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DEARLY DEPARTED FOLLOWING 2023/2008 SEASONS
 ANFERNEE ORJI, OLB, 95 OVR ETHAN BARR, MLB, 91 OVR MIKE WRIGHT, QB, 90 OVR NATE CLIFTON, DE, 89 OVR KEN SEALS, QB, 89 OVR ROCKO GRIFFIN, HB, 89 OVR LOGAN KYLE, WR, 89 OVR CHASE LLOYD, FS, 87 OVR KEVO WESLEY, C, 86 OVR BEN COX, OG, 86 OVR JEREMY WALTON, MLB, 84 OVR WILL SHEPPARD, WR, 84 OVR D’RICKEY WRIGHT, OLB, 83 OVR BRADLEY ASHMORE, OT, 83 OVR M SPENCER, DE, 83 OVR JACK BARTON, SS, 82 OVR JEREMY MOUSSA, QB, 82 OVR JOEL DECOURSEY, TE, 81 OVR JOHN JOHNSON, WR, 78 OVR JASON BROOKS, OT, 78 OVR LANCE GRIFFIN, OT, 74 OVR AARON JONES, FB, 69 OVR (transfers, playing time)   Coach B-Dawg B-Dawg fired at Vandy, rehires himself NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Beating Tennessee wasn’t enough. Apparently, the muckity-mucks at Vanderbilt had higher expectations for the football program than is reasonable to expect, so they fired coach B-Dawg. No need to fear, though, because after some nervous moments, B-Dawg figured out he could create a new coach and rehire himself. The only problem is his coaching record for the first three years is wiped out. The former coach B-Dawg and the new coach B-Dawg both have three-star prestige, so there should be no impact on recruiting. B-Dawg is 12-24 in three years at Vanderbilt with a 2-13 record against top-25 teams. One of those victories was a late-season triumph over a Tennessee team that was ranked third in the nation at the time. That meet one of the goals the administration had for B-Dawg, but apparently the Volunteers don’t qualify as a five- or six-star team (which Vandy needed to beat) and the team has yet to make a bowl game. “I was scared to death that my entire dynasty was ruined, just like it was ruined last year when Western Michigan got booted from the MAC,” B-Dawg said. “I could go to another school, but not to anything rated higher than three stars and definitely not to Vanderbilt. I thought about just letting the CPU handle my recruiting and rehiring myself at the start of next year, but that would take all the fun out of the game. Luckily, I not only found a way to get back in the door, but figured out how to find the entire postseason top 119 rankings. You find them when you go looking for a new coaching job with a new coach.” The three-year contract comes with these goals: Beat Tennessee, beat a five- or six-star team and finish in the top three in the Southeastern Conference. BUDGET RECRUITING: 40% TRAINING: 40% DISCIPLINE: 20% RECRUITING POINTS: 46 IN-SEASON RECRUITS: 2 AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS: 23 NEEDS: 3 WR, 1 CB, 1 FS, 1 K PLAYERS RETURNING: 45  Earl Bennett caught 245 passes for 5,002 yards and 34 TD’s in three years. Earl Bennett: An all-time legend moves on from NCAA to Madden NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Earl Bennett had a fabulous three-year run with B-Dawg at Vanderbilt, but how does it stack up with the coach’s other great receivers? “He’s the best I’ve ever coached … period,” B-Dawg said. “I’ve had some great receivers in my time, but the numbers don’t lie.” No, they don’t. Bennett leaves Vanderbilt with every school receiving record that EA tabulates except for catches in a game. Bennett caught 245 passes for 5,002 yards and 34 touchdowns in three seasons. His 99 catches this season are a school record, as are the 1,942 yards and 16 touchdowns he had in 2007. He blew away the numbers compiled by B-Dawg’s all-time receiving leader, Perry Hess of Michigan. Hess also played three seasons in the exact time frame in NCAA 2005. From the 2006-08 seasons, Hess had 221 catches for 4,473 yards and 27 touchdowns. He left early for the NFL draft and was selected in the first round by Buffalo. B-Dawg had a great impact receiver at Western Michigan in NCAA 2006, but Greg Jennings had only 35 catches for 925 yards and five touchdowns because of a reluctance to abuse him. “Earl was our greatest deep threat and our best possession receiver,” B-Dawg said. “I couldn’t go to him enough.” Bennett had at least 100 receiving yards in 24 of his 36 games under B-Dawg. He also had B-Dawg’s top two single-game receiving performances with 375 yards against Mississippi on Oct. 27, 2007 and 361 against Kentucky on Nov. 22, 2008. We haven’t seen the last of Mr. Bennett, who could be a first-round pick in Madden. At 96 OVR, Bennett is tied with Michigan’s Mario Manningham for the eighth-best rating among the receivers entering the 2009 draft. Bennett has the best chance of going to Madden among Vanderbilt’s departing seniors, but there’s a good chance he’ll be joined by one or two others. Bryant Hahnfeldt is tied for 10th in OVR among kickers entering the draft, while Reshard Langford is tied for 14th among strong safeties. “Both of those guys are borderline,” B-Dawg said. “It just depends on how deep the draft class is at various positions.” Bennett isn’t the only key receiver who needs to be replaced. The Commodores are graduating four receivers and need to fill three slots during recruiting. George Smith had 83 catches for 1,165 yards and four touchdowns, while Bryant Anderson had 79 catches for 914 yards and five scores in three years with B-Dawg. Code:
Earl Bennett: Game by game
2006
Date Opponent W-L Rec Yds Avg TD Lg
9/02 Michigan L 4 25 6.3 0 14
9/09 Alabama L 2 53 26.5 1 39
9/16 Arkansas L 9 155 17.2 1 55
9/23 Tennessee State W 9 186 20.7 2 57
9/30 Temple L 9 214 23.8 0 51
10/07 Ole Miss W 4 47 11.8 1 21
10/14 Georgia L 5 106 21.2 0 45
10/21 South Carolina L 9 204 22.7 2 53
10/28 Duke L 4 128 32.0 1 83
11/04 Florida L 5 97 19.4 1 47
11/11 Kentucky W 2 11 5.5 0 7
11/18 Tennessee L 1 0 0.0 0 0
2006 TOTALS 3-9 64 1237 19.3 9 83
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2007
Date Opponent W-L Rec Yds Avg TD Lg
9/01 Memphis W 6 128 21.3 1 75
9/08 Colorado State W 7 171 24.4 2 85
9/15 Kentucky L 5 142 28.4 2 82
9/22 Michigan State L 10 210 21.0 3 75
9/29 South Carolina L 8 173 21.6 0 65
10/06 Boise State L 5 160 32.0 1 56
10/13 Auburn L 8 173 21.6 1 46
10/27 Mississippi L 8 375 46.9 2 79
11/03 Alabama L 9 151 16.8 2 41
11/10 Florida W 6 123 20.5 1 68
11/17 Georgia W 5 64 12.8 0 21
11/24 Tennessee L 5 72 14.4 1 26
2007 TOTALS 4-8 82 1942 23.7 16 85
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2008
Date Opponent W-L Rec Yds Avg TD Lg
9/06 Middle Tenn. St. W 7 160 22.9 1 73
9/13 Minnesota W 6 81 13.5 1 27
9/20 Auburn L 8 139 17.4 0 56
9/27 Mississippi L 8 123 15.4 1 38
10/04 Oregon W 3 42 14.0 0 20
10/11 Mississippi State L 12 293 24.4 1 57
10/25 Georgia L 10 163 16.3 2 53
11/01 South Carolina W 6 87 14.5 0 32
11/15 Florida L 13 217 16.7 0 45
11/22 Kentucky L 15 361 24.1 2 69
11/29 Tennessee W 5 44 8.8 0 18
12/06 Western Michigan L 6 113 18.8 1 44
2008 TOTALS 5-7 99 1823 18.4 9 73
CAREER TOTALS 12-24 245 5002 20.4 34 85
 Q-Lew, Vierling flirt with draft, stay put NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A kid gets pie-in-the-sky dreams once he’s made an All-America team, but linebacker Quavian Lewis and center Bradley Vierling are not ready for the NFL. Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg was able to persuade his two second-team All-Americans that they’d be better off staying one more year with the Commodores with only three-point efforts given to both players. Lewis was 10th in the country with 83 tackles, making 19 for losses and six sacks. “I was told if I stayed another year, it would help my draft status,” Lewis said. “The more I think about it, the more excited I get about playing for you, Coach,” added Vierling. Vierling tied for 11th in the nation in pancakes with 30, allowing only two sacks on a team that gave up 50. EARL BENNETT POSITION: Wide receiver OVR: 96 (+10 progression) 2008 STATS: 99 catches, 1,823 yards, 9 TD CAREER STATS: 245 catches, 5,002 yards, 34 TD, 1,059 YAC, 39 drops RESHARD LANGFORD POSITION: Strong safety OVR: 90 (+12 progression) 2008 STATS: 39 tackles, 4 int., 2 FR, 3 def. CAREER STATS: 152 tackles, 1 sack, 10 int., 3 FF, 4 FR, 11 def. BRAD ALLEN POSITION: Fullback OVR: 88 (+8 progression) 2008 STATS: 31 carries, 81 yards, 0 TD; 5 catches, 25 yards, 0 TD CAREER STATS: 31 carries, 81 yards, 0 TD; 35 catches, 222 yards, 1 TD BRYANT HAHNFELDT POSITION: Kicker OVR: 86 (+8 progression) 2008 STATS: 17-for-21 FG, 46 long, 29-for-29 PAT, 1 TB CAREER STATS: 42-for-54 FG, 49 long, 93-for-93 PAT, 2 TB CHRIS NICKSON POSITION: Quarterback OVR: 84 (+6 progression) 2008 STATS: 3-for-11, 36 yards, 0 TD, 2 int.; 6 carries, -3 yards, 0 TD CAREER STATS: 90-for-200, 999 yards, 4 TD, 18 int.; 37 carries, 81 yards, 0 TD GEORGE SMITH POSITION: Wide receiver OVR: 82 (+10 progression) 2008 STATS: 36 catches, 475 yards, 3 TD CAREER STATS: 83 catches, 1,165 yards, 4 TD, 194 YAC, 21 drops JOSH ALLEN POSITION: Cornerback OVR: 82 (+8 progression) 2008 STATS: 47 tackles, 3 int., 7 def. CAREER STATS: 137 tackles, 11 int., 1 TD, 34 def. BRYANT ANDERSON POSITION: Wide receiver OVR: 80 (+10 progression) 2008 STATS: 33 catches, 323 yards, 2 TD CAREER STATS: 79 catches, 914 yards, 5 TD, 321 YAC, 17 drops SEAN WALKER POSITION: Wide receiver OVR: 76 (+8 progression) 2008 STATS: 3 catches, 35 yards, 1 TD CAREER STATS: 8 catches, 107 yards, 1 TD, 26 YAC, 1 drop JARED FAGAN POSITION: Cornerback OVR: 74 (+9 progression) 2008 STATS: 19 tackles, 1 sack, 1 int., 4 def. CAREER STATS: 73 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 int., 1 FF, 1 FR, 13 def. BRANDON HOLMES POSITION: Defensive tackle OVR: 56 (+8 progression) 2008 STATS: 5 tackles, 1 FR, 1 def., 2 blocks CAREER STATS: 7 tackles, 1 FR, 1 def., 3 blocks
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07-28-2023, 01:20 PM
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CLASSES OF 2024/2009 RECRUITING
 5-star athlete/quarterback headlines Vandy’s 11th-ranked recruiting class Vanderbilt’s quarterback of the future has been secured. The shiny new toy in the Commodores’ Class of 2024 is Greg Freeman, a five-star athlete from Northbrook, Ill. Freeman is 80 OVR as an athlete with the potential to play elsewhere on the field, but Vanderbilt is looking to replace three-year record-breaking starter Mike Wright. In true B-Dawg fashion, he’s looking to go with a freshman starter next season to see what kind of career numbers he can compile. Freeman is also 80 OVR when moved to quarterback. He has 78 SPD, making him the fastest quarterback on the roster, to go with 88 THP and 82 THA. He also has 72 CTH, 81 BTK and 85 CAR. “He’s not super fast, but those carry and broken tackle ratings could come in handy on the read option,” B-Dawg said. “We think we have our next great quarterback.” Freeman is the headliner in a class that ranked 11th nationally. If he falters, four-star Darren Livingston has also been recruited at quarterback. He’s one of four four-star recruits in Vanderbilt’s class. VANDERBILT CLASS OF 2024 RECRUITING GREG FREEMAN, ATH-3, 6-2, 232, Northbrook, Ill., 5 stars ADRIAN ANDREWS, CB-3, 5-11, 180, Bedford, Ohio, 4 stars KENDALL BUTLER, ATH-14, 6-2, 203, Northbrook, Ill., 4 stars DARREN LIVINGSTON, QB-7, 6-1, 228, Weslaco, Texas, 4 stars PAUL WALKER, OT-3, 6-3, 281, Roswell, Ga., 4 stars ZACH HANCOCK, K-3, 6-0, 198, Alabaster, Ala., 3 stars BRAD BRIDGES, OT-83, 6-4, 261, Chino, Calif., 3 stars JOSH WASHINGTON, QB-25, 6-4, 236, LaMarque, Texas, 3 stars TROY NELSON, OLB-58, Waycross, Gal., 3 stars STEVE POLAND, OLB-91, 6-3, 218, Garden Grove, Calif., 3 stars JAMES SCOTT, MLB-43, 6-1, 218, Willow Grove, Pa., 3 stars DAN PENDLETON, DT-24, 6-1, 262, Palm Bay, Fla., 3 stars CURTIS CANNON, WR-150, 6-0, 173, West End Cobb, Ala., 3 stars PAT BERG, MLB-46, 5-11, 228, Tracy, Calif., 3 stars CARL DAVIS, DT-34, 6-7, 290, Easton, Pa., 3 stars CHRIS BOWLING, MLB-27, 5-11, 240, Pikesville, Md., 3 stars CLASS OF 2024 TOP RECRUITING CLASSES 1. Notre Dame 2. Texas 3. Penn State 4. Clemson 5. Alabama 6. Texas A&M 7. Florida State 8. Georgia 9. Florida 10. U-Dub 11. VANDERBILT 12. Wisconsin 13. Oklahoma 14. Ohio State 15. Michigan 16. Syracuse 17. Oregon 18. Navy 19. Wake Forest 20. Minnesota 21. Michigan State 22. The U 23. Georgia Tech 24. Oklahoma State 25. LSU 26. Tennessee 28. Arkansas 32. Missouri 33. Auburn 38. Mississippi 45. Kentucky 52. Mississippi State 58. South Carolina 126. Ball State No joke: Barry Sanders signs with Vandy; Commodores have No. 41 class in 2009 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s hard to determine which is more difficult to believe: That there’s a five-star recruit named Barry Sanders from West Bloomfield, Mich. in the 2009 recruiting class … or that he actually signed with Vanderbilt. This Barry Sanders isn’t a running back, but a free safety. Not just any free safety, but the top-ranked free safety in the nation coming out of high school. And he’s coming to Nashville. “I guess we can start calling him Junior, because he must be the son of the original Barry Sanders,” Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg said. “Barry lives in Oakland County, probably not too far from West Bloomfield. When I saw a Barry Sanders was in the recruiting class and that he actually had high interest in our team, he became priority No. 1 for us.” Sanders is the prized recruit in a class that ranks 41st in the nation because of one five-star, one four-star and five three-star players heading the group. Vanderbilt had room to sign 25 players, but got only 13 commitments, as the Commodores actually had only a little more than half as many recruiting points available (46) with a 40 percent budget than they had at 34 percent (about 75). “I have no clue why our recruiting points were drastically less, even though we cranked up the budget,” B-Dawg said. “It made it very difficult to make a strong pitch for anyone. We didn’t devote more than four points per week to most players. We are extremely fortunate to get a player of Barry Sanders’ caliber, considering we never did more than two assistant coach visits with him.” Sanders signed in the third week of recruiting. He originally listed Vanderbilt No. 2 behind Georgia Tech. The Commodores got plenty of interest from talented free safeties, because they had a void to fill. Sanders’ 40 time was listed at 4.24 seconds, translating to 95 SPD in the game. No players were scouted, so their true workout numbers weren’t known. “With that kind of speed, we might throw him in there as a receiver as well,” B-Dawg said. “Our returning receivers aren’t all that fast, so he would be a nice fit in addition to some of our new receivers.” He is the first five-star recruit signed by the Commodores in three recruiting seasons. He is the 18th-rated overall recruit in the country, making him the first top-100 guy to commit to Vanderbilt during B-Dawg’s tenure. Receivers also expressed a lot of interest in Vanderbilt, which had three openings. A diamond in the rough came out of this recruiting class in the person of three-star receiver Jason Toth of Winchester, Tenn. Toth’s 40 time was listed at 4.31, not necessarily the fastest even among Vanderbilt’s recruits. Well, Mr. Toth is certain to be a favorite of B-Dawg’s for years to come, as he checks in with — YES!!!!! — 99 SPD. “Talk about getting stiff as a rock,” B-Dawg said. “When I saw 99 SPD and 98 ACC, I knew we had a steal on our hands. The kid will replace Earl Bennett very nicely.” Despite a lack of numbers, B-Dawg is elated with this class. “We filled our needs and we got some high-caliber players to sign,” he said. “We didn’t need to sign 25 guys, really. I mean, you can only put 11 on the field at a time. Just give me a few studs we can lean on and we can do some damage. We got a whole lot faster, which is imperative in the SEC. I’m stoked for the upcoming season.” The only four-star player in the group is strong safety Keith Cunningham, who committed during the 2008 season. He was listed as the No. 2 strong safety in the country during the season, but is No. 9 on the final rankings. Barry Sanders isn’t the only familiar name in this year’s recruiting class. Vanderbilt also signed a cornerback named James Pressley. James Presley (with one “S”) was the name of a star fullback in B-Dawg’s NCAA 2005 Michigan dynasty. That Presley had more than 4,000 rushing yards in his career, even though he never panned out as a real-life Wolverine. Following is a look at Vanderbilt’s 2009 recruiting class: BARRY SANDERS POSITION: FS-1 (5 stars) KEY ATTRIBUTES: 82 OVR, 95 SPD, 62 AWR, 68 CTH, 86 JMP, 68 TAK KEITH CUNNINGHAM POSITION: SS-9 (4 stars) KEY ATTRIBUTES: 74 OVR, 85 SPD, 59 AWR, 62 CTH, 88 JMP, 68 TAK JASON TOTH POSITION: WR-32 (3 stars) KEY ATTRIBUTES: 80 OVR, 99 SPD, 98 ACC, 80 CTH, 96 JMP SHAUN SPENCER POSITION: ATH-10 (CB) (3 stars) KEY ATTRIBUTES: 74 OVR, 90 SPD, 56 AWR, 70 CTH, 92 JMP, 44 TAK JAMES PRESSLEY POSITION: CB-65 (3 stars) KEY ATTRIBUTES: 74 OVR, 92 SPD, 56 AWR, 62 CTH, 96 JMP, 48 TAK BOBBY MOSS POSITION: DT-50 (3 stars) KEY ATTRIBUTES: 68 OVR, 52 SPD, 87 STR, 56 AWR, 80 TAK BILLY JONES POSITION: WR-47 (3 stars) KEY ATTRIBUTES: 76 OVR, 91 SPD, 80 CTH, 88 JMP J.J. BLACK POSITION: OG-75 (2 stars) KEY ATTRIBUTES: 68 OVR, 82 STR, 62 AWR, 80 PBK, 80 RBK KEVIN HARRELL POSITION: HB-77 (2 stars) KEY ATTRIBUTES: 68 OVR, 88 SPD, 59 CTH, 68 CAR, 76 BTK DARRYL WOODS POSITION: DT-126 (2 stars) KEY ATTRIBUTES: 59 OVR, 56 SPD, 68 STR, 59 AWR, 72 TAK ANDRE DILES POSITION: K-15 (2 stars) KEY ATTRIBUTES: 65 OVR, 80 KPW, 86 KAC VINCE COHEN POSITION: WR-149 (2 stars) KEY ATTRIBUTES: 65 OVR, 80 SPD, 70 CTH, 84 JMP PAUL LANE POSITION: CB-195 (1 star) KEY ATTRIBUTES: 56 OVR, 80 SPD, 56 AWR, 44 CTH, 82 JMP, 44 TAK Code:
2009 TOP RECRUITS No. Player Pos. College Hometown 1 Peter Wright DE Nebraska Borger, Texas 2 Skip Pauly WR Texas Live Oak, Texas 3 Joe Mitchell MLB Louisville Merritt Island, Fla. 4 Orlando Coleman TE Oklahoma State Perry, Okla. 5 Will Pittman K Nebraska El Reno, Okla. 6 Steve Brown HB Texas Corpus Christi, Texas 7 Lance Montgomery OG Michigan Delaware, Ohio 8 Ryan Smith DT Florida State St. Marys, Ga. 9 Harry Britt DE Michigan Oak Park, Mich. 10 Reggie Jones OG Auburn Detroit, Mich. Code:
2009 RECRUITING CLASSES Rnk School 5* 4* 3* 2* 1* Tot 1 Texas 2 14 9 0 0 25 2 Nebraska 3 9 9 0 1 22 3 USC 1 12 10 2 0 25 4 Michigan 3 6 12 3 1 25 5 Florida State 2 11 5 4 2 24 6 Ohio State 0 11 12 2 0 25 7 Tennessee 2 5 12 5 0 24 8 Penn State 1 9 8 4 1 23 9 Miami 0 9 12 2 1 24 10 UCLA 0 8 12 1 0 21 11 Texas Tech 0 7 13 2 2 24 12 Georgia Tech 0 8 9 4 3 24 13 Texas A&M 0 9 7 4 1 21 14 Oklahoma 0 7 13 0 1 21 15 Auburn 1 4 12 4 3 24 16 Northwestern 0 7 8 7 3 25 17 N.C. State 1 5 5 13 1 25 18 Clemson 1 4 10 7 0 22 19 West Virginia 0 5 11 4 1 21 20 Virginia Tech 0 4 11 7 2 24 21 Alabama 1 5 8 1 0 15 22 Utah 0 2 14 7 1 24 23 Missouri 0 2 15 3 1 21 24 Louisville 1 1 9 9 2 22 25 South Carolina 1 3 6 6 3 19 41 VANDERBILT 1 1 5 5 1 13 119 Purdue 0 0 0 4 11 15 |
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07-28-2023, 02:34 PM
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Re: Goin' back to Vandy: A B-Dawg dual NCAA '14/NCAA '07 flashback dynasty
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07-29-2023, 02:49 PM
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Re: Goin' back to Vandy: A B-Dawg dual NCAA '14/NCAA '07 flashback dynasty
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Re: Goin' back to Vandy: A B-Dawg dual NCAA '14/NCAA '07 flashback dynasty
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08-21-2023, 05:05 PM
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POSITION CHANGES/TRAINING BEFORE 2024/2009 SEASONS
 NCAA ’14 Greg Freeman from 80 OVR ATH to 80 OVR QB Kendall Butler from 76 OVR ATH to 74 OVR SS Dylan Betts-Pauley from 83 OVR HB to 72 OVR FB Keith Walker from 65 OVR OG to 65 OVR OT Cedric Gore from 65 OVR C to 62 OVR OT Devin Lee from 84 OVR DT to 78 OVR DE NCAA ’07 Shaun Spencer, 74 OVR ATH, 74 OVR CB Josh Hayden, 59 OVR punter to 68 OVR QB  NCAA ’14 +7 Patrick Smith, HB, rSr., 90 OVR +6 Drew Dickey, QB, rSoph., 87 OVR Jeffrey Uguchukwu, FS, rSoph., 85 OVR James Ziglor, HB, Sr., 85 OVR Greg Mitchell, K, Jr., 84 OVR John Howse, CB, rJr., 84 OVR Mike Meeks, C, rFr., 75 OVR Ty Thompson, DT, rSoph., 63 OVR Derek Malloy, TE, rFr., 61 OVR |
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08-21-2023, 05:07 PM
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NCAA '07 2009 SPRING GAME
 Alex Washington scores the spring game’s only touchdown on an 83-yard pass from Antwan Smith. Freshman QB earns impact status despite up-and-down spring game NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — B-Dawg is determined to make a star out of red-shirt freshman quarterback Antwan Smith, so much so that he bequeathed impact status on a player who has never taken a snap for Vanderbilt. Smith showed flashes of brilliance and flashes of inexperience as he led the Black team controlled by B-Dawg to a 37-27 victory over the Gold in Vanderbilt’s 2009 spring game. Smith was 10-for-16 for 177 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, hitting Alex Washington with an 83-yard pass on fourth-and-13 for the game’s only touchdown. Smith also used his 88 SPD to run eight times for 37 yards. “I figure Antwan was our best offensive player on a day when nobody really stood out offensively,” B-Dawg said. “Antwan is going to run quite a bit for us and having that impact circle under his feet might help him bring a tackle or two along the way. How being an impact player helps a user-controlled quarterback pass the ball, I’m not really sure. Mackenzi Adams had impact status last year and still threw plenty of interceptions and didn’t have as good a year as he had the year before.” The defensive MVP was outside linebacker Quavian Lewis, who gets impact status for the second year in a row. Lewis had four tackles, including two sacks, while playing for both teams. The random impact player was another outside linebacker, Kikko Logan. “Oh, man, is this going to be a fun year on defense,” B-Dawg said. “Impact linebackers have a way of imposing their will on a game like no other position. We are automatically a better defense today because we have two impact linebackers. I can smell the fumbles coming our way already.” The Gold team got the ball first, but an interception by safety Ryan Hamilton helped the Black team lead 19-14 after the first five minutes. The Black offense tried to give that lead right back, with an interception by D.J. Moore tying the game 27-27. The 83-yard bomb to Washington broke the tie, giving the Black a 33-27 lead. An option keeper by Smith on third-and-12 got a first down and produced the 37-27 final score. Code:
BLACK 37, GOLD 27 GOLD TEAM STATISTICS PASSING Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lg Mackenzi Adams 11 28 145 0 1 49 RUSHING Att Yds Avg TD Lg Mackenzi Adams 6 1 0.2 0 15 Gaston Miller 3 -3 -1.0 0 0 TOTALS 9 -2 -0.2 0 15 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD Lg D.J. Moore 3 37 12.3 0 26 Jonathan Massey 3 5 1.7 0 5 Mike Wynn 2 66 33.0 0 49 Alan Strong 2 24 12.0 0 16 Darlron Spead 1 13 13.0 0 13 TOTALS 11 145 13.2 0 49 DEFENSE Tkl TFL Sk Int D.J. Moore 4 0 0 1 Kikko Logan 3 3 0 0 Darlron Spead 3 0 0 0 Quavian Lewis 2 1 1 0 Bryan Kelly 1 1 0 0 Broderick Stewart 1 0 0 0 Brent Trice 1 0 0 0 Alan Strong 1 0 0 1 Ryan Hamilton 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 16 5 1 2 Code:
BLACK TEAM STATISTICS PASSING Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lg Antwan Smith 10 16 177 1 2 83 RUSHING Att Yds Avg TD Lg Antwan Smith 8 37 4.6 0 14 Jared Hawkins 4 -8 -2.0 0 1 TOTALS 12 29 2.4 0 14 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD Lg Alex Washington 4 122 30.5 1 83 Mike Wynn 3 28 9.3 0 16 Justin Wheeler 1 19 19.0 0 19 Darlron Spead 1 5 5.0 0 5 Alan Strong 1 3 3.0 0 3 TOTALS 10 177 17.7 1 83 DEFENSE Tkl TFL Sk Int Darlron Spead 3 1 0 0 Bryan Kelly 2 0 0 0 Quavian Lewis 2 1 1 0 Greg Billinger 2 1 0 0 Steven Stone 2 1 0 0 Broderick Stewart 2 1 1 0 Alan Strong 1 0 0 0 D.J. Moore 1 0 0 0 Teriall Brannon 1 1 1 0 Ryan Hamilton 1 0 0 1 TOTALS 17 6 3 1 TEAM STATISTICS GLD BLK Total offense 143 206 Rushing -2 29 Passing 145 177 First downs 7 6 3rd down 3-9 2-6 4th down 2-5 2-3 Turnovers 2 3 Penalties 1-10 1-5 Possession 5:00 5:00 Last edited by BDawg35; 08-21-2023 at 05:09 PM. |
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