 50-yarder to improve to 4-of-5 this year from distance. Taylor became the first Commodore to make four of at least 50-yarders since Carey Spear made four during the 2012 and 2013 seasons
