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

Good mid-game adjustment against Georgia, BDawg. We need more coaches like you

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Re: Goin' back to Vandy: A B-Dawg dual NCAA '14/NCAA '07 flashback dynasty

Good mid-game adjustment against Georgia, BDawg. We need more coaches like you

If you throw enough stuff at the wall, something is bound to stick!

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UPDATED 2024 NATIONAL RANKINGS (NCAA '14)

WE’RE NO. 1!!!

It took B-Dawg 47 games to get Vanderbilt’s football program to the top, at least to the top of the national rankings.

The only time being No. 1 truly matters is at the end of the season, but moving to No. 1 in all three rankings is a sign that Vanderbilt is now a national title contender.

Vanderbilt vaulted from No. 3 to No. 1 after its 55-38 victory over then-No. 10 Georgia.

No. 2 Washington lost 38-17 to Utah. Previously top-ranked Ohio State won 34-7 over Rutgers, but was overtaken by Vanderbilt.

BCS RANKINGS
1. VANDERBILT, 7-0
2. Ohio State, 6-0
3. The U, 6-1
4. Florida, 7-1
5. Alabama, 5-2
6. U-Dub, 4-1
7. North Carolina State, 5-2
9. Oklahoma, 6-0
10. Oregon, 4-1

COACHES’ RANKINGS
1. VANDERBILT (39), 7-0
2. Ohio State (21), 6-0
3. The U, 6-1
4. Florida, 7-1
5. Alabama, 5-2
6. U-Dub, 4-1
7. North Carolina State, 5-1
8. Oregon, 4-1
9. Oklahoma (1), 6-0
10. Michigan, 5-2
11. Southern Miss, 6-0
12. North Carolina, 5-1
13. USC, 5-1
14. Florida State, 5-2
15. Georgia, 6-2
16. Penn State, 6-1
17. Arizona, 4-1
18. Notre Dame, 6-2
19. Texas A&M, 7-1
20. Utah, 7-1
21. The ’Nati, 6-0
22. Clemson, 4-2
23. Georgia Tech, 4-2
24. UNLV, 5-1
25. Louisville, 5-1

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKINGS
1. VANDERBILT (44), 7-0
2. Ohio State (21), 6-0
3. The U, 6-1
4. Florida State, 5-2
5. Florida, 7-1
6. Utah, 7-1
7. U-Dub, 4-1
8. Alabama, 5-2
9. North Carolina State, 5-1
10. Oregon, 4-1
11. Southern Miss, 6-0
12. Michigan, 5-2
13. Oklahoma, 6-0
14. North Carolina, 5-1
15. USC, 5-1
16. Georgia, 6-2
17. Georgia Tech, 4-2
18. Penn State, 6-1
19. Arizona, 4-1
20. The ’Nati, 6-0
21. Texas A&M, 7-1
22. Notre Dame, 6-2
23. Clemson, 4-2
24. UNLV, 5-1
25. Louisville, 5-1

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2024/2009 SEASONS - GAME 8


Oklahoma quarterback Caleb Williams ran 20 times for 121 yards in addition to throwing five touchdown passes.


Oklahoma’s Kendall Dennis intercepted two passes, including one he returned for a touchdown.

Unbeaten no more
QB who shouldn’t be at Oklahoma
torches No. 1-ranked Vanderbilt

NORMAN, Okla. — Caleb Williams didn’t transfer from Oklahoma to USC soon enough.

Had Williams transferred one year earlier he wouldn’t have been on the 2021 rosters B-Dawg is using for this Vanderbilt dynasty.

So, instead of playing for USC, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 2022, he remains at Oklahoma in the 2024 season of this dynasty.

That put top-ranked Vanderbilt in a difficult position when it visited Oklahoma on Oct. 21, 2024.

Williams shredded the Commodores in every way imaginable with his arm and his legs, leading the ninth-ranked Sooners to a 52-42 victory in a battle of unbeatens.

Williams was 26-for-31 for 347 yards, five touchdowns and one interception. He also ran 20 times for 121 yards.

“He not only should be at USC by now, he should be in the NFL by now,” B-Dawg said. “For some reason, star players hang around in NCAA ’14 for four years, regardless of how great they play. We just couldn’t stop him. I expect the robo-QB nonsense, so the passing yards don’t shock me. How we allowed him to run that much for that many yards is what frosts my biscuits! I hate when a quarterback can run around freely without consequences.”

Oddly, Williams isn’t on the Heisman hype list despite throwing for 1,849 yards and 22 touchdowns and running for 294 yards and three scores while leading an undefeated team.

Vanderbilt freshman Greg Freeman showed he’s not quite at Williams’ level yet. Williams did throw for 489 yards and two touchdowns, going 34-for-50, but he also served up three interceptions. One of those was returned for a touchdown.

Freeman managed to keep pace with Williams, despite a pick-six in the third quarter by cornerback Kendall Dennis. An 18-yard run by Patrick Smith of Vanderbilt tied the game 35-35 with 1:29 left in the third quarter, but Williams hit Mario Williams with a 57-yard touchdown pass 20 seconds later to put the Sooners ahead to stay.

After a three-and-out by the Commodores, Oklahoma made it a two-possession game on a 1-yard run by Marcus Major with 7:27 left in the game. Vanderbilt responded with a 3-yard touchdown run by Dylan Betts-Pauley with 5:15 to go, but a field goal made it a 10-point game with 3:42 remaining.

Jalil Farooq of Oklahoma caught two touchdown passes in the final 55 seconds of the first half to give the Sooners a 28-21 halftime lead. An interception in between touchdowns proved to be critical.

“We may have bitten off more than we could chew by going to Oklahoma for a nonleague game with the difficult schedule we play,” B-Dawg said. “I may have cost us a shot at the natty by scheduling the Sooners, but we want to play big teams.”


Jalil Farooq caught two touchdown passes in the final minute of the first half.

VANDERBILT COMMODORES at OKLAHOMA SOONERS
Oct. 21, 2024	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#1 Vanderbilt Commodores (7-1)	14	7	14	7	42
#9 Oklahoma Sooners (7-0)	14	14	14	10	52

Team Stats Comparison
	VAN	OKLA
Total Offense	561	509
Rushing Yards	26-56	33-162
Passing Yards	505	347
First Downs	31	17
Punt Return Yards	40	14
Kick Return Yards	94	0
Total Yards	695	523
Turnovers	3	1
3rd Down Conversion	5-10	7-12
4th Down Conversion	2-2	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-5-0	3-3-0
Penalties	2-25	0-0
Possession Time	18:46	17:14

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		VAN	OKLA
7:48	(OKLA) C. Jackson 57 pass from C. Williams (R. Tyson kick)	0	7
5:53	(VAN) M. Johnson 45 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	7	7
3:12	(OKLA) N. Stuckey 5 pass from C. Williams (R. Tyson kick)	7	14
:26	(VAN) M. Johnson 8 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	14	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		VAN	OKLA
2:29	(VAN) G. Freeman 13 run (Z. Hancock kick)	21	14
:55	(OKLA) J. Farooq 3 pass from C. Williams (R. Tyson kick)	21	21
:36	(OKLA) J. Farooq 26 pass from C. Williams (R. Tyson kick)	21	28
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		VAN	OKLA
5:44	(VAN) P. Smith 2 run (Z. Hancock kick)	28	28
3:34	(OKLA) K. Dennis 51 interception return (R. Tyson kick)	28	35
1:29	(VAN) P. Smith 18 run (Z. Hancock kick)	35	35
1:09	(OKLA) M. Williams 57 pass from C. Williams (R. Tyson kick)	35	42
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		VAN	OKLA
7:27	(OKLA) M. Major 1 run (R. Tyson kick)	35	49
5:15	(VAN) D. Betts-Pauley 3 run (Z. Hancock kick)	42	49
3:42	(OKLA) R. Tyson 42 field goal	42	52

VANDERBILT COMMODORES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Greg Freeman 34/50 489 2 3 Drew Dickey 1/1 16 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Patrick Smith 12 35 2.9 2 Dylan Betts-Pauley 5 15 3.0 1 Greg Freeman 9 6 0.7 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Michael Johnson 10 181 18.1 2 Gamerion Carter 7 63 9.0 0 Quincy Skinner 6 104 17.3 0 Trey Boll 5 79 15.8 0 Patrick Smith 3 43 14.3 0 Jayden McGowan 2 17 8.5 0 Max Rhodes 1 13 13.0 0 Dylan Betts-Pauley 1 5 5.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Preston Moss 0 1 Vershon Lee 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Kendall Butler 9 1 1 0 Michael Mincey 8 2 0 0 Jeffrey Ugochukwu 6 0 0 0 Marlen Sewell 6 1 0 0 Justin King 4 1 1 0 Errington Truesdell 4 1 1 0 Devin Lee 3 0 0 0 Daniel Martin 2 1 0 0 Steve Poland 1 0 0 0 Terion Sugick 1 0 0 0 John Howse 1 0 0 0 Dan Pendelton 1 1 1 0 Tyson Russell 1 0 0 1 Kasey Davidson 1 0 0 0 Brian Davidson 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Zach Hancock 0/0 6/6 6 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Zach Hancock 3 100 33.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG James Ziglor 3 94 31.3 37 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG James Ziglor 3 40 13.3 19

OKLAHOMA SOONERS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Caleb Williams 26/31 347 5 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Caleb Williams 20 121 6.0 0 Marcus Major 13 41 3.1 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Cody Jackson 11 131 11.9 1 Jalil Farooq 5 75 15.0 2 Marcus Major 4 10 2.5 0 Mario Williams 2 76 38.0 1 Nathan Stuckey 2 27 13.5 1 Marcus Brooks 1 21 21.0 0 Justin Hall 1 7 7.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Nate Anderson 2 1 Justin Hall 1 0 Brandon Parrish 1 0 Earl Robinson 1 1 Jason Harris 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Danny Stutsman 10 2 0 0 Billy Bowman 7 0 0 1 Bryson Washington 7 0 0 0 Justin Williams 5 0 0 0 Kendall Dennis 5 0 0 2 Shane Whitter 4 0 0 0 Clayton Smith 4 2 2 0 Latrell McCutchin 4 0 0 0 Kelvin Gilliam 3 1 1 0 Charles Williams 2 0 0 0 Ethan Downs 2 2 0 0 Brian Cochran 1 0 0 0 Dominique Coleman 1 0 0 0 Maurice Jones 1 0 0 0 Jeff Bailey 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Reggie Tyson 1/1 7/7 10 43 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Ernest Henry 3 131 43.7 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Team 0 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Daniel Vincent 1 14 14.0 14

Vanderbilt defensive end Steven Stone picks off a pass intended for a
diving Ricky Dixon.

LSU scores 2 defensive TD’s,
gets well in 44-28 win over Vandy

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — It was turn-back-the-clock day on Halloween 2009 at Louisiana State.

For one day, LSU was a formidable football team again, not at all resembling the 2-5 squad that came into the game ranked No. 65 in the nation.

For one day, Vanderbilt was once again … well, Vanderbilt. With B-Dawg at the sticks, that usually means an avalanche of turnovers that show up on the wrong side of the scoreboard.

Kyle Hansbro returned an interception 59 yards for a touchdown and Paul Burgess’ second interception of the game went 45 yards for a touchdown, as LSU beat 24th-ranked Vanderbilt 44-28 in the first meeting between the SEC schools in this dynasty. LSU is the only SEC team Vanderbilt hadn’t faced in the first three seasons of B-Dawg’s tenure.

Red-shirt freshman quarterback Antwan Smith even threw two interceptions after having 11 touchdown passes against only one pick. Smith did throw three touchdown passes, playing full-time after Mackenzi Adams struggled. Adams was 4-for-11 for 24 yards and two interceptions.

“It was only a matter of time before Antwan found out what it’s like to be controlled by me,” B-Dawg said. “I hope we can stop the bleeding next week and his numbers don’t go south, because he’s had amazing statistics considering he’s one of my quarterbacks.”

LSU built a 41-14 midway through the fourth quarter, limiting Vanderbilt to two long touchdown passes. Smith hit freshman Jason Toth with an 81-yard touchdown pass with 5:04 left in the second quarter and two-way threat Barry Sanders with an 88-yard aerial with 4:28 to go in the third. Both touchdowns were what B-Dawg calls “YAC specials.” Toth got 67 yards after the catch, while Sanders got 62 YAC.

The Commodores had a glimmer of hope after a 3-yard touchdown pass from Smith to tight end Jake Bradford and a 78-yard fumble return by linebacker Chris Johnson with 1:56 left made it a 41-28 game.

LSU recovered the onside kick, failed to get a first down and lined up for a 55-yard field goal. Quavian Lewis roughed the kicker while going for the block with 1:14 left, resulting in a first down and enabling the Tigers to kill the clock.

“It was a dumb move, because we had plus-2 momentum,” B-Dawg said. “There’s no way they would have made that kick and we would have gotten good field position. If we hit Toth on a streak, it’s a one-score game and who knows? You have to be careful about going for blocks this year, fo’ sho’.”

Toth had eight catches for 121 yards and a touchdown. Broderick Stewart tied a Vanderbilt school record with three sacks. The Commodores had a dynasty-record 10 sacks as a team, but couldn’t contain running back Antonio Robinson. Robinson ran 30 times for 166 yards and two touchdowns.

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
Chris Johnson, Vanderbilt; Paul Burgess, LSU

LSU 44, VANDERBILT 28
First quarter
LSU: Robinson 2 run (David kick), 5:26
LSU: David 28 field goal, 2:56
Second quarter
LSU: David 40 field goal, 5:17
VANDY: Toth 81 pass from Smith (Diles kick), 5:04
Third quarter
LSU: Robinson 54 run (David kick), 7:34
LSU: Hansbro 59 interception return (David kick), 4:45
VANDY: Sanders 88 pass from Smith (Diles kick), 4:28
Fourth quarter
LSU: Young 1 run (David kick), 6:21
LSU: Burgess 45 interception return (David kick), 4:43
VANDY: Bradford 3 pass from Smith (Diles kick), 3:49
VANDY: Johnson 78 fumble return (Diles kick), 1:56
LSU: David 37 field goal, :01

[size=4][b]VANDERBILT    0    7    7   14  —  28
LSU          10    3   14   17  —  44[/b][/size]

[b][size=4][font=arial][color=#C8AE13]VANDERBILT COMMODORES STATISTICS[/color][/font][/size][/b][size=4][/size][size=3]
[B]PASSING           Cmp  Att   Yds  TD  Int   Lg[/b]
Antwan Smith       13   21   251   3    2   88
Jared Funk          2    3    55   0    0   48
Mackenzi Adams      4   11    24   0    2   15
[B]TOTALS             19   35   330   3    4   88[/B]

[B]RUSHING           Att  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/b]
Jared Hawkins      13   43   3.3   0   14
Matt Bubis          2    3   1.5   0    4
Antwan Smith        2   -4  -2.0   0    6
Mackenzi Adams      2  -13  -6.5   0    0
[B]TOTALS             19   29   1.5   0   14[/B]

[B]RECEIVING         Rec  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/b]
Jason Toth          8  121  15.1   1   81
Jared Hawkins       3   10   3.3   0    5
Alex Washington     2   54  27.0   0   48
Jonathan Massey     2   38  19.0   0   25
Justin Wheeler      2   16   8.0   0    8
Barry Sanders       1   88  88.0   1   88
Jake Bradford       1    3   3.0   1    3
[B]TOTALS             19  330  17.4   3   88[/B]

[B]DEFENSE           Tkl  TFL   Sk  Int[/b]
Quavian Lewis       9    3    1    0
Broderick Stewart   7    5    3    0
D.J. Moore          7    0    0    0
Keith Cunningham    6    2    2    0
Ryan Hamilton       6    0    0    0
Barry Sanders       5    0    0    0
Bryan Kelly         5    2    2    0
Kikko Logan         5    1    0    0
Chris Johnson       4    1    1    0
James Pressley      3    1    0    0
Chris Gordon        2    1    1    0
Greg Billinger      2    0    0    0
Steven Stone        2    0    0    1
Bobby Moss          2    0    0    0
Justin Wheeler      2    0    0    0
Andre Diles         1    0    0    0
Jonathan Massey     1    0    0    0
Jake Bradford       1    0    0    0
Brent Trice         1    0    0    0
Jason Toth          1    0    0    0
[B]TOTALS             72   16   10    1[/B][/size]

[b][size=4][font=arial][color=#4A2680]LSU TIGERS STATISTICS[/color][/font][/size][/b][size=4][/size][size=3]
[B]PASSING           Cmp  Att   Yds  TD  Int   Lg[/b]
Mark Beck          20   31   278   0    1   28

[B]RUSHING           Att  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/b]
Antonio Robinson   30  166   5.5   2   54
Eric Young          1    1   1.0   1    1
Mark Beck          14  -31  -2.2   0   13
[B]TOTALS             45  136   3.0   3   54[/B]

[B]RECEIVING         Rec  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/b]
Ricky Dixon         6  112  18.7   0   28
Brandon LaFell      6   56   9.3   0   17
Antonio Robinson    3   47  15.7   0   17
Chris Mitchell      2   20  10.0   0   12
Richard Dickson     2   18   9.0   0   15
Jabari Bell         1   25  25.0   0   25
[B]TOTALS             20  278  13.9   0   28[/B]

[B]TEAM STATISTICS   VAN    LSU[/b]
Total offense     359    414
Rushing            29    136
Passing           330    278
First downs        10     20
3rd down         1-12   7-18
4th down          1-1    0-0
Turnovers           4      3
Penalties        2-25    0-0
Possession      12:17  19:43[/size]

WEEK 9 RESULTS
LSU 44, VANDERBILT 28
Auburn 24, Mississippi 20
Mississippi State 42, Kentucky 28
Tennessee 26, South Carolina 10
Florida 51, Georgia 38
Alabama 41, Western Michigan 13
Arkansas 42, Arizona State 13

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — Mon Williams, Florida (21 carries, 125 yards; 3 catches, 99 yards, 2 TD)
Defense — Jeff Sullivan, Florida (2 interceptions, 1 TD)





MIKE GRECO, North Carolina State, QB, r-Sr.
STATS: 136-for-249, 1,726 yards, 20 TD, 8 int.; 122 carries, 714 yards, 9 TD

LaMARCUS COKER, Tennessee, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 182 carries, 1,361 yards, 16 TD; 16 catches, 320 yards, 3 TD

DANA BROWN, Iowa, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 95 carries, 675 yards, 12 TD; 16 catches, 239 yards, 7 TD

JETAVIOUS BEST, West Virginia, HB, r-Jr.
STATS: 185 carries, 1,148 yards, 13 TD; 16 catches, 192 yards, 5 TD

MARCUS OSBORN, Texas A&M, QB, Jr.
STATS: 148-for-262, 1,849 yards, 25 TD, 8 int.; 69 carries, 418 yards, 4 TD

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2024/2009 SEASONS - GAME 9


Terion Sugick sacks South Carolina quarterback Jesse Scott.


Backup tight end Max Rhodes bulls his way into the end zone for a touchdown catch.


James Ziglor takes off for a 16-yard touchdown run.

CHANGES COMING
Vandy to make change at running back
following blowout of South Carolina

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The game was long since over, but Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg is always watching, always evaluating players.

He saw enough of running back James Ziglor in a small sample size during mop-up duty to proclaim him the Commodores’ starting running back moving forward.

Ziglor scored the final touchdown of a 59-34 rout of South Carolina on Oct. 28, 2024 by using his speed to break off a 16-yard run on a buck sweep with 1:07 left in the game.

Yes, it was mop-up duty for the Commodores’ backups, but South Carolina still had its starters in the game.

And seeing a long touchdown run, even one that’s only 16 yards, was a breath of fresh air for B-Dawg.

Ziglor has made a name for himself as a return specialist, but he will be replaced on returns by wide receiver Curtis Cannon to keep him fresh on offense. Ziglor is Vanderbilt’s fastest running back with 91 SPD and 99 ACC. Previous starter Patrick Smith, who had 68 yards on 18 carries, has 86 SPD and 99 ACC.

“Those five points of SPD are noticeable when I have James Ziglor in my hands,” B-Dawg said, realizing how incredibly creepy that sounded.

Vanderbilt will sacrifice Smith’s 78 BTK and 99 CAR ratings for Ziglor’s 70 BTK and 83 CAR.

“But it’s not like Patrick Smith is bowling people over,” B-Dawg said. “I needed someone who can get to the edge and break off big plays.”

Smith has averaged only 3.6 yards per carry, running 161 times for 593 yards and 10 touchdowns. His 25-yard run in this game was his longest of the season. Ziglor has run 21 times for 119 yards, a 5.6-yard average.

While the change at running back was all anybody could talk about after the game, it was Vanderbilt’s passing combination of Greg Freeman and Michael Johnson who stole the show while the issue was in doubt.

Freeman was 32-for-44 for 479 yards, five touchdowns and two picks. Johnson hauled in 13 passes for 216 yards and two scores.

Freeman is 269-for-368 for 3,449 yards, 32 touchdowns and 10 picks as a freshman.

With Freeman running the show, Vanderbilt converted 13 of its first 14 third downs before having to punt for the only time. The defense held South Carolina to two first downs and three points in the first half.


Patrick Smith runs for a touchdown.

SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS at VANDERBILT COMMODORES
Oct. 28, 2024	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
South Carolina Gamecocks (3-6)	0	3	17	14	34
#6 Vanderbilt Commodores (8-1)	10	28	7	14	59

Team Stats Comparison
	SCAR	VAN
Total Offense	350	603
Rushing Yards	22-76	32-124
Passing Yards	274	479
First Downs	16	25
Punt Return Yards	0	45
Kick Return Yards	131	107
Total Yards	481	755
Turnovers	0	2
3rd Down Conversion	5-14	14-16
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-4-1	7-6-1
Penalties	2-29	2-30
Possession Time	13:40	22:20

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SCAR	VAN
5:55	(VAN) M. Johnson 1 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	7	0
2:39	(VAN) Z. Hancock 21 field goal	10	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SCAR	VAN
8:52	(VAN) M. Johnson 23 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	17	0
7:12	(SCAR) R. Johnson 50 field goal	17	3
3:34	(VAN) D. Betts-Pauley 2 run (Z. Hancock kick)	24	3
1:24	(VAN) J. McGowan 12 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	31	3
:30	(VAN) Q. Skinner 24 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	38	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SCAR	VAN
7:04	(SCAR) J. Scott 12 run (R. Johnson kick)	38	10
4:44	(SCAR) R. Johnson 20 field goal	38	13
2:02	(VAN) M. Rhodes 5 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	45	13
:47	(SCAR) J. Scott 3 run (R. Johnson kick)	45	20
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SCAR	VAN
8:55	(SCAR) J. McDowell 6 pass from J. Scott (R. Johnson kick)	45	27
8:14	(VAN) P. Smith 25 run (Z. Hancock kick)	52	27
7:21	(SCAR) S. Robinson 10 pass from J. Scott (R. Johnson kick)	52	34
1:07	(VAN) J. Ziglor 16 run (Z. Hancock kick)	59	34

SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jesse Scott 33/47 274 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Juju McDowell 11 69 6.2 0 Jesse Scott 11 7 0.6 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Juju McDowell 10 62 6.2 1 Steve Robinson 10 61 6.1 1 Eric Campbell 5 59 11.8 0 Frank Green 4 62 15.5 0 Ger-Cari Caldwell 2 21 10.5 0 Marco Flores 1 7 7.0 0 Rashad Amos 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Tyshawn Wannamaker 2 2 Adrian Bennett 1 0 Jondarius Morgan 0 1 Khalid Rivero 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Darryle Ware 7 0 0 0 Joey Thompson 7 0 0 1 David Thomas 6 0 0 0 Debo Williams 5 2 0 0 Alex Huntley 5 2 0 0 Richard Weber 5 1 1 0 O'Donnell Fortune 4 0 0 0 Robert Tolbert 3 1 0 0 Eric Campbell 3 0 0 0 Brett Butler 3 0 0 0 Josh Sykes 3 2 0 0 Josh Edwards 3 0 0 0 Jeff Clark 2 0 0 0 Mario Bryant 1 1 0 1 Powers/Sledge 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Ray Johnson 2/2 4/4 10 50 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jason Richardson 4 152 38.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Ger-Cari Caldwell 4 89 22.3 26 Juju McDowell 2 42 21.0 27 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Team 0 0 0.0 0

VANDERBILT COMMODORES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Greg Freeman 32/44 479 5 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Patrick Smith 18 68 3.7 1 James Ziglor 4 42 10.5 1 Andy Wilson 3 7 2.3 0 Dylan Betts-Pauley 2 5 2.5 1 Greg Freeman 5 2 0.4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Michael Johnson 13 216 16.6 2 Trey Boll 5 75 15.0 0 Quincy Skinner 3 68 22.7 1 Gamerion Carter 3 55 18.3 0 Jayden McGowan 3 41 13.7 1 Patrick Smith 3 6 2.0 0 Dylan Betts-Pauley 1 13 13.0 0 Max Rhodes 1 5 5.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Gamerion Carter 1 0 Trey Boll 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Michael Mincey 8 2 0 0 Alan Wright 6 0 0 0 Justin King 5 2 0 0 Devin Lee 4 2 2 0 Pat Berg 3 0 0 0 Kendall Butler 3 1 1 0 Marlen Sewell 3 0 0 0 Jeffrey Ugochukwu 3 0 0 0 Errington Truesdell 3 0 0 0 Kasey Davidson 3 0 0 0 Terion Sugick 2 1 1 0 John Howse 2 1 0 0 Dan Pendleton 1 1 1 0 Tyson Russell 1 0 0 0 Daniel Noble 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Zach Hancock 1/1 8/8 11 22 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Zach Hancock 1 35 35.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG James Ziglor 5 107 21.4 28 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG James Ziglor 4 45 11.3 30

Vanderbilt QB Antwan Smith leaps a tackle during a 24-yard run,
setting up a TD.

AIN’T NOBODY SCURRED
Vanderbilt leaves The Swamp
with 33-31 victory over Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Swamp is one of the most intimidating places for a visiting college football team, but the Vanderbilt Commodores aren’t the least bit scurred.

Vanderbilt scored 16 straight second-half points and grabbed two key late interceptions in a 33-31 victory over the 24th-ranked Gators on Nov. 7, 2009. It’s the second consecutive time the 34th-ranked Commodores have won in Gainesville.

“In the interest of full disclosure, we had home-field advantage turned off two years ago in a little experiment to tone down the ravages of NCAA 2007 momentum,” Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg said. “It was on and in full effect this time. Florida certainly had the momentum several times in this game, but it was a back-and-forth classic kind of game. We’d get up, they’d get up, we’d come back, we’d hold on and … we won.”

Vanderbilt got out to a 14-0 lead on a 3-yard pass from Antwan Smith to tight end Jonathan Massey and a 70-yard punt return by Jason Toth, his second return for a touchdown this season.

Florida came back to tie it 14-14 on two touchdown passes by Tim Tebow before Vanderbilt went into the halftime locker room with a 17-14 lead on Andre Diles’ 37-yard field goal as time expired.

The Gators (6-3) came out strong in the second half, going up 24-17 on Tebow’s third touchdown pass and a field goal.

The next surge was made by the Commodores (7-2), who scored 16 points in a row. The first nine came on three field goals by Diles before Massey grabbed his second touchdown catch with 1:40 left in the game to put Vanderbilt up 33-24.

A key play during that rally was an interception by D.J. Moore with 4:26 left in the game. Moore returned it to Vanderbilt’s 45-yard line to set up Diles’ go-ahead 37-yard field goal with 2:18 to go. The Gators went back on the attack in an effort to regain the lead, but linebacker Chris Johnson picked off a third-down pass with 1:51 remaining and returned it 30 yards to Florida’s 10-yard line. That set up Massey’s game-clinching touchdown.

Tebow threw his fourth touchdown pass with 23 seconds to go, but Justin Wheeler recovered the onside kick for Vanderbilt.

Tebow is one of the top quarterbacks in the country and looked like it, the two late picks notwithstanding. He went 42-for-59 for 399 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. Nyan Boateng had 10 catches for 131 yards and a touchdown, but had a devastating drop in the end zone on third down with 2:53 left in the third quarter. Percy Harvin had seven catches for 101 yards and a touchdown, while Justin Williams had 11 catches for 82 yards.

Florida was held to three rushing yards on 15 carries, with only two sacks factoring into that total. The Gators did not have a play longer than 28 yards.

“We pretty much play man cover-2 and try to limit the big plays,” B-Dawg said. “We kept everything in front of us and didn’t get torched deep. We made them work their way down the field for everything they got.”

The punting game was huge for Vanderbilt. Not only did Toth had a punt return for a touchdown, but Kikko Logan sacked punter Matt Matthews for a 13-yard loss on a fake punt with 6:17 left in the first quarter, setting the stage for the Commodores’ first touchdown.

Vanderbilt had four receivers with four catches and another with three, as the Commodores continued to display a balanced attack following the graduation of all-everything receiver Earl Bennett.

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
Andre Diles, Vanderbilt; Tim Tebow, Florida

VANDERBILT 33, FLORIDA 31
First quarter
VANDY: Massey 3 pass from Smith (Diles kick), 3:06
VANDY: Toth 70 punt return (Diles kick), 2:13
Second quarter
FLA: Harvin 28 pass from Tebow (Cummings kick), 6:56
FLA: Boateng 27 pass from Tebow (Cummings kick), 1:13
VANDY: Diles 37 field goal, :00
Third quarter
FLA: Guerrero 2 pass from Tebow (Cummings kick), 5:29
FLA: Cummings 46 field goal, 2:50
VANDY: Diles 24 field goal, :18
Fourth quarter
VANDY: Diles 30 field goal, 5:46
VANDY: Diles 37 field goal, 2:18
VANDY: Massey 4 pass from Smith (Diles kick), 1:40
FLA: Carroll 11 pass from Tebow (Cummings kick), :23

[size=4][b]
VANDERBILT   14    3    3   13   —   33
FLORIDA       0   14   10    7   —   31[/b][/size]

[b][size=4][font=arial][color=#C8AE13]VANDERBILT COMMODORES STATISTICS[/color][/font][/size][/b][size=4][/size][size=3]
[B]PASSING           Cmp  Att   Yds  TD  Int   Lg[/b]
Mackenzi Adams     16   25   170   0    0   36
Antwan Smith        5    9    21   2    1    8
[B]TOTALS             21   34   191   2    1   36[/B]

[B]RUSHING           Att  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/b]
Jared Hawkins      23   97   4.2   0   24
Antwan Smith        3   30  10.0   0   24
Gaston Miller       4   14   3.5   0    6
Matt Bubis          4   10   2.5   0    6
Mackenzi Adams      3  -17  -5.7   0    1
[B]TOTALS             37  134   3.6   0   24[/B]

[B]RECEIVING         Rec  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/b]
Jake Bradford       4   48  12.0   0   30
Justin Wheeler      4   45  11.3   0   36
Jared Hawkins       4   23   5.8   0   12
Jonathan Massey     4   13   3.3   2    4
Alex Washington     3   40  13.3   0   17
Jason Toth          2   22  11.0   0   12
[B]TOTALS             21  191   9.1   2   36[/B]

[B]DEFENSE           Tkl  TFL   Sk  Int[/b]
Barry Sanders      10    0    0    0
Broderick Stewart   8    1    1    0
D.J. Moore          5    0    0    1
Keith Cunningham    5    0    0    0
Kikko Logan         4    1    0    0
Quavian Lewis       4    0    0    0
Alan Strong         3    2    0    0
Chris Johnson       3    0    0    1
James Pressley      3    1    0    0
Greg Billinger      2    1    0    0
Ryan Hamilton       2    0    0    0
Brandon Bryant      1    0    0    0
Bryan Kelly         1    0    0    0
Steven Stone        1    1    1    0
Jonathan Massey     1    0    0    0
Teriall Brannon     1    0    0    0
Bradley Vierling    1    0    0    0
Bobby Moss          1    0    0    0
[B]TOTALS             56    7    2    2[/B][/size]

[b][size=4][font=arial][color=#FD5800]FLORIDA GATORS STATISTICS[/color][/font][/size][/b][size=4][/size][size=3]
[B]PASSING           Cmp  Att   Yds  TD  Int   Lg[/b]
Tim Tebow          42   59   399   4    2   28

[B]RUSHING           Att  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/b]
Mon Williams        9   22   2.4   0   12
Tim Tebow           5   -6  -1.2   0    3
Matt Matthews       1  -13 -13.0   0    0
[B]TOTALS             15    3   0.2   0   12[/B]

[B]RECEIVING         Rec  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/b]
Justin Williams    11   82   7.5   0   27
Nyan Boateng       10  131  13.1   1   27
Percy Harvin        7  101  14.4   1   28
Alex Carroll        4   20   5.0   1   12
Trent Pupello       3   31  10.3   0   11
Mon Williams        3   18   6.0   0   17
Jacob Moore         2   11   5.5   0   10
Bryan Guerrero      2    5   2.5   1    3
[B]TOTALS             42  399   9.5   4   28[/B]

[B]TEAM STATISTICS   VAN    FLA[/b]
Total offense     324    402
Rushing           133      3
Passing           191    399
First downs        16     23
3rd down         7-16   7-15
4th down          1-1    1-2
Turnovers           1      3
Penalties        3-70    0-0
Possession      16:40  15:20[/size]

WEEK 10 RESULTS
VANDERBILT 33, Florida 31
Alabama 42, Mississippi State 28
LSU 53, Tulane 28
Auburn 35, Arkansas State 6
Georgia 42, Kentucky 7
Mississippi 35, Clemson 7
South Carolina 42, Arkansas 27

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — Mark Beck, LSU (26-for-43, 466 yards, 6 TD)
Defense — Chris Hawkins, LSU (4 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack, 1 int., 1 TD)

[size=4][b][font=arial]SEC EAST[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font][size=3]
                   [b]SEC     Overall[/b]
                   [b]W   L   W   L    PF    PA[/b]
Tennessee          5   1   8   1   343   161
Georgia            5   2   8   2   407   237
[b]VANDERBILT[/b]         4   2   7   2   355   233
Florida            4   3   6   3   357   236
South Carolina     3   4   5   4   264   244
Kentucky           0   6   3   7   220   414[/size]

[size=4][b][font=arial]SEC WEST[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font][size=3]
                   [b]SEC     Overall[/b]
                   [b]W   L   W   L    PF    PA[/b]
Auburn             6   0   9   0   379   121
Alabama            4   2   8   2   343   175
Mississippi State  3   3   6   4   279   300
Mississippi        1   4   5   4   289   246
Louisiana State    1   4   5   4   279   243
Arkansas           0   5   4   5   260   206[/size]

MIKE GRECO, North Carolina State, QB, r-Sr.
STATS: 155-for-276, 2,036 yards, 24 TD, 10 int.; 142 carries, 835 yards, 9 TD

DANA BROWN, Iowa, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 103 carries, 732 yards, 14 TD; 20 catches, 293 yards, 8 TD

JETAVIOUS BEST, West Virginia, HB, r-Jr.
STATS: 214 carries, 1,326 yards, 14 TD; 17 catches, 194 yards, 5 TD

LaMARCUS COKER, Tennessee, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 182 carries, 1,361 yards, 16 TD; 16 catches, 320 yards, 3 TD

MARCUS OSBORN, Texas A&M, QB, Jr.
STATS: 172-for-294, 2,077 yards, 28 TD, 9 int.; 84 carries, 466 yards, 4 TD

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2024 SEASON (NCAA '14) AWARDS SEMIFINALISTS



MAXWELL
1. Greg Freeman, QB, Fr.
2. Michael Johnson, WR, Soph.
WALTER CAMP
2. Michael Johnson, WR, Soph.
3. Greg Freeman, QB, Fr.
BEDNARIK
1. Michael Mincey, MLB, Sr.
2. Terion Sugick, DT, rJr.
3. Marlen Sewell, CB, rJr.
4. Tyson Russell, CB, rJr.
8. Devin Lee, DE, Sr.
9. Errington Truesdell, OLB, rJr.
NAGURSKI
1. Terion Sugick, DT, rJr.
2. Michael Mincey, MLB, Sr.
4. Devin Lee, DE, Sr.
7. Tyson Russell, CB, rJr.
O’BRIEN
1. Greg Freeman, QB, Fr.
BILETNIKOFF
1. Michael Johnson, WR, Soph.
LOMBARDI
1. Terion Sugick, DT, rJr.
2. Devin Lee, DE, Sr.
BUTKUS
1. Michael Mincey, MLB, Sr.
7. Errington Truesdell, OLB, rJr.
THORPE
1. Tyson Russell, CB, rJr.
2. Marlen Sewell, CB, rJr.
7. John Howse, CB, rJr.
GROZA
4. Zach Hancock, K, Fr.
BEST RETURNER
1. James Ziglor, HB, Sr.

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2024/2009 SEASONS - GAME 10


Vanderbilt defensive tackle Terion Sugick forces a fumble with a sack.


Vanderbilt defensive end Justin King picks off a pass.

UNICORNS
Tight end gets 100 yards, DE a pick
in Vanderbilt’s victory at Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Things you don’t see every day: A defensive lineman intercepting a pass or a B-Dawg tight end getting 100 receiving yards.

Both happened for the seventh-ranked Commodores during a 38-27 victory over Kentucky on Nov. 4, 2024.

Tight end Trey Boll caught eight passes for 106 yards, the first 100-yard performance by a Vanderbilt tight end in the four-year 50-game run of this dynasty.

Even though the first touchdown of this dynasty was scored by a tight end, Ben Bresnahan, that position has been minimal part of the Commodores’ offense. Bresnahan had five touchdown catches that season, but Vanderbilt didn’t have a touchdown catch from a tight end in the last two seasons.

Tight ends had 9.4% of catches, 7.5% of receiving yards and 6.5% of touchdowns in the first three seasons of this dynasty.

“A tight end can cause opposing defenses trouble when used correctly,” Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg said. “I just haven’t had the tight ends I’m comfortable with to feature in my offense. It’s not like I went into this trying to get the ball to Trey Boll; it just kinda happened that way.”

Boll has given the tight end position a higher profile, catching 46 passes for 498 yards and four touchdowns this season.

As for the pick by the defensive line, defensive end Justin King dropped off to spy quarterback Nik Scalzo in a 2-man-under nickel formation when the ball ended up in his mitts on the second play of the second half.

The only other interception by a defensive lineman in this dynasty was by defensive tackle Devin Lee last season.

“Those plays are pretty cool and you don’t really expect to see them very often,” B-Dawg said. “Scalzo had been running pretty well against us and I just wanted to be sure we had someone keeping an eye on him to limit his shenanigans.”

Kentucky led for much of the first half, building a 17-7 lead early in the second quarter. Vanderbilt fought back with two touchdowns in the final 5:03 of the first half and two more early in the second half to take a 35-17 lead.

Kentucky didn’t quit, cutting the lead to 35-27 entering the fourth quarter.

Defensive tackle Terion Sugick, who had three tackles for losses and was pretty much a beast all day, forced a fumble that Lee recovered with 4:19 left in the game to keep the Wildcats from getting any closer.

The Commodores clinched the SEC East championship, moving to 7-0 in the division. Florida is 6-1, but the Gators lost head-to-head to Vanderbilt.

Adrian Huey, an 86 OVR redshirt junior cornerback, had 15 tackles for Kentucky.


Marlen Sewell picks off a pass.

VANDERBILT COMMODORES at KENTUCKY WILDCATS
Nov. 4, 2024	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#7 Vanderbilt Commodores (9-1)	7	14	14	3	38
Kentucky Wildcats (5-5)	10	7	10	0	27

Team Stats Comparison
	VAN	UK
Total Offense	449	412
Rushing Yards	27-89	18-87
Passing Yards	360	325
First Downs	23	17
Punt Return Yards	27	27
Kick Return Yards	94	95
Total Yards	570	534
Turnovers	0	4
3rd Down Conversion	4-11	3-8
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-5-0	4-2-2
Penalties	1-10	1-9
Possession Time	20:13	15:47

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		VAN	UK
5:45	(UK) N. Scalzo 2 run (C. Thomas kick)	0	7
2:40	(VAN) G. Carter 9 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	7	7
1:06	(UK) C. Thomas 24 field goal	7	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		VAN	UK
7:05	(UK) R. Turner 1 run (C. Thomas kick)	7	17
5:03	(VAN) M. Johnson 10 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	14	17
:51	(VAN) D. Betts-Pauley 3 run (Z. Hancock kick)	21	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		VAN	UK
6:55	(VAN) G. Freeman 19 run (Z. Hancock kick)	28	17
4:57	(VAN) C. Cannon 5 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	35	17
4:08	(UK) C. Lewis 65 pass from N. Scalzo (C. Thomas kick)	35	24
:13	(UK) C. Thomas 28 field goal	35	27
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		VAN	UK
3:03	(VAN) Z. Hancock 40 field goal	38	27

VANDERBILT COMMODORES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Greg Freeman 31/45 360 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Greg Freeman 6 39 6.5 1 Patrick Smith 12 25 2.0 0 Dylan Betts-Pauley 6 20 3.3 1 James Ziglor 3 5 1.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Michael Johnson 10 108 10.8 1 Trey Boll 8 106 13.3 0 Quincy Skinner 5 78 15.6 0 Dylan Betts-Pauley 2 25 12.5 0 Gamerion Carter 2 18 9.0 1 Jayden McGowan 1 12 12.0 0 Jeremy McKenzie 1 6 6.0 0 Curtis Cannon 1 5 5.0 1 Patrick Smith 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Team 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Michael Mincey 5 3 1 0 John Howse 5 1 0 0 Tyson Russell 5 0 0 0 Jeffrey Ugochukwu 5 0 0 0 Marlen Sewell 4 0 0 1 Errington Truesdell 4 1 0 0 Steve Poland 3 0 0 0 Terion Sugick 3 3 1 0 Kendall Butler 3 0 0 0 Justin King 2 0 0 1 Alan Wright 2 0 0 0 Kasey Davidson 1 0 0 1 Daniel Noble 1 0 0 0 Dylan Betts-Pauley 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Zach Hancock 1/1 5/5 8 40 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Zach Hancock 5 210 42.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Curtis Cannon 2 42 21.0 23 James Ziglor 2 32 16.0 18 Adrian Andrews 1 20 20.0 20 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG James Ziglor 2 27 13.5 21

KENTUCKY WILDCATS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Nik Scalzo 28/40 325 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Nik Scalzo 12 69 5.7 1 Ryan Turner 5 10 2.0 1 Chris Lewis 1 8 8.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Tae Tae Crumes 9 116 12.8 0 Ryan Turner 6 18 3.0 0 Richard Walter 4 43 10.8 0 Chris Lewis 3 97 32.3 1 Tre'Von Morgan 2 26 13.0 0 Alfred Mack 2 21 10.5 0 Jeff Hadley 2 4 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Deondre Buford 1 0 Jager Burton 1 0 John Young 1 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Adrian Huey 15 0 0 0 Trevin Wallace 8 1 0 0 Kyle Zeigler 8 2 1 0 Martez Thrower 8 1 0 0 Brian Dudley 5 0 0 0 Jordan Lovett 4 2 0 0 Matt Wheeler 3 1 0 0 George Morales 3 0 0 0 Matt Miller 1 0 0 0 Dekel Crowdus 1 0 0 0 Octavious Oxendine 1 0 0 0 Ryan Turner 1 0 0 0 Sam Anaele 1 0 0 0 Tre'Vonn Rybka 1 0 0 0 Burton/Walter 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Cory Thomas 2/3 3/3 9 28 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Wilson Berry 2 89 44.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Dekel Crowdus 3 95 31.7 39 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Dekel Crowdus 2 27 13.5 15

Kentucky receiver LaShun Watson breaks a Barry Sanders tackle en
route to a 66-yard TD.

Kentucky takes 2 turnovers to house,
pulls off 27-24 upset of No. 29 Vandy

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — B-Dawg tried to warn his Vanderbilt football players not to take Kentucky lightly.

They didn’t listen.

The Commodores had built a 7-2 record and No. 29 national ranking, winning at Florida just one week earlier, but continued their struggles against lowly Kentucky in a 27-24 loss.

Turnovers were the culprit against the 80th-ranked Wildcats (4-7), who have beaten the Commodores three straight years.

Vanderbilt got out to a 10-0 lead, but Kentucky got momentum on a 33-yard interception return by strong safety Ray Herring with 7:53 left in the second quarter. That began a run of 24 straight points by the Wildcats, a streak that was capped by yet another touchdown off a turnover. Freshman Billy Jones fumbled the ball after a catch and it was scooped up by sophomore free safety Robbie Williams, who went 61 yards down the left sideline with 1:23 left in the third quarter to put Kentucky ahead 24-10.

“We got sloppy,” B-Dawg said. “You try to tell the guys they need to focus just as hard against Kentucky as they do against Florida or any of the so-called big boys in the SEC. I mean, those guys at Kentucky draw under-the-table money just like any other players in the SEC. Maybe not as much, but they’re still professional amateurs. You have to take them seriously, because they’ll make plays.”

Vanderbilt tried to come from behind, with Antwan Smith hitting freshman receiver Jason Toth with touchdown passes of 14 and 65 yards in the fourth quarter. However, Kentucky got a field goal in between the two scores, and that proved to be the difference.

Kentucky managed only one offensive touchdown against the Commodores, who had seven sacks. A 66-yard touchdown pass from Joe Jones to LaShun Watson came off a screen pass and a missed tackle by freshman safety Barry Sanders. The touchdown put Kentucky ahead to stay at 14-10 with 1:36 left in the first half.

“Other than that shoddy bit of tackling by Junior, our defense was rock-solid today,” B-Dawg said. “It just came back to our old bugaboo — turnovers. We’ve proven all season that when we protect the football, we can be one of the best teams in the country. We’re going to put this mess behind us now, because we still have a lot to play for.”

Another boneheaded move was a roughing-the-kicker penalty on Vanderbilt linebacker Chris Johnson on a missed field goal. Kentucky got a first down and eventually got a 34-yard field goal. Vanderbilt freshman Andre Diles, the leading candidate for the Groza Award, missed field goals of 48 and 44 yards.

Smith got the fewest passes in Vanderbilt’s two-quarterback system, but was the most effective thrower. Smith was 10-for-17 for 169 yards, three touchdowns and one pick. Fifth-year senior Mackenzi Adams was 16-for-28 for 168 yards, no touchdowns and no picks.

Toth caught four passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns. Tight end Jonathan Massey had the Commodores’ other touchdown on a 3-yard pass in the first quarter.

Center Bradley Vierling set a dynasty record with 10 pancakes.

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
Ray Herring, Kentucky; Jason Toth, Vanderbilt

KENTUCKY 27, VANDERBILT 24
First quarter
VANDY: Diles 22 field goal, 4:37
VANDY: Massey 3 pass from Smith (Diles kick), 1:57
Second quarter
UK: Herring 33 interception return (Goodman kick), 7:53
UK: Watson 66 pass from Jones (Goodman kick), 1:36
Third quarter
UK: Goodman 34 field goal, 2:44
UK: Williams 61 fumble return (Goodman kick), 1:23
Fourth quarter
VANDY: Toth 14 pass from Smith (Diles kick), 4:29
UK: Goodman 20 field goal, 1:32
VANDY: Toth 65 pass from Smith (Diles kick), 1:01

[size=4][b]
KENTUCKY      0   14   10    3   —   27
VANDERBILT   10    0    0   14   —   24[/B][/size]

[b][size=4][font=arial][color=#C8AE13]VANDERBILT COMMODORES STATISTICS[/color][/font][/size][/b][size=4][/size][size=3]
[B]PASSING           Cmp  Att   Yds  TD  Int   Lg[/B]
Antwan Smith       10   17   169   3    1   65
Mackenzi Adams     16   28   168   0    0   49
[B]TOTALS             26   45   337   3    1   65[/B]

[B]RUSHING           Att  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/B]
Jared Hawkins      22   74   3.4   0   24
Antwan Smith        5   29   5.8   0   16
Gaston Miller       2   22  11.0   0   16
Alex Washington     1    9   9.0   0    9
Matt Bubis          2    2   1.0   0    3
Mackenzi Adams      4   -8  -2.0   0    8
[B]TOTALS             36  128   3.6   0   16[/B]

[B]RECEIVING         Rec  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/B]
Billy Jones         5   47   9.4   0   14
Jason Toth          4  127  31.8   2   65
Justin Wheeler      4   42  10.5   0   27
Jonathan Massey     4   30   7.5   1   20
Jared Hawkins       4   -2  -0.5   0    3
Alex Washington     3   40  13.3   0   15
Jake Bradford       2   53  26.5   0   49
[B]TOTALS             26  337  13.0   3   65[/B]

[B]DEFENSE           Tkl  TFL   Sk  Int[/B]
Broderick Stewart   6    1    0    0
Chris Johnson       6    4    2    0
Barry Sanders       6    1    0    0
Keith Cunningham    6    1    0    0
James Pressley      5    1    1    0
D.J. Moore          5    1    0    0
Quavian Lewis       4    3    2    0
Bobby Moss          2    0    0    0
Kikko Logan         2    1    1    0
Greg Billinger      2    1    1    0
Bryan Kelly         2    0    0    0
Alex Washington     1    0    0    0
Alan Strong         1    0    0    0
Ryan Hamilton       1    0    0    0
Bradley Vierling    1    0    0    0
[B]TOTALS             50   14    7    0[/B][/size]

[b][size=4][font=arial][color=blue]KENTUCKY WILDCATS STATISTICS[/color][/font][/size][/b][size=4][/size][size=3]
[B]PASSING           Cmp  Att   Yds  TD  Int   Lg[/B]
Joe Jones          18   33   210   1    0   66
Alfonso Smith       1    1    16   0    0   16
[B]TOTALS             19   34   226   1    0   66[/B]

[B]RUSHING           Att  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/B]
Alfonso Smith      19  137   7.2   0   49
John Conner         3    5   1.7   0    4
Joe Jones           8  -40  -5.0   0    0
[B]TOTALS             30  102   3.4   0   49[/B]

[B]RECEIVING         Rec  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/B]
LaShun Watson       6  117  19.5   1   66
Kenny Hawkins       3   42  14.0   0   16
Ross Bogue          3   17   5.7   0    8
Luke Wallace        3   10   3.3   0    9
Lionel Johnson      2   42  21.0   0   31
John Conner         1   -1  -1.0   0    0
Alfonso Smith       1   -1  -1.0   0    0
[B]TOTALS             19  226  11.9   1   66[/B]

[B]TEAM STATISTICS   KEN    VAN[/B]
Total offense     328    465
Rushing           102    128
Passing           226    337
First downs        14     23
3rd down         5-16   8-17
4th down          0-2    0-1
Turnovers           1      4
Penalties        2-20   2-19
Possession      15:18  16:42[/size]

WEEK 11 RESULTS
Kentucky 27, VANDERBILT 24
Tennessee 35, Maryland 14
Auburn 38, Georgia 7
Mississippi 35, Arkansas 3
LSU 42, Alabama 35
Florida 49, South Carolina 14

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — LaMarcus Coker, Tennessee (27 carries, 299 yards, 2 TD; 3 catches, 74 yards, 1 TD)
Defense — Jeff Sullivan, Florida (3 tackles, 2 int., 2 TD)

[size=4][b][font=arial]SEC EAST[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font][size=3]
                   [b]SEC     Overall[/b]
                   [b]W   L   W   L    PF    PA[/b]
Tennessee          5   1   9   1   378   175
Florida            5   3   7   3   406   250
Georgia            5   3   8   3   414   275
[b]VANDERBILT[/b]         4   3   7   3   379   260
South Carolina     3   5   5   5   278   293
Kentucky           1   6   4   7   247   438[/size]

[size=4][b][font=arial]SEC WEST[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font][size=3]
                   [b]SEC     Overall[/b]
                   [b]W   L   W   L    PF    PA[/b]
Auburn             7   0  10   0   417   128
Alabama            4   3   8   3   378   217
Mississippi State  3   3   6   4   279   300
Mississippi        2   4   6   4   324   249
Louisiana State    2   4   5   5   321   278
Arkansas           0   6   4   6   263   241[/size]

MIKE GRECO, North Carolina State, QB, r-Sr.
STATS: 174-for-306, 2,318 yards, 29 TD, 11 int.; 151 carries, 894 yards, 9 TD

DANA BROWN, Iowa, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 121 carries, 834 yards, 16 TD; 22 catches, 368 yards, 1 TD

LaMARCUS COKER, Tennessee, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 209 carries, 1,660 yards, 18 TD; 19 catches, 394 yards, 4 TD

JETAVIOUS BEST, West Virginia, HB, r-Jr.
STATS: 227 carries, 1,436 yards, 15 TD; 19 catches, 206 yards, 5 TD

MARCUS OSBORN, Texas A&M, QB, Jr.
STATS: 186-for-316, 2,356 yards, 32 TD, 11 int.; 92 carries, 495 yards, 4 TD



2009 VANDERBILT SCHEDULE
SEPT. 5 — at MEMPHIS (Won 52-13)
SEPT. 12 — NORTHWESTERN (Won 31-29)
SEPT. 19 — MISSISSIPPI (Won 55-23)
SEPT. 26 — at SOUTH CAROLINA (Won 33-24)
OCT. 3 — MISSISSIPPI STATE (Won 39-7)
OCT. 17 — GEORGIA (Lost 41-35)
OCT. 24 — AKRON (Won 49-21)
OCT. 31 — at LOUISIANA STATE (Lost 44-28)
NOV. 7 — at FLORIDA (Won 33-31)
NOV. 14 — KENTUCKY (Lost 27-24)
NOV. 21 — at TENNESSEE
DEC. 5 — at WESTERN MICHIGAN

[tarheelguy4736]

Re: Goin' back to Vandy: A B-Dawg dual NCAA '14/NCAA '07 flashback dynasty

High hopes for you to bring home the SEC title BDawg!

[BDawg35]

Re: Goin' back to Vandy: A B-Dawg dual NCAA '14/NCAA '07 flashback dynasty

High hopes for you to bring home the SEC title BDawg!

Thanks! Hoping we don't gag and drop a game-winning touchdown pass like we did last season!

[dfsJunkie]

Re: Goin' back to Vandy: A B-Dawg dual NCAA '14/NCAA '07 flashback dynasty

No upset this time! Putting together a solid case to make a big run.

[BDawg35]

Re: Goin' back to Vandy: A B-Dawg dual NCAA '14/NCAA '07 flashback dynasty

No upset this time! Putting together a solid case to make a big run.

If I don't commit stupid turnovers and don't get victimized by robo-QB nonsense, I don't feel like I should ever lose.

Of course, that stuff happens sometimes ...

[BDawg35]

2024/2009 SEASONS - GAME 11


Vanderbilt receiver Stuart Skinner hits the circle button on his way to the end zone with a 70-yard catch.


Vanderbilt receiver Michael Johnson had 10 catches for 138 yards and two touchdowns.

RECORD BROKEN
Johnson sets Vanderbilt receptions mark,
makes clinching catch in win at Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Milestones and records are nice, but meaningless if they don’t contribute to victories.

Michael Johnson’s 100th catch of his remarkable sophomore season wasn’t merely statistical fluff.

Facing third-and-11 at Tennessee’s 23-yard line and needing a first down to put the game away, Johnson hit the century mark by making a 15-yard catch in traffic with 1:26 left in the game.

Mooda chains!!!

Ball game!!!

The seventh-ranked Commodores could just run out the clock from there and leave snow-covered Rocky Top with a 35-28 victory.

It was the final reception on a day in which Johnson broke the school single-season record for receptions. The previous mark built into NCAA ’14 was 97 by Keith Edwards in 1983. In reality, Jordan Matthews set the record of 112 in 2013, the season EA Sports’ most recent NCAA game released.

“We have a few games left, so I’m sure we can get Michael the real school record, so long as it’s within the confines of our offense,” Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg said. “We would be silly not to. I can’t imagine our offense without him right now.”

Johnson had 10 catches for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Also reaching 100 yards was Quincy Skinner, who needed only two catches to finish at an even 100 because one was a 70-yard touchdown in which he hit the circle button to elude a defender on his way to the end zone.

Greg Freeman pulled the trigger on all those passing yards, finishing 28-for-38 for 415 yards and three touchdowns.

Vanderbilt was up 35-21 before Tennessee cut the margin to 35-28 on a 6-yard pass from Mike Johnson to Miles Campbell with 3:23 left in the game.

The Commodores dodged a bullet as they attempted to run out the clock, as Freeman fell on a fumble by running back Patrick Smith with 2:07 left in the game.

Getting the third-down catch to Johnson was crucial, because B-Dawg doesn’t trust his ability at the sticks on field goals. He hit the upright with a field goal attempt earlier in the game.


Vanderbilt QB Greg Freeman breaks a tackle on a touchdown run.

VANDERBILT COMMODORES at TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
Nov. 11, 2024	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#7 Vanderbilt Commodores (10-1)	7	14	7	7	35
Tennessee Volunteers (4-7)	0	14	7	7	28

Team Stats Comparison
	VAN	TENN
Total Offense	498	428
Rushing Yards	34-83	28-148
Passing Yards	415	280
First Downs	21	22
Punt Return Yards	19	0
Kick Return Yards	161	111
Total Yards	678	539
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Conversion	7-12	5-11
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-3-0	4-3-0
Penalties	2-30	1-0
Possession Time	23:00	13:00

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		VAN	TENN
:03	(VAN) M. Johnson 4 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		VAN	TENN
8:11	(TENN) J. Holiday 53 pass from M. Johnson (R. Smith kick)	7	7
4:16	(VAN) P. Smith 1 run (Z. Hancock kick)	14	7
3:24	(TENN) J. Nixon 1 pass from M. Johnson (R. Smith kick)	14	14
:58	(VAN) G. Freeman 1 run (Z. Hancock kick)	21	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		VAN	TENN
6:45	(VAN) Q. Skinner 70 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	28	14
5:45	(TENN) J. Holiday 7 pass from M. Johnson (R. Smith kick)	28	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		VAN	TENN
7:36	(VAN) M. Johnson 34 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	35	21
3:23	(TENN) M. Campbell 6 pass from M. Johnson (R. Smith kick)	35	28

VANDERBILT COMMODORES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Greg Freeman 28/38 415 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Patrick Smith 24 71 2.9 1 Greg Freeman 7 10 1.4 1 Michael Johnson 1 2 2.0 0 Dylan Betts-Pauley 2 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Michael Johnson 10 138 13.8 2 Trey Boll 5 31 6.2 0 Gamerion Carter 4 62 15.5 0 Patrick Smith 3 50 16.7 0 Quincy Skinner 2 100 50.0 1 Jayden McGowan 1 26 26.0 0 Curtis Cannon 1 6 6.0 0 Dylan Betts-Pauley 1 2 2.0 0 Max Rhodes 1 0 0.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jason London 3 0 Quincy Skinner 3 0 Max Rhodes 2 0 Vershon Lee 2 1 Preston Moss 1 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Kendall Butler 10 2 1 0 Errington Truesdell 7 1 0 0 Jeffrey Ugochukwu 5 2 0 0 Marlen Sewell 5 1 0 0 John Howse 4 0 0 0 Terion Sugick 3 1 1 0 Tyson Russell 3 0 0 0 Chris Jackson 2 1 0 0 Pat Berg 2 0 0 0 Alan Wright 2 1 1 0 Kasey Davidson 1 1 1 0 Michael Mincey 1 1 0 0 Steve Poland 1 1 1 0 Scott Rosario 1 0 0 0 Brian Davidson 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Zach Hancock 0/1 5/5 5 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Zach Hancock 3 102 34.0 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG James Ziglor 5 161 32.2 55 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG James Ziglor 2 19 9.5 14

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mike Johnson 27/37 280 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Mike Johnson 15 102 6.8 0 Len'neth Whitehead 11 37 3.3 0 Jimmy Holiday 2 9 4.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jimmy Holiday 9 125 13.8 2 Miles Campbell 6 65 10.8 1 Kaemen Marley 5 49 9.8 0 Len'neth Whitehead 3 1 0.3 0 Jimmy Calloway 2 23 11.5 0 Julian Nixon 2 17 8.5 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Thad Scott 1 0 Miles Campbell 1 1 Fred Davidson 0 1 William Kiniry 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT William Mohan 10 2 0 0 Omari Thomas 9 2 1 0 Martin Poland 8 4 0 0 Mike Montoya 6 0 0 0 Tamarion McDonald 5 0 0 0 Terrance Kaplan 4 0 0 0 De'Shawn Rucker 4 0 0 0 Dominic Bailey 4 1 0 0 Jay Jean 4 0 0 0 Jim Foster 3 0 0 0 Corey Thomas 2 1 1 0 Brad Noel 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Randall Smith 0/1 4/4 4 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mike James 4 152 38.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Jaylen Wright 4 111 27.8 42 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Team 0 0 0.0 0

Freshman Keith Cunningham tackled Tennessee star running
back LaMarcus Coker for losses five times.

Hawkins outplays Vols’ Heisman candidate,
Vandy bounces back with win at Rocky Top

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt’s Jared Hawkins has never been in anybody’s Heisman Trophy conversation, because he lacks the speed of the nation’s top running backs and doesn’t get nearly as many carries.

Meanwhile, Tennessee’s LaMarcus Coker has been the toast of the Southeastern Conference all season.

Coker was third on this week’s Heisman watch list and has been SEC Offensive Player of the Week four times, rushing for 299 yards and putting up 373 yards from scrimmage just one week earlier against Maryland.

But when the two got together on the same gridiron on Nov. 21, 2009, it was no contest — Hawkins had the better day, hands-down.

Hawkins carried 23 times for 151 yards and a touchdown, as 34th-ranked Vanderbilt rebounded from last week’s loss to lowly Kentucky with a huge 23-3 victory at 10th-ranked Tennessee.

While Hawkins was successful finding running room against the Vols, the same couldn’t be said for Coker in his attempt to gain ground against the Commodores.

Coker was held to 86 yards on 24 carries, with most of those yards coming on a 46-yard run to Vanderbilt’s 15-yard line with 2:47 left in the third quarter. Safety Ryan Hamilton made a touchdown-saving tackle on the play, and Tennessee eventually had to settle for a field goal.

Coker averaged 166 yards a game before Saturday.

“Well, I guess he can kiss the Heisman Trophy goodbye,” B-Dawg said. “We had seen the hype surrounding Coker all season, but we were confident that our 4-2-5 defense could shut him down. They really should have passed the ball more, because it would have forced us into a different defense, but that’s the CPU’s A.I. for you.”

A huge reason for Coker’s sub-par effort was the play of freshman safety Keith Cunningham. Cunningham made five tackles for losses, all against Coker. Cunningham plays up near the line in the 4-2-5 and Tennessee kept testing him — and failing. As a team, Vanderbilt had 15 tackles for losses.

“Cunningham was rock-solid today,” B-Dawg said. “I can’t wait to see what this kid is like with another couple years of progression.”

It was a scoreless first quarter before Vanderbilt scored 10 points just 13 seconds apart early in the second quarter.

Andre Diles kicked a 24-yard field goal after the Commodores’ Chris Johnson forced a fumble by quarterback Montrell Jackson. Greg Billinger recovered the loose ball at Tennessee’s 26-yard line with 46 seconds left in the first quarter. It was the first of five Tennessee fumbles, three of which were lost on a rainy day at Rocky Top.

Johnson again forced a fumble on Tennessee’s first play after the field goal, this one by fullback Jamar Montoya at Tennessee’s 12-yard line. Cornerback D.J. Moore made the recovery for Vanderbilt. Hawkins scored on the first play from scrimmage, taking a 12-yard run up the middle to make it 10-0.

While the weather bothered the Volunteers the entire game, Vanderbilt did not put the ball on the ground a single time.

“The triangle button is your friend,” B-Dawg said.

In all, Tennessee had five turnovers to one for Vanderbilt. That accounts for how the Commodores managed to win by 20 points despite being outgained 308-210.

The Volunteers (9-2) got in the end zone once, but an 11-yard touchdown catch by tight end Lee Smith with 1:14 left in the game was reversed when it was determined Smith didn’t get a foot inbounds in the back of the end zone


WEEK 12 RESULTS
VANDERBILT 23, Tennessee 3
South Carolina 37, Wake Forest 32
Florida 42, Frenso State 28
LSU 35, Mississippi 17
Arkansas 28, Mississippi State 23
Alabama 32, Auburn 25

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — Andrew Bobo, South Carolina (17-for-29, 405 yards, 4 TD)
Defense — Chris Johnson, Vanderbilt (5 tackles, 2 FF, 1 FR)

[size=4][b][font=arial]SEC EAST[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font][size=3]
                   [b]SEC     Overall[/b]
                   [b]W   L   W   L    PF    PA[/b]
Tennessee          5   2   9   2   381   198
Florida            5   3   8   3   448   278
Georgia            5   3   8   3   414   275
[b]VANDERBILT[/b]         5   3   8   3   402   263
South Carolina     3   5   6   5   315   325
Kentucky           1   6   4   7   247   438[/size]

[size=4][b][font=arial]SEC WEST[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font][size=3]
                   [b]SEC     Overall[/b]
                   [b]W   L   W   L    PF    PA[/b]
Auburn             7   1  10   1   442   160
Alabama            5   3   9   3   410   242
Mississippi State  3   4   6   5   302   328
Louisiana State    3   4   6   5   356   295
Mississippi        2   5   6   5   341   284
Arkansas           1   6   5   6   291   264[/size]

MIKE GRECO, North Carolina State, QB, r-Sr.
STATS: 174-for-306, 2,318 yards, 29 TD, 11 int.; 151 carries, 894 yards, 9 TD

DANA BROWN, Iowa, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 136 carries, 951 yards, 17 TD; 25 catches, 426 yards, 8 TD

LaMARCUS COKER, Tennessee, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 233 carries, 1,746 yards, 18 TD, 20 catches, 401 yards, 4 TD

JAMES CLEVELAND, Iowa, WR, r-Jr.
STATS: 82 catches, 1,218 yards, 12 TD

JETAVIOUS BEST, West Virginia, HB, r-Jr.
STATS: 229 carries, 1,458 yards, 15 TD; 19 catches, 206 yards, 5 TD

[BDawg35]

2024/2009 SEASONS - AWARDS FINALISTS (ETC.)



MAXWELL
1. Greg Freeman, Vanderbilt, QB, Fr.
2. Michael Johnson, Vanderbilt, WR, Soph.
3. Ty Lyles, Coastal Carolina, QB, rJr.
WALTER CAMP
1. Khalan Griffin, Rice, HB, Sr.
2. Michael Johnson, Vanderbilt, WR, Soph.
3. Greg Freeman, Vanderbilt, QB, Fr.
BEDNARIK
1. Michael Mincey, Vanderbilt, MLB, Sr.
2. Terion Sugrick, Vanderbilt, DT, rJr.
3. Marlen Sewell, Vanderbilt, CB, rJr.
NAGURSKI
1. Terion Sugick, Vanderbilt, DT, rJr.
2. Michael Mincey, Vanderbilt, MLB, Sr.
3. Fadil Diggs, Texas A&M, DE, rSr.
O’BRIEN
1. Greg Freeman, Vanderbilt, QB, Fr.
2. Christian Veilleux, Penn State, QB, rJr.
3. Ty Lyles, Coastal Carolina, QB, rJr.
WALKER
1. Khalan Griffin, Rice, HB, Sr.
2. Grant Thompson, Tulsa, HB, Jr.
3. Iverson Celestine, Tulane, HB, rJr.
BILETNIKOFF
1. Michael Johnson, Vanderbilt, WR, Soph.
2. Cristian Dixon, Michigan, WR, rJr.
3. Kevin Ferguson, Nevada, WR, Soph.
JOHN MACKEY
1. Dez Melton, Louisville, TE, rSr.
2. Gunnar Greenwald, South Florida, TE, rJr.
3. Jed Castles, Texas Tech, TE, rJr.
OUTLAND
1. Luke Wypler, Ohio State, C, rSr.
2. Donovan Jackson, Ohio State, OG, Sr.
3. Logan Parr, Texas, C, rSr.
RIMINGTON
1. Luke Wypler, Ohio State, C, rSr.
2. Logan Parr, Texas, C, rSr.
3. Richie Leonard, Florida, C, rSr.
LOMBARDI
1. Terion Sugick, Vanderbilt, DT, rJr.
2. Devin Lee, Vanderbilt, DE, Sr.
3. Fadil Diggs, Texas A&M, DE, rSr.
BUTKUS
1. Michael Mincey, Vanderbilt, MLB, Sr.
2. Jaheim Thomas, Cincinnati, OLB, rSr.
3. Jaden Keller, Virginia Tech, OLB, rJr.
THORPE
1. Tyson Russell, Vanderbilt, CB, rJr.
2. Marlen Sewell, Vanderbilt, CB, rJr.
3. Kitan Crawford, Texas, CB, rSr.
GROZA
1. Parker Lewis, USC, K, Sr.
2. Cole Becker, Colorado, K, Sr.
3. Craig Brown, Ohio State, K, Jr.
RAY GUY
1. Mason Fletcher, Cincinnati, P, Sr.
2. Ernest Henry, Oklahoma, P, Jr.
3. Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida, P, rSr.
BEST RETURNER
1. James Ziglor, Vanderbilt, HB, Sr.
2. Tavierre Dunlap, Michigan, HB, Sr.
3. Kyle Wagner, Penn State, WR, Fr.




1. KHALAN GRIFFIN, Rice, HB, Sr.
2024 stats: 280 carries, 1,830 yards, 20 TD; 15 catches, 285 yards, 2 TD

2. GREG FREEMAN, Vanderbilt, QB, Fr.
2024 stats: 328-for-451, 4,224 yards, 38 TD, 10 int.; 98 carries, 310 yards, 4 TD; 1 catch, 17 yards, 0 TD

3. CHRISTIAN VEILLEUX, Penn State, QB, rJr.
2024 stats: 172-for-253, 2,645 yards, 31 TD, 4 int.; 101 carries, 445 yards, 7 TD

4. HAYNES KING, Texas A&M, QB, rSr.
2024 stats: 163-for-263, 2,319 yards, 26 TD, 3 int.; 137 carries, 674 yards, 7 TD

5. MICHAEL JOHNSON, Vanderbilt, WR, Soph.
2024 stats: 100 catches, 1,626 yards, 21 TD; 13 carries, 26 yards, 0 TD




1. Ohio State, 10-0
2. Oklahoma, 10-0
3. The ’Nati, 10-0
4. The U, 9-1
5. Florida, 9-1
6. Alabama, 8-2
7. VANDERBILT, 10-1
8. Clemson, 8-2
9. North Carolina, 9-1
10. Notre Dame, 8-2
11. Utah, 9-1
12. USC, 8-2
13. Florida State, 7-3
14. Georgia Tech, 7-3
15. Southern Miss, 8-1
16. UNLV, 9-1
17. Texas, 7-3
18. Penn State, 7-3
19. U-Dub, 6-3
20. Coastal Carolina, 9-1
21. Georgia, 6-4
22. Michigan, 8-3
23. Rice, 8-2
24. Texas A&M, 8-3
25. North Carolina State, 6-4




Vierling, Stewart top list of award finalists

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Quavian Lewis has arguably been Vanderbilt’s best player this season, but it’s center Bradley Vierling and defensive end Broderick Stewart who are the only Commodores in the running for national awards.

Vierling and Stewart, in fact, are listed as favorites as the awards candidates have been trimmed from 12 semifinalists to three finalists.

Vierling is No. 1 for the Rimington Award, given to the nation’s top center. He has 31 pancakes and has given up only one sack.

Stewart has 12 sacks and 21 tackles for losses, putting him atop the list for the Lombardi Award, which goes to the top defensive lineman.

Lewis was a semifinalist on two lists, but wound up fifth for the Bednarik and sixth for Linebacker of the Year. Jonathan Massey was fourth for Tight End of the Year, Keith Cunningham eighth for the Thorpe and Andre Diles sixth for the Groza.


Vols secure SEC East with rout at Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Well, the Vanderbilt Commodores could at least dream.

Vanderbilt might have earned a berth in the Southeastern Conference championship game if Kentucky was able to upset Tennessee, but the Volunteers were in a foul mood after losing the previous week to the Commodores.

Tennessee took out its frustration on Kentucky, rolling to a 56-0 victory on Nov. 28, 2009 to secure the SEC East championship and a spot in the league championship game against Auburn on Dec. 5 in the ATL.

Had Kentucky won, Tennessee would have finished in a four-way tie for first in the East at 5-3 with Florida, Georgia and Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt beat Tennessee and Florida head-to-head, so it’s possible the Commodores would have won the tie-breaker for a spot in the title game.

Tennessee’s LaMarcus Coker revived his Heisman Trophy candidacy by running 19 times for 136 yards and four touchdowns. Coker was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week for the fifth time this season. Teammate Dustin Lindsey also broke the 100-yard mark, running 19 times for 116 yards and a touchdown.

The Volunteers (10-2) outgained Kentucky 562-202. Montrell Jackson went 12-for-16 for 271 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.


WEEK 13 RESULTS
Tennessee 56, Kentucky 0
Auburn 59, North Texas 28
Mississippi 31, Mississippi State 7
Georgia Tech 42, Georgia 35
Clemson 59, South Carolina 41
Arkansas 24, LSU 17
Florida 14, Florida State 13

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — LaMarcus Coker, Tennessee (19 carries, 136 yards, 4 TD)
Defense — Brandon Spikes, Florida (13 tackles, 6 TFL, 3 sacks)

[size=4][b][font=arial]SEC EAST[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font][size=3]
                   [b]SEC     Overall[/b]
                   [b]W   L   W   L    PF    PA[/b]
Tennessee          6   2  10   2   437   198
Florida            5   3   9   3   462   291
Georgia            5   3   8   4   449   317
[b]VANDERBILT[/b]         5   3   8   3   402   263
South Carolina     3   5   6   6   356   384
Kentucky           1   7   4   8   247   494[/size]

[size=4][b][font=arial]SEC WEST[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font][size=3]
                   [b]SEC     Overall[/b]
                   [b]W   L   W   L    PF    PA[/b]
Auburn             7   1  11   1   501   188
Alabama            5   3   9   3   410   242
Mississippi        3   5   7   5   372   291
Mississippi State  3   5   6   6   309   389
Louisiana State    3   5   6   6   373   319
Arkansas           2   6   6   6   315   281[/size]

MIKE GRECO, North Carolina State, QB, r-Sr.
STATS: 187-for-335, 2,534 yards, 32 TD, 12 int.; 162 carries, 930 yards, 10 TD

DANA BROWN, Iowa, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 136 carries, 951 yards, 17 TD; 25 catches, 426 yards, 8 TD

LaMARCUS COKER, Tennessee, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 252 carries, 1,882 yards, 22 TD; 22 catches, 412 yards, 4 TD

MARCUS OSBORN, Texas A&M, QB, Jr.
STATS: 207-for-352, 2,540 yards, 34 TD, 13 int.; 106 carries, 540 yards, 6 TD

TIM HAWTHORNE, Auburn, WR, Sr.
STATS: 73 catches, 868 yards, 12 TD

[BDawg35]

2024/2009 SEASONS - GAME 12


Vanderbilt receiver Michael Johnson leaves defender in his wake en route to a record-breaking touchdown.


Vanderbilt cornerback John Howse gets a sack and forces a fumble while Terion Sugick dives for the loose ball.

PAUL WHO?
Michael Johnson breaks TD catch mark
with go-ahead score in win vs. Purdue

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The records set by Paul Gibbons seemed destined to last for a while.

After all, B-Dawg’s all-time record for single-season touchdown catches was on the books since NCAA 2004 until Gibbons came along in the NCAA ’14 dynasty which precedes this one.

Gibbons set a record with 20 touchdown catches in the 2027 season while playing for Air Force, then bumped the mark to 21 in 2028. Before he came along, the record of 17 touchdown catches was set by Buffalo’s Sean Thurman, who was in B-Dawg’s Rollin’ With No. 117 dynasty in NCAA 2004 and matched by Vanderbilt’s Corey Burton in NCAA 2007.

So, it’s not like B-Dawg has these all-time receiving freaks just growing on trees.

But with memories of Gibbons’ exploits still fresh, Vanderbilt sophomore Michael Johnson is staking a claim as an all-time great in this dynasty.

Johnson’s 34-yard touchdown catch from Greg Freeman with 7:16 left in the game gave Vanderbilt a lead it wouldn’t relinquish in a 35-24 victory over Purdue.

It was Johnson’s 22nd touchdown catch of the season with two games remaining, the SEC championship game against Alabama and a bowl game.

“I’ve become more of an aerial specialist in my old age,” B-Dawg said. “I identify great receiving talent and ride them. Michael will probably break all of Gibbons’ records before he’s done.”

Not to be overshadowed, Vanderbilt cornerback John Howse was a one-man wrecking crew.

With the Commodores trailing 17-14, he intercepted a third-and-five pass on the first possession of the second half.

He then snuffed out Purdue’s last attempt at a comeback, blitzing from a Nickel Cover-2 to get a sack and force a fumble that defensive tackle Terion Sugick pounced on with 1:40 left in the game.


Curtis Cannon grabs a touchdown pass.

PURDUE BOILERMAKERS at VANDERBILT COMMODORES
Nov. 18, 2024	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Purdue Boilermakers (4-8)	7	10	7	0	24
#7 Vanderbilt Commodores (11-1)	0	14	7	14	35

Team Stats Comparison
	PUR	VAN
Total Offense	510	526
Rushing Yards	27-155	33-186
Passing Yards	355	340
First Downs	21	20
Punt Return Yards	11	21
Kick Return Yards	23	107
Total Yards	544	654
Turnovers	2	3
3rd Down Conversion	8-17	5-9
4th Down Conversion	0-1	1-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-3-1	4-3-0
Penalties	2-20	0-0
Possession Time	16:18	19:42

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PUR	VAN
:39	(PUR) D. Downing 7 pass from M. Alaimo (M. Evans kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PUR	VAN
8:04	(VAN) G. Freeman 9 run (Z. Hancock kick)	7	7
7:27	(PUR) M. Alaimo 20 run (M. Evans kick)	14	7
3:31	(PUR) M. Evans 35 field goal	17	7
:36	(VAN) D. Betts-Pauley 1 run (Z. Hancock kick)	17	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		PUR	VAN
7:29	(VAN) C. Cannon 9 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	17	21
4:33	(PUR) D. Downing 7 run (M. Evans kick)	24	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PUR	VAN
7:16	(VAN) M. Johnson 34 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	24	28
3:18	(VAN) P. Smith 41 run (Z. Hancock kick)	24	35

PURDUE BOILERMAKERS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Michael Alaimo 355 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Dylan Downing 12 82 6.8 1 Michael Alaimo 13 75 5.7 1 Ja'Quez Cross 1 0 0.0 0 Jayson Dennis 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Deion Burks 10 222 22.2 0 Dylan Downing 5 27 5.4 1 Luke Brooks 4 23 5.8 0 Preston Terrell 3 41 13.7 0 Jonathan Rucker 3 28 9.3 0 Chris Roth 2 14 7.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Marcus Mbow 2 0 Josh Kaltenberger 2 0 Zach Richards 1 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Ben Kreul 9 0 0 0 Maxen Hook 8 1 1 0 Ryan Brandt 6 0 0 0 Clyde Washington 5 1 0 0 Anthony Romphf 4 1 0 0 Bryce Austin 4 3 1 0 Sanoussi Kane 3 1 0 0 Bryan Byrd 3 0 0 1 Kydran Jenkins 3 0 0 0 Damarjhe Lewis 3 1 1 0 John Morris 2 0 0 0 Jonathan Cody 2 0 0 0 Yanni Karlaftis 2 0 0 0 Greg Hudgins 1 0 0 0 Nick Lane 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Mike Evans 1/3 3/3 6 35 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jack Ansell 2 89 44.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Deion Burks 1 23 23.0 23 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Deion Burks 1 11 11.0 11

VANDERBILT COMMODORES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Greg Freeman 23/32 340 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Patrick Smith 21 148 7.0 1 Greg Freeman 9 36 4.0 1 Dylan Betts-Pauley 2 4 2.0 1 Michael Johnson 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Michael Johnson 8 110 13.8 1 Trey Boll 4 63 15.8 0 Dylan Betts-Pauley 2 42 21.0 0 Jayden McGowan 2 41 20.5 0 Quincy Skinner 2 35 17.5 0 Gamerion Carter 2 30 15.0 0 Curtis Cannon 1 9 9.0 1 Patrick Smith 1 7 7.0 0 Jeremy McKenzie 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Gamerion Carter 3 0 Trey Boll 1 0 Vershon Lee 1 0 Jason London 1 1 Mike Meeks 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Jeffrey Ugochukwu 9 0 0 0 Marlen Sewell 9 0 0 0 Errington Truesdell 5 1 0 0 Michael Mincey 4 1 0 0 John Howse 4 1 1 1 Tyson Russell 4 0 0 0 Kendall Butler 4 0 0 0 Devin Lee 3 2 0 0 Kasey Davidson 2 0 0 0 Brian Davidson 2 1 0 0 Daniel Noble 1 1 0 0 Steve Poland 1 1 0 0 Terion Sugick 1 1 0 0 Dan Pendleton 1 1 1 0 Alan Wright 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Zach Hancock 0/0 5/5 5 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Robert Hayden 2 74 37.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG James Ziglor 4 107 26.8 32 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG James Ziglor 2 21 10.5 13

1. Ohio State, 12-0; plays USC in Big Ten championship game
2. Oklahoma, 12-0; plays The ’Nati in Big XII championship game
3. The ‘Nati, 12-0; plays Oklahoma in Big XII championship game
4. The U, 11-1; plays Clemson in ACC championship game
5. Florida, 11-1; idle
6. VANDERBILT, 11-1; plays Alabama in SEC championship game
7. Clemson, 10-2; plays The U in ACC championship game
8. USC, 10-2; plays Ohio State in Big Ten championship game
9. Utah, 11-1; idle
10. North Carolina, 10-2; idle




1. KHALAN GRIFFIN, Rice, HB, Sr.
2. GREG FREEMAN, Vanderbilt, QB, Fr.
3. CHRISTIAN VEILLEUX, Penn State, QB, rJr.
4. CALEB WILLIAMS, Oklahoma, QB, Sr.
5. TY LYLES, Coastal Carolina, QB, rJr.





Josh Hayden (left) throws a 40-yard TD pass to Barry Sanders (right) on a fake punt.

Touchdown pass off a fake punt
highlights Vandy’s rout over WMU

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Play this game long enough and you’ll see something you’ve never seen before.

For Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg, such a moment took place early in the game as his 31st-ranked Commodores traveled to 71st-ranked Western Michigan in the 2009 regular-season finale.

B-Dawg has never thrown a touchdown pass with a punter before in hundreds upon hundreds of games of NCAA Football and Madden, but an historic breakthrough came in the early stages of a 34-6 rout of the Broncos.

Facing fourth-and-6 at Western Michigan’s 40-yard line on its first possession, Vanderbilt called for a fake punt. It helped that the team’s punter, Josh Hayden, was recruited as an athlete and has 92 THP and 80 THA to go with his 84 KPW and and 76 KAC.

Hayden hit free safety Barry Sanders on a deep slant that went for a 40-yard touchdown with 6:18 left in the first quarter. Sanders broke an attempted tackle by Robert Livingston on his way to the end zone.

“I knew we could run some successful fakes with someone like Josh as our punter, but never in my wildest wet dreams did I imagine we could throw a 40-yard touchdown pass off punt formation,” B-Dawg said. “I had to change my pants after that one.”

The touchdown pass by Hayden got momentum rolling the Commodores’ way and it never left their side.

Antwan Smith threw two touchdown passes before the first quarter ended to put Vanderbilt up 21-0. Smith finished 13-for-18 for 107 yards and three touchdowns.

Vanderbilt (9-3) led 28-0 early in the second quarter and managed only two field goals the rest of the game. The Commodores didn’t need any more points, as their defense remained incredibly tough. Vanderbilt held Western Michigan to two field goals, extending its streak of not allowing a touchdown to 10 quarters.

“I absolutely cannot believe the way our defense is playing,” B-Dawg said. “I really think we can compete with anyone in the country right now. Between my scheme and the inevitable boost we’ll get in recruiting from this season, I think we’re on the verge of becoming a national powerhouse.”

Vanderbilt had four interceptions, including one by Sanders. Sanders is the first B-Dawg player to have an interception and a touchdown catch in the same game. Little-used safety Joel Caldwell stopped a possible touchdown drive with an interception in the end zone with 4:22 left, as the Commodores’ backups finished the game.

The Commodores left fifth-year senior quarterback Mackenzi Adams in the game long enough to break the 10,000-yard mark for his career. Adams is 758-for-1,300 for 10,008 yards, 64 touchdowns and 57 interceptions in his four years as the team’s starting quarterback. B-Dawg also worked on getting Smith enough passes to qualify for the national passing rating lead. Smith has a 185.0 quarterback rating, going 80-for-125 for 1,134 yards, 20 touchdowns and five picks.

There was some bad news for Vanderbilt, which will play its bowl game without impact outside linebacker Kikko Logan. Logan suffered a season-ending torn shoulder muscle late in the third quarter.

Western Michigan went undefeated last season, routing Vanderbilt 55-25 in Nashville. The Broncos were devastated by graduation losses and are back to their usual ways, finishing 4-8.

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
Antwan Smith, Vanderbilt; Paul Mosley, Western Michigan

VANDERBILT 34, WESTERN MICHIGAN 6
First quarter
VANDY: Sanders 40 pass from Hayden (Diles kick), 6:18
VANDY: Bradford 11 pass from Smith (Diles kick), 4:30
VANDY: Massey 2 pass from Smith (Diles kick), 2:47
Second quarter
VANDY: Massey 1 pass from Smith (Diles kick), 5:57
WMU: Harrison 27 field goal, 2:16
VANDY: Diles 35 field goal, :35
Third quarter
WMU: Harrison 45 field goal, 1:46
Fourth quarter
VANDY: Diles 44 field goal, 1:13

[size=4][b]
VANDERBILT         21   10    0    3  —  34
WESTERN MICHIGAN    0    3    3    0  —   6[/B][/size]

[b][size=4][font=arial][color=#C8AE13]VANDERBILT COMMODORES STATISTICS[/color][/font][/size][/b][size=4][/size][size=3]
[B]PASSING           Cmp  Att   Yds  TD  Int   Lg[/B]
Mackenzi Adams     15   29   147   0    2   23
Antwan Smith       13   18   107   3    0   24
Josh Hayden        10   12    95   1    0   40
[B]TOTALS             38   59   349   4    2   40[/B]

[B]RUSHING           Att  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/B]
Clint Turner        5   47   9.4   0   30
Jared Hawkins       3   26   8.7   0   16
Gaston Miller       4   12   3.0   0   14
Antwan Smith        4    6   1.5   0   14
Matt Bubis          1    6   6.0   0    6
Mackenzi Adams      5  -19  -3.8   0    4
[B]TOTALS             22   78   3.5   0   30[/B]

[B]RECEIVING         Rec  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/B]
Clint Turner        7   31   4.4   0   11
Jonathan Massey     6   71  11.8   2   24
Jason Toth          6   62  10.3   0   22
Jake Bradford       4   47  11.8   1   24
Matt Quinn          4   27   6.8   0   13
Gaston Miller       3   15   5.0   0    8
Justin Wheeler      2   21  10.5   0   15
Jared Hawkins       2    5   2.5   0    5
Barry Sanders       1   40  40.0   1   40
Billy Jones         1   14  14.0   0   14
Alex Washington     1   12  12.0   0   12
Matt Bubis          1    4   4.0   0    4
[B]TOTALS             38  349   9.2   4   40[/B]

[B]DEFENSE           Tkl  TFL   Sk  Int[/B]
Barry Sanders       7    0    0    1
Quavian Lewis       5    0    0    0
Bryan Kelly         4    1    0    0
Steven Stone        4    2    0    0
James Pressley      4    0    0    1
D.J. Moore          3    0    0    0
Alan Strong         3    0    0    0
Grant Rich          3    0    0    0
Donnell Monroe      3    0    0    0
Chris Gordon        2    1    0    0
Darlron Spead       2    1    1    0
Jason Toth          2    0    0    0
Chris Johnson       2    0    0    0
Patrick Benoist     1    0    0    0
John Austin         1    0    0    0
Kikko Logan         1    1    1    0
Bobby Moss          1    0    0    1
Broderick Stewart   1    1    1    0
Greg Billinger      1    0    0    0
Keith Cunningham    1    0    0    0
Joel Caldwell       1    0    0    1
Brandon Bryant      1    0    0    0
[B]TOTALS             53    7    3    4[/B][/size]

[b][size=4][font=arial][color=#CDB376]WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS STATISTICS[/color][/font][/size][/b][size=4][/size][size=3]
[B]PASSING           Cmp  Att   Yds  TD  Int   Lg[/B]
Caleb Clark        23   49   257   0    4   23
Junior Townsend     2    2    34   0    0   21
[B]TOTALS             25   51   291   0    4   23[/B]

[B]RUSHING           Att  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/B]
Brandon West       13   47   3.6   0   17
Kenny Brown         2    5   2.5   0    4
Junior Townsend     1    5   5.0   0    5
Caleb Clark         6  -13  -2.2   0    7
[B]TOTALS             22   44   2.0   0   17[/B]

[B]RECEIVING         Rec  Yds   Avg  TD   Lg[/B]
Matt Stevens        9  134  14.9   0   23
John Jenkins        5   72  14.4   0   21
Travis Moody        3   40  13.3   0   21
Jarvis Wise         3   37  12.3   0   20
Brandon West        2   -3  -1.5   0    2
Kenny Brown         1    7   7.0   0    7
Marcus Williams     1    4   4.0   0    4
Will Williams       1    0   0.0   0    0
[B]TOTALS             25  291  11.6   0   23[/B]

[B]TEAM STATISTICS   VAN    WMU[/B]
Total offense     431    335
Rushing            78     44
Passing           353    291
First downs        23     17
3rd down         7-16   4-16
4th down          2-2    0-1
Turnovers           5      5
Penalties         0-0    0-0
Possession      17:18  14:42[/size]

WEEK 14 RESULT
VANDERBILT 34, Western Michigan 6

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — Antwan Smith, Vanderbilt (13-for-18, 107 yards, 3 TD)
Defense — Barry Sanders, Vanderbilt (7 tackles, 1 int.; 1 TD reception)

BOWL PROJECTIONS
Independence Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Kansas State
Music City Bowl: Mississippi vs. Virginia
Liberty Bowl: LSU vs. Rice
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Georgia vs. Virginia Tech
Outback Bowl: Florida vs. Michigan
Cotton Bowl: VANDERBILT vs. Texas A&M
Capital One Bowl: Tennessee vs. Penn State
Sugar Bowl: Auburn vs. Louisville

[size=4][b][font=arial]SEC EAST[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font][size=3]
                   [b]SEC     Overall[/b]
                   [b]W   L   W   L    PF    PA[/b]
Tennessee          6   2  10   2   437   198
[b]VANDERBILT[/b]         5   3   9   3   436   269
Florida            5   3   9   3   462   291
Georgia            5   3   8   4   449   317
South Carolina     3   5   6   6   356   384
Kentucky           1   7   4   8   247   494[/size]

[size=4][b][font=arial]SEC WEST[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font][size=3]
                   [b]SEC     Overall[/b]
                   [b]W   L   W   L    PF    PA[/b]
Auburn             7   1  11   1   501   188
Alabama            5   3   9   3   410   242
Mississippi        3   5   7   5   372   291
Mississippi State  3   5   6   6   309   359
LSU                3   5   6   6   373   319
Arkansas           2   6   6   6   315   281[/size]

MIKE GRECO, North Carolina State, QB, r-Sr.
STATS: 187-for-335, 2,534 yards, 32 TD, 12 int.; 162 carries, 930 yards, 10 TD

DANA BROWN, Iowa, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 136 carries, 951 yards, 17 TD; 25 catches, 426 yards, 8 TD

LaMARCUS COKER, Tennessee, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 252 carries, 1,882 yards, 22 TD; 22 catches, 412 yards, 4 TD

MARCUS OSBORN, Texas A&M, QB, Jr.
STATS: 207-for-352, 2,540 yards, 34 TD, 13 int.; 106 carries, 540 yards, 6 TD

TIM HAWTHORNE, Auburn, WR, Sr.
STATS: 73 catches, 868 yards, 12 TD

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2024/2009 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK


Vanderbilt linebacker Errington Truesdell falls on a fumble by Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe.


John Howse picks off a pass in the end zone after Alabama had first-and-goal at the 1.


Vanderbilt defensive tackle Dan Pendleton forces Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe to fumble the ball.

ILL-ROE
Vandy takes advantage of turnover-prone
Alabama QB to win SEC championship

THE ATL — Just as he did in the national semifinals against Michigan in real life, Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe proved he’s a great runner who can’t pass worth a lick.

Too soon?

OK, low blow, but B-Dawg is still reveling in his Wolverines’ victory over the Crimson Tide three days before the writing of this report, the greatest moment he’s seen in 53 years as a Michigan football fan.

Getting back to the virtual gridiron, that assessment seems pretty accurate for the way Milroe played in a 37-17 loss to Vanderbilt in the 2024 Southeastern Conference championship game.

Milroe ran 15 times for 94 yards, serving notice his speed would be something the Commodores would have to deal with when he ran for 33 yards on Alabama’s first play. However, a few plays later, he coughed up the ball while scrambling, the first of his two fumbles.

As a passer, Milroe was 22-for-33 for 197 yards, two interceptions and no touchdowns. There’s no way a CPU quarterback should throw for less than 90% or fewer than 300 yards against what passes as a B-Dawg defense.

Vanderbilt freshman Greg Freeman, on the other hand, rose to the occasion. He was 26-for-44 for 330 yards, three touchdowns and no picks. Freeman threw in 34 yards on nine carries.

Sophomore receiver Michael Johnson somewhat atoned for a dropped pass against Alabama that cost the Commodores the SEC championship last season, grabbing 10 passes for 77 yards and two touchdowns.

Alabama cut a 13-0 deficit to 13-10 with 3:23 left in the second quarter, but Freeman threw touchdown passes to Curtis Cannon and Johnson in the final 1:40 of the first half to open up a 27-10 lead.

A key moment early in the game came when Vanderbilt cornerback John Howse picked off a pass in the end zone with 2:03 left in the first quarter after Alabama had first-and-goal at the 1-yard line.

Marlen Sewell had Vanderbilt’s other interception and had three deflections.

It was a statement win for sixth-ranked Vanderbilt, which is 12-1 and hoping to sway the voters and computers to earn a spot in the BCS championship game.


Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg hoists the SEC championship trophy.

Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (SEC Championship Game)
Dec. 7, 2024	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#15 Alabama Crimson Tide (9-4)	0	10	0	7	17
#6 Vanderbilt Commodores (12-1)	13	14	3	7	37

Team Stats Comparison
	ALA	VAN
Total Offense	468	534
Rushing Yards	33-234	35-168
Passing Yards	234	366
First Downs	24	28
Punt Return Yards	0	25
Kick Return Yards	66	24
Total Yards	534	583
Turnovers	4	2
3rd Down Conversion	3-9	9-15
4th Down Conversion	1-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1-1	6-4-2
Penalties	0-0	2-25
Possession Time	12:34	23:26

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ALA	VAN
6:26	(VAN) D. Betts-Pauley 2 run (Z. Hancock kick)	0	7
4:44	(VAN) Z. Hancock 41 field goal	0	10
:07	(VAN) Z. Hancock 23 field goal	0	13
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ALA	VAN
8:27	(ALA) R. Williams 31 run (T. Oliver kick)	7	13
3:23	(ALA) T. Oliver 20 field goal	10	13
1:40	(VAN) C. Cannon 10 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	10	20
:14	(VAN) M. Johnson 7 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	10	27
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ALA	VAN
4:13	(VAN) Z. Hancock 23 field goal	10	30
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ALA	VAN
8:29	(VAN) M. Johnson 1 pass from G. Freeman (Z. Hancock kick)	10	37
2:24	(ALA) A. Stallings 5 pass from C. Nelson (T. Oliver kick)	17	37

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jalen Milroe 22/33 197 0 2 Charles Nelson 4/4 37 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Roydell Williams 17 140 8.2 1 Jalen Milroe 15 94 6.2 0 Camar Wheaton 1 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD JoJo Earle 6 71 11.8 0 Ja'Corey Brooks 6 56 9.3 0 Agiye Hall 3 32 10.7 0 Thaiu Jones-Bell 3 28 9.3 0 John Smith 3 28 9.3 0 Roydell Williams 3 11 3.7 0 Andre Stallings 1 5 5.0 1 Willie Anderson 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J.C. Latham 4 1 Damieon George 2 1 Joshua Thompson 1 0 John Smith 1 0 Mike Lofton 1 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Casey Mason 10 0 0 0 Deontae Lawson 9 2 1 0 Chris Braswell 6 1 0 0 Terrion Arnold 6 0 0 0 Kurt Stewart 6 0 0 0 Mark Wheeler 5 0 0 0 Xavier Wilkerson 5 0 0 0 Marcus Dailey 5 2 0 0 Demouy Kennedy 4 0 0 0 Keanu Koht 3 1 0 0 Jojo Earle 2 0 0 0 Nathan Young 1 1 1 0 Damon Payne 1 0 0 0 Jermaine Leach 1 0 0 0 Joshua Martin 0 0 0 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tom Oliver 1/2 2/2 5 20 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 James Burnip 2 97 48.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Ja'Corey Brooks 2 49 24.5 26 JoJo Earle 1 17 17.0 17 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Team 0 0 0.0 0

VANDERBILT COMMODORES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Greg Freeman 26/44 330 3 0 Drew Dickey 2/6 36 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Patrick Smith 17 115 6.7 0 Greg Freeman 9 34 3.7 0 Wesley Walker 4 7 1.8 0 Dylan Betts-Pauley 2 5 2.5 1 Andy Wilson 2 4 2.0 0 James Ziglor 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Michael Johnson 10 77 7.7 2 Quincy Skinner 6 119 19.8 0 Jayden McGowan 6 74 12.3 0 Patrick Smith 2 19 9.5 0 Gamerion Carter 1 33 33.0 0 Max Rhodes 1 28 28.0 0 Curtis Cannon 1 10 10.0 1 Andy Wilson 1 6 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Andy Wilson 2 0 Vershon Lee 2 0 Quincy Skinner 1 0 Mike Meeks 1 0 D.Lee/T.Boll 1/1 0/0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Tyson Russell 6 1 0 0 Kendall Butler 6 0 0 0 Jeffrey Ugochukwu 6 0 0 0 John Howse 5 0 0 1 Errington Truesdell 5 1 0 0 Michael Mincey 4 1 1 0 Dan Pendleton 3 0 0 0 Marlen Sewell 3 0 0 1 Terion Sugick 3 2 1 0 Kasey Davidson 2 1 0 0 Devin Lee 2 1 1 0 Justin King 2 1 1 0 Alan Wright 2 0 0 0 Daniel Martin 1 1 0 0 Yilanan Ouattara 1 1 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Zach Hancock 3/4 4/4 13 41 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Robert Hayden 1 29 29.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG James Ziglor 1 18 18.0 18 Wesley Walker 1 6 6.0 6 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG James Ziglor 2 25 12.5 17

2024 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
SEC: Vanderbilt 37, Alabama 17
American: Rice 30, Temple 17
Mountain West: Boy-Z State 49, UNLV 42
ACC: The U 34, Clemson 17
Big Ten: Ohio State 38, USC 33
Big XII: Oklahoma 38, The ’Nati 7
MAC: Northern Illinois 38, Bowling Green 35

FINAL 2024 SEC EAST STANDINGS
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	DIV
VANDERBILT	12-1	.920	9-0	543	364	6-0
Florida	11-1	.910	7-1	443	211	5-1
Georgia	7-5	.580	5-3	408	314	4-2
Kentucky	6-6	.500	3-5	381	391	3-3
Missouri	6-6	.500	3-5	440	354	2-4
Tennessee	4-8	.330	2-6	346	412	0-6
South Carolina	3-9	.250	1-7	327	471	1-5

FINAL 2024 SEC WEST STANDINGS
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	DIV
Alabama	9-4	.690	6-3	466	310	5-1
Texas A&M	8-4	.667	5-3	444	333	3-3
Arkansas	6-6	.500	4-4	440	415	3-3
LSU	7-5	.580	4-4	420	375	3-3
Mississippi	4-8	.333	3-5	258	381	2-4
Auburn	7-5	.580	3-5	469	376	3-3
Mississippi State	6-6	.500	2-6	339	440	2-4

FINAL 2024 RANKINGS
1. Oklahoma, 13-0
2. Ohio State, 13-0
3. The U, 12-1
4. Florida, 11-1
5. VANDERBILT, 12-1
6. The ’Nati, 12-1
7. Utah, 11-1
8. North Carolina, 10-2
9. Penn State, 9-3
10. USC, 10-3




NO CONTEST: Auburn rolls past Vols for SEC title

THE ATL (AP) — Auburn built a 24-0 lead after three quarters en route to a 31-14 victory over Tennessee in the 2009 Southeastern Conference championship game at the Georgia Dome.

The star of the show was redshirt sophomore halfback Brian Whitehead, who ran for three touchdowns and caught a 23-yard pass for another. Whitehead finished with 173 yards on 28 carries and 71 yards on three catches.

Whithead’s 10-yard run and 23-yard catch 41 seconds apart in the second quarter gave seventh-ranked Auburn a 14-0 halftime lead. His 1-yard run made it 21-0 in the third quarter.

Heisman Trophy candidate LaMarcus Coker of 15th-ranked Tennessee had 21 carries for 119 yards, but was kept out of the end zone.


2009 FINAL BCS RANKINGS
1. Ohio State (11-0)
2. West Virginia (12-0)
3. Iowa (11-1)
4. Penn State (11-1)
5. Texas Tech (12-1)
6. Auburn (12-1)
7. North Carolina State (12-1)
8. Oklahoma (10-2)
9. USC (10-2)
10. Louisville (10-2)
11. Virginia Tech (11-2)
12. Michigan (9-3)
13. Texas (10-2)
14. Georgia Tech (10-2)
15. Florida State (9-3)
16. Arkansas State (11-1)
17. Colorado State (11-1)
18. Northern Illinois (12-1)
19. Texas A&M (9-3)
20. UNLV (11-1)
21. Tennessee (10-3)
22. Notre Dame (10-2)
23. Oregon (9-2)
24. Florida (9-3)
25. Alabama (9-3)