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

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Re: 2022 SEASON - GAME 1

He's back!! Great job stifling the run and halting the rally.

[BDawg35]

Re: 2022 SEASON - GAME 1

He's back!! Great job stifling the run and halting the rally.

I'm back!!! I actually played that game in late May. The next game I'm posting I played July 1. So, yeah, I've gotten off track. Hopefully I can start getting caught up so this doesn't feel like a burden.

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2022 SEASON - GAME 2


Vanderbilt cornerback Justin Harris sacks Western Michigan quarterback Kaleb Eleby.


Vanderbilt running back Re’Mahn Davis scored two touchdowns.

Luck o’ the ’Dores
Vanderbilt takes advantage of breaks
in victory over Western Michigan

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It’s important to be good, but it never hurts to be lucky either.

Vanderbilt got more than its share of breaks in a 31-24 victory over Western Michigan on Sept. 3, 2022.

Break No. 1: The Commodores scored their first touchdown after a fumble by running back Re’Mahn Davis was reversed by replay because his right knee hit the ground first.

Break No. 2: Western Michigan settled for a field goal after a third-and-12 pass was caught in the back of the end zone, but was ruled to be barely out of bounds.

Break No. 3: Return specialist James Ziglor fumbled on the ensuing kickoff, but the Commodores recovered to set up the go-ahead touchdown drive.

“This game could’ve gone sideways any number of times,” Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg said. “I believe you make your own breaks, but sometimes you just get lucky, too.”

Vanderbilt spent most of the first half on Western’s side of the field, but led only 10-0 midway through the second quarter because of a drop in the end zone by tight end Brayden Bapst and an interception by Giacomo Iraci.

A game the Commodores should’ve been running away with got closer, as Western cut the lead to 17-14 at halftime and tied the game 17-17 on a field goal with 4:31 left in the third quarter.

After getting a scare on Ziglor’s fumbled kick return, Vanderbilt went 80 yards in 13 plays to take the lead on a 4-yard pass from Mike Wright to Logan Kyle on a screen pass out of the Monster formation with 44 seconds left in the third.

The Commodores forced a three-and-out, then expanded their lead to 31-17 on a 2-yard run by Davis with 6:15 left in the game.

Western kept the pressure on, responding with a 10-play, 69-yard drive that culminated with a 2-yard run by Sean Tyler with 3:30 remaining in the game.

The Commodores were able to drain the clock, getting a 14-yard catch from Will Sheppard on third-and-12 with 2:24 left and a 10-yard catch from Quincy Skinner on third-and-six with 1:47 remaining.

Vanderbilt was 9-for-11 on third down during the game.

“Mike Wright and all our guys made plays when they absolutely needed to,” B-Dawg said. “Except for Brayden Bapst. I’m not throwing to him in a critical situation anymore. The guy has hands of stone.”

Senior defensive tackle Daevion Davis was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after getting two sacks and three tackles for losses.


Vanderbilt receiver Logan Kyle scores the go-ahead touchdown late in the
third quarter.

WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS at VANDERBILT COMMODORES
Sept. 3, 2022	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Western Michigan Broncos (0-1)	0	14	3	7	24
Vanderbilt Commodores (2-0)	10	7	7	7	31

Team Stats Comparison
	WMU	VAN
Total Offense	311	492
Rushing Yards	26-146	39-148
Passing Yards	165	344
First Downs	18	29
Punt Return Yards	0	59
Kick Return Yards	138	94
Total Yards	449	645
Turnovers	0	2
3rd Down Conversion	4-9	9-11
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-3-1	9-4-1
Penalties	1-5	0-0
Possession Time	13:29	22:31

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		WMU	VAN
4:36	(VAN) Q. Skinner 7 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	0	7
1:26	(VAN) G. Mitchell 23 field goal	0	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WMU	VAN
3:59	(WMU) S. Tyler 7 run (M. Jones kick)	7	10
:45	(VAN) R. Davis 1 run (G. Mitchell kick)	7	17
:17	(WMU) K. Eleby 11 run (M. Jones kick)	14	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		WMU	VAN
4:31	(WMU) M. Jones 33 field goal	17	17
:44	(VAN) L. Kyle 4 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	17	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WMU	VAN
6:15	(VAN) R. Davis 2 run (G. Mitchell kick)	17	31
3:30	(WMU) S. Tyler 2 run (M. Jones kick)	24	31

WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Kaleb Eleby 19/25 165 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Sean Tyler 16 90 5.6 2 Kaleb Eleby 9 44 4.8 1 La'Darius Jefferson 1 12 12.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Corey Crooms 5 42 8.4 0 Sean Tyler 4 18 4.5 0 Skyy Moore 3 60 20.0 0 Anthony Sambucci 2 26 13.0 0 Anthony Torres 2 22 11.0 0 Henry Wilson 1 1 1.0 0 Jack Sherwin 1 0 0.0 0 La'Darius Jefferson 1 -4 -4.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Kyle Arnoldi 0 2 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Keni-H Lovely 11 0 0 0 Ryan Selig 10 1 0 0 Corvin Moment 6 0 0 0 Zaire Barnes 5 2 0 0 Ryan Kilburg 5 1 0 0 Logan Wilson 4 0 0 0 Dorian Jackson 4 1 0 0 Keith Jones 3 1 0 0 Dashon Bussell 3 0 0 0 Giacomo Iraci 3 0 0 1 Anthony Sambucci 2 0 0 0 Braden Fiske 2 0 0 0 Andre Carter 2 2 0 0 Tyson Lee 1 1 0 0 Marshawn Kneeland 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Matt Jones 1/1 3/3 6 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jeff Davis 4 162 40.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG La'Darius Jefferson 6 138 23.0 26 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Team 0 0 0.0 0

VANDERBILT COMMODORES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mike Wright 25/34 344 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Mike Wright 14 74 5.2 0 Re'Mahn Davis 21 63 3.0 2 Rocko Griffin 2 8 4.0 0 Justin Ball 2 3 1.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Devin Boddie 7 124 17.7 0 Will Sheppard 4 76 19.0 0 Re'Mahn Davis 4 43 10.8 0 Logan Kyle 3 52 17.3 1 Brayden Bapst 3 20 6.7 0 Quincy Skinner 2 17 8.5 1 Justin Ball 2 12 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Team 0 0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Anfernee Orji 8 2 0 0 Max Worship 5 0 0 0 Chase Lloyd 5 0 0 0 Ethan Barr 4 0 0 0 Jaylen Mahoney 4 0 0 0 Daevion Davis 4 3 2 0 Gabe Jeudy'Lally 3 0 0 0 B.J. Anderson 3 0 0 0 Quincy Skinner 2 0 0 0 Nate Clifton 2 1 0 0 Devin Lee 2 0 0 0 Justin Harris 2 1 1 0 Christian James 1 1 0 0 Jack Barton 1 0 0 0 Tyson Russell 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Greg Mitchell 1/1 4/4 7 23 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Robert Hayden 0 0 0.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 4 94 23.5 29 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 4 59 14.8 26

Earl Bennett catches a comebacker that he turned and took 85 yards
to the residence with 24 seconds left in the first half.

Bennett scores 3 touchdowns,
Vandy beats CSU to start 2-0

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — B-Dawg ignored the national rankings.

“They were rated B overall and we were rated B overall,” the Vanderbilt coach said. “We had home-field advantage, they didn’t. Their ranking must have been a product of a strong finish in the WAC last season, because this sure seemed like a winnable game to me.”

Indeed, it was.

Colorado State came to Nashville ranked 36th in the country, while Vanderbilt was only 69th, but the Commodores dominated most of the game en route to a 42-28 victory over the Rams on Sept. 8, 2007.

Vanderbilt is off to a 2-0 start, winning back-to-back games for the first time since B-Dawg took over last season.

“I don’t know why anybody should be surprised at our start,” he said. “We’ve played two teams with talent similar to ours and we’ve had home-field advantage. Having Earl Bennett, of course, gives us a huge leg up over teams like this.”

Bennett may start getting some Heisman Trophy hype after catching seven passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns, while also returning a punt 77 yards to the house. The junior receiver had 13 catches for 299 yards and three touchdowns in the first two games.

It helps that he’s got a quarterback who is playing extremely well, as Mackenzi Adams followed up a strong opening-day performance with another strong showing. Adams went 16-for-25 for 273 yards and three touchdowns. In two games, Adams is 35-for-47 for 579 yards, four touchdowns and ZERO picks.

Throw in the running of impact back Cassen Jackson-Garrison, who had 177 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries, and you’ve got an offense that is proving that it can at least light up the mid-majors of the college football world.

“These were games we absolutely had to win and we absolutely had to play well in,” B-Dawg said. “We all know what awaits us schedule-wise later in the season. But if we can keep playing like this, maybe our guys progress some more, maybe we develop a swagga that can allow us to pick off one or two of the big boys.”

The Rams (1-1) never knew what hit them, as Vanderbilt charged out to a 28-0 lead after one quarter on two touchdown passes by Adams and two touchdown runs by Jackson-Garrison, A 77-yard touchdown run by CJG with 1:03 left in the first quarter is by far the longest in the brief history of this dynasty.

Colorado State fought back to within 28-14 with 1:44 left in the first half before Bennett came through with the back-breaker, grabbing a hook route at the 25 and getting 75 yards of lovely YACk-ity-YACk-YACk on an 85-yard touchdown pass from Adams with 24 seconds left in the first half. Bennett then had the first special teams touchdown in the history of this dynasty, taking a punt 77 yards with 35 seconds left in the third quarter to make it 42-14.

Colorado State made the final score more respectable by scoring twice in the final 3:06, recovering an onsides kick along the way. A second attempt at an onsides kick was recovered by Vanderbilt tight end Brad Allen.

Next up is a home game with Kentucky, a team the Commodores had their way with in Lexington last year in a 38-31 victory that wasn’t nearly that close.

“If we can get to 3-0, they might start working on a statue of me outside the stadium,” B-Dawg said.

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
Gartrell Johnson, Colorado State; Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt

VANDY 42, COLORADO ST. 28
First quarter
VANDY: Bennett 5 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), 5:18
VANDY: Smith 56 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), 4:07
VANDY: Garrison 77 run (Hahnfeldt kick), 1:03
VANDY: Garrison 16 run (Hahnfeldt kick), :05
Second quarter
CSU: Johnson 1 run (Smith kick), 5:28
CSU: Morton 54 pass from Hanie (Smith kick), 1:44
VANDY: Bennett 85 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), :24
Third quarter
VANDY: Bennett 77 punt return (Hahnfeldt kick), :35
Fourth quarter
CSU: Lepak 9 pass from Hanie (Smith kick), 3:06
CSU: Johnson 3 run (Smith kick), 2:15

WEEK 2 SEC RESULTS
VANDERBILT 42, Colorado State 28
Alabama 42, Florida State 28
Troy 29, Florida 24
South Carolina 42, SMU 14
Georgia 55, Florida International 9
Mississippi State 38, Cincinnati 35
Auburn 31, Virginia 3
Kentucky 35, Temple 29
Virginia Tech 28, LSU 17
Tennessee 38, Southern Miss 7
Missouri 31, Mississippi 23

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt (7 catches, 171 yards, 2 TD; 1 punt return TD)
Defense — Darnell Ellerbe, Georgia (4 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 int., 1 TD)




John David Booty, USC, QB, r-Sr.
STATS: 38-for-55, 564 yards, 7 TD, 2 int.

Jonathan Stewart, Oregon, HB, Jr.
STATS: 36 carries, 239 yards, 2 TD

Josh Briscoe, Tennessee, WR, Jr.
STATS: 12 catches, 155 yards, 4 TD

Chase Holbrook, New Mexico State, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 31-for-60, 295 yards, 3 TD, 2 int.

Khalil Jones, Miami, WR, r-Jr.
STATS: 13 catches, 201 yards, 2 TD

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2022 SEASON - GAME 3


Michigan running back Hassan Haskins runs for the winning touchdown with 47 seconds left in the game.


Michigan linebacker Junior Colson gets one of his two sacks of Vanderbilt quarterback Mike Wright on the
Commodores’ final drive.

BLOWN OPPORTUNITY
Vanderbilt’s chance to upset Michigan
ends with botched play call in final seconds

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — With Vanderbilt on the verge of a major upset in the final seconds, coach B-Dawg dialed up a play that he thought could convert on fourth-and-10.

One problem: It was fourth-and-20.

Two sacks by Michigan linebacker Junior Colson drove the Commodores back to their own 41-yard line, where they lined up for fourth-and-20 with 11 seconds remaining in the game.

When quarterback Mike Wright dropped back to pass, it dawned on B-Dawg that none of the routes he called would produce a first down. Facing pressure, Wright began scrambling — and, with 20 yards required for a first down and time ticking away, the game was pretty much over the moment he decided to run.

Making matters worse, Wright coughed up the ball on a hit by Michigan’s Gemon Green. Lineman Julius Welschof recovered with two seconds left, sealing the 17th-ranked Wolverines’ 38-35 victory on Sept. 10, 2022.

“I choked,” B-Dawg said. “I lost track of down and distance. We should’ve called a deep post route at that point and hoped our receiver came free for, bare minimum, a first down. We probably could’ve rushed to the line and gotten off one more play. I have a play or two that might’ve gotten us 20 yards and also gotten us out of bounds to stop the clock. I don’t know what I was thinking, especially when I had Mike take off to run. I almost never get 20 yards scrambling with my quarterback.”

The Commodores held leads of 14-0, 21-14 and 35-31 over the heavily favored Wolverines. They took their final lead when Wright hit receiver Devin Boddie on third-and-17 for a 20-yard touchdown pass with 6:08 remaining in the game. Wright scrambled to his right and was about to get sacked when he lobbed it up for Boddie, who got behind Green.

“We audibled to ‘verticals,’” B-Dawg said. “I originally called a seam route to the tight end that I didn’t trust. You don’t throw to your tight end needing 17 yards in a big situation. My guy isn’t exactly Travis Kelce.”

Sure enough, after Vanderbilt forced a three-and-out, tight end Brayden Bapst dropped a third-and-12 pass from the Michigan 45-yard line with 3:45 left in the game.

Vanderbilt almost got a break when Blake Corum fumbled the ensuing punt, but he got it back and managed a 3-yard return.

While Corum was Michigan’s real-life star running back in the 2022 season, Hassan Haskins returned for his senior year in this dynasty, as just about every star player seems to do in NCAA ’14.

So, it was mostly the Haskins show on the Wolverines’ final drive. He got an 11-yard run on third-and-two with 1:28 left and moved the ball to the 8-yard line with a run and an additional facemasking penalty on defensive end Nate Clifton.

Corum gave Haskins a blow and ran seven yards to the 1-yard line. Haskins returned to score behind the right side of the line on the next play with 47 seconds remaining, capping a 12-play, 70-yard drive that consumed 2:53.

“I really wish Hassan Haskins had come back to Michigan in real life,” B-Dawg said. “We might not have bungled those plays near the goal line trying to get too cute against TCU in the national semifinals had he been available. Even if Corum didn’t get hurt, it would’ve been a no-brainer to give him the rock.”

A momentum changer in the game may have taken place while Vanderbilt was leading 14-0. Michigan had a fourth-and-seven pass ruled incomplete near the right sideline, but it was reversed on replay. The Wolverines went on to score their first touchdown on that drive.

Cade McNamara, who lost his starting job in real life during the 2022 season, played with surgical precision against Vanderbilt, going 29-for-34 for 336 yards, two touchdowns and no picks. Wright was able to keep pace with McNamara other than a few more incompletions, going 23-for-37 for 317 yards and two touchdowns.

“We showed we can compete with one of the best teams in the country in their stadium,” B-Dawg said. “We will take the field every game expecting to win. We aren’t your daddy’s Vanderbilt Commodores.”


Devin Boddie makes a 20-yard touchdown catch to give Vanderbilt a 35-31
lead with 6:08 left.

VANDERBILT COMMODORES at MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
Sept. 10, 2022	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Vanderbilt Commodores (2-1)	14	7	7	7	35
#17 Michigan Wolverines (2-0)	7	14	7	10	38

Team Stats Comparison
	VAN	MICH
Total Offense	453	433
Rushing Yards	35-136	34-97
Passing Yards	317	336
First Downs	27	20
Punt Return Yards	10	3
Kick Return Yards	117	114
Total Yards	580	550
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Conversion	7-12	7-11
4th Down Conversion	1-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-4-0	5-4-1
Penalties	2-23	0-0
Possession Time	18:14	17:46

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MICH
6:32	(VAN) R. Davis 26 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	7	0
2:58	(VAN) M. Wright 6 run (G. Mitchell kick)	14	0
:08	(MICH) D. Baldwin 12 pass from C. McNamara (M. Ricks kick)	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MICH
7:47	(MICH) R. Wilson 24 pass from C. McNamara (M. Ricks kick)	14	14
3:06	(VAN) J. Ball 4 run (G. Mitchell kick)	21	14
:07	(MICH) C. McNamara 1 run (M. Ricks kick)	21	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MICH
5:12	(MICH) H. Haskins 3 run (M. Ricks kick)	21	28
1:56	(VAN) R. Griffin 1 run (G. Mitchell kick)	28	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MICH
8:57	(MICH) M. Ricks 39 field goal	28	31
6:08	(VAN) D. Boddie 20 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	35	31
:47	(MICH) H. Haskins 1 run (M. Ricks kick)	35	38

VANDERBILT COMMODORES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mike Wright 23/37 317 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Mike Wright 14 44 3.1 1 Re'Mahn Davis 9 40 4.4 0 Rocko Griffin 7 39 5.5 1 James Ziglor 3 8 2.7 0 Justin Ball 2 5 2.5 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Devin Boddie 6 80 13.3 1 Rocko Griffin 6 69 11.5 0 Will Sheppard 3 54 18.0 0 Re'Mahn Davis 3 26 8.7 1 Logan Kyle 2 45 22.5 0 Brayden Bapst 1 17 17.0 0 Justin Ball 1 14 14.0 0 Quincy Skinner 1 12 12.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Team 0 0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Max Worship 11 1 0 0 Anfernee Orji 8 1 0 0 Chase Lloyd 5 0 0 0 De'Rickey Wright 5 1 0 0 Jeremy Walton 5 2 1 0 Ethan Barr 5 0 0 0 Jaylen Mahoney 4 1 0 0 Christian James 4 2 0 0 Nate Clifton 3 0 0 0 Jack Barton 3 1 1 0 Marlen Sewell 2 0 0 0 Justin Harris 2 0 0 0 Tyson Russell 2 0 0 0 Devin Lee 1 0 0 0 Daevion Davis 1 1 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Greg Mitchell 0/0 5/5 5 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Robert Hayden 3 123 41.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 4 104 26.0 44 Brayden Bapst 1 13 13.0 13 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 1 10 10.0 10

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Cade McNamara 29/34 336 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Hassan Haskins 20 64 3.2 2 Cade McNamara 12 15 1.2 1 Roman Wilson 1 12 12.0 0 Blake Corum 1 6 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Roman Wilson 6 66 11.0 1 Daylen Baldwin 6 64 10.7 1 Cornelius Johnson 4 64 16.0 0 Mike Sainristil 4 58 14.5 0 A.J. Henning 4 49 12.3 0 Hassan Haskins 3 18 6.0 0 Erick All 2 17 8.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Trevor Keegan 0 1 Greg Crippen 0 1 Karsen Barnhart 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Nikhai Hill-Green 8 1 0 0 R.J. Moten 8 1 0 0 Junior Colson 7 2 2 0 David Ojabo 6 3 0 0 Gemon Green 5 0 0 0 Mike Morris 4 3 0 0 Jordan Morant 4 0 0 0 DJ Turner 4 1 0 0 Vincent Gray 3 0 0 0 George Johnson 3 0 0 0 Darion Green-Warren 1 0 0 0 Mazi Smith 1 0 0 0 Anthony Solomon 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Marcus Ricks 1/1 5/5 8 39 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Courtney Franklin 2 60 30.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Blake Corum 3 65 21.7 22 Cornelius Johnson 2 49 24.5 27 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Blake Corum 1 3 3.0 3

Vanderbilt’s 2-0 record has generated a buzz in Nashville, but even a rabid home crowd couldn’t
lift the Commodores past lowly Kentucky.

Kentucky explodes for 52 points,
beats Vanderbilt in turnover-fest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — This one appeared to be in the bag.

A 2-0 start … Kentucky Wildcats in the house … star Kentucky linebacker Wesley Woodyard out with an injury … no impact players on a defense that gave up 38 points in a loss to Vanderbilt last season.

Piece of cake, right?

Well, we should have learned our lesson by now: When you’re the Vanderbilt Commodores, there is no such thing as a sure thing.

In a game plagued by 10 turnovers, 96th-ranked Kentucky handed 49th-ranked Vanderbilt its first loss of the season, 52-21, on Sept. 15, 2007.

The Wildcats (2-1) had six of those turnovers, including four interceptions served up by Andre Woodson. But Woodson made up for it by throwing for 369 yards and four touchdowns. DeMoreo Ford was on the receiving end of touchdown passes of 62 and 51 yards.

“I don’t know if our guys were starting to believe their press clippings or what the deal was, but we absolutely embarrassed ourselves out there today,” Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg said. “It’s one thing if Florida, Tennessee or Georgia puts up 52 on us, but it is absolutely unacceptable to give up 52 to a team like Kentucky.”

Vanderbilt’s defense set a dynasty record with five interceptions, but it was all-or-nothing for the Commodores. Kentucky was able to roll up 590 yards in total offense and would have easily scored more than 60 points if not for the turnovers. Vanderbilt forced a fumble at the 1-yard and recovered it just as the ball carrier was about to score in the fourth quarter.

Kentucky showed it would be a load to handle offensively by scoring on a 62-yard pass from Woodson to Ford just 2:09 into the game. Vanderbilt retaliated quickly, as star receiver Earl Bennett caught a simple out route toward the sideline at Vanderbilt’s 25-yard line, eluded his man and took off for an 82-yard YACk-ity-YACk-YACk special only 18 seconds after Kentucky’s touchdown.

It was still a game, with Kentucky up 24-14, when Woodson threw two touchdown passes in the final 3:11 of the third quarter to put the game out of reach.

A bright spot on Vanderbilt’s defense was outside linebacker Quavian Lewis, who had two interceptions, including one of which he returned 34 yards to the 1-yard line to set up a scoring run by Cassen Jackson-Garrison.

Quarterback Mackenzi Adams finally threw his first interception of the season on the first play of the fourth quarter, and it was a killer. Nii Adej Oninku took the pick 35 yards to the house to make it a 45-14 game. The interception came on Adams’ 78th pass of the season. He had gone a remarkable 49-for-77 for 759 yards and five touchdowns before serving up the pick.

“We knew it couldn’t last forever,” B-Dawg said. “After the kind of season we had last year, leading the nation in interceptions thrown, we’ve been tickled pink to have someone start off with this kind of efficiency. Hopefully he’ll maintain a five-to-one ratio of touchdowns to interceptions all season. If he does that, we’re going to be in great shape.”

Adams wasn’t as sharp as he was in victories over Memphis and Colorado State, going 15-for-32 for 199 yards, one touchdown and one pick. He gave way to red-shirt freshman Jared Funk in the fourth quarter. Funk threw his first career touchdown pass on a 40-yard delivery to Bennett with 3:10 left, but he also threw two interceptions while going 9-for-15 for 103 yards.

Bennett caught five passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns, boosting his three-game totals to 18 catches for 441 yards and five touchdowns. He’s also returned a punt for a score, yet players with less gaudy stats make up the top five on the Heisman watch. For instance, Khalil Jones of Miami rates third on the Heisman list with 18 catches for 309 yards and four touchdowns.

“Earl will continue to get the ball a ton, not so he can win the Heisman, but because he gives us the best chance of winning football games,” B-Dawg said. “If he keeps playing like he has so far, the Heisman voters will be forced to take notice. The last touchdown was kind of a cheapie, coming against Kentucky’s backups, but as long as the CPU is throwing the ball in the fourth quarter of blowouts, I reserve the right to keep some starters on the field.”

Jackson-Garrison had 18 carries for 104 yards, but the Commodores had to go away from him once they got into a deep hole.

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
DeMoreo Ford, Kentucky; Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt

KENTUCKY 52, VANDERBILT 21
First quarter
UK: Ford 62 pass from Woodson (Housley kick), 5:51
VANDY: Bennett 82 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), 5:33
UK: Little 14 run (Housley kick), 3:31
Second quarter
UK: Housley 38 field goal, 7:42
Third quarter
UK: Ford 51 pass from Woodson (Housley kick), 7:15
VANDY: Garrison 1 run (Hahnfeldt kick), 5:35
UK: Burton 28 pass from Woodson (Housley kick), 3:11
UK: Tamme 5 pass from Woodson (Housley kick), :08
Fourth quarter
UK: Oninku 35 interception return (Housley kick), 7:55
VANDY: Bennett 40 pass from Funk (Hahnfeldt kick), 3:10
UK: Pulley 19 run (Housley kick), 1:08

WEEK 3 RESULTS
Kentucky 52, VANDERBILT 21
Arkansas 35, Rutgers 13
Mississippi 34, Pittsburgh 7
Florida 48, Morgan State 3
Alabama 21, UL-Monroe 7
Auburn 42, South Florida 14
Tennessee 62, Northern Illinois 21
Georgia 45, South Carolina 42
LSU 24, Mississippi State 17

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — Brandon Cox, Auburn (25-for-29, 330 yards, 5 TD)
Defense — Brandon Miller, Georgia (10 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 int., 1 FF, 1 TD)




1. John David Booty, USC, QB, r-Sr.
STATS: 60-for-87, 873 yards, 12 TD, 4 int.

2. Erik Ainge, Tennessee, QB, Sr.
STATS: 58-for-79, 765 yards, 11 TD, 4 int.

3. Khalil Jones, Miami, WR, r-Jr.
STATS: 18 catches, 309 yards, 4 TD

4. Albert Young, Iowa, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 28 carries, 202 yards, 2 TD; 6 catches, 228 yards, 4 TD

5. Jonathan Stewart, Oregon, HB, Jr.
STATS: 52 carries, 330 yards, 3 TD; 2 catches, 28 yards

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2022 SEASON - GAME 4


Vanderbilt’s Re’Mahn Davis runs for one of his five touchdowns.


Vanderbilt’s Gabe Jeudy’Lally picks off a pass on Buffalo’s first play.

TOUCHDOWN MACHINE
Vanderbilt running back ties school mark
for rushing touchdowns in rout of Buffalo

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Re’Mahn Davis was licking his chops all week.

The senior Vanderbilt running back knew he had a chance to blow up against a Buffalo team that has one of the worst run defenses in the nation.

And so he did, running 24 times for 142 yards and five touchdowns in a 52-27 victory over the Bullz on Sept. 17, 2022. He also caught five passes for 66 yards.

Davis tied the real-life Vanderbilt single-game record for rushing touchdowns set by Frank Mordica in 1978 against Air Force. Davis was named NCAA Offensive Player of the Week.

None of the touchdown runs was particularly electrifying, the longest being only a 9-yard jaunt. That may have been his most important touchdown, as Buffalo had just cut a 31-14 deficit to 31-20 early in the third quarter.

“Re’Mahn doesn’t have the breakaway speed I would love to have in a running back, but he consistently gets you four or five yards and can push for that extra yard or two,” Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg said. “I could do a lot worse than having Re’Mahn Davis as my running back.”

Although Davis had big numbers on the ground, quarterback Mike Wright still had a chance to shine, going 20-for-28 for 281 yards and a touchdown.

Defensive back Gabe Jeudy’Lally helped the Commodores get off to a strong start, intercepting a pass on Buffalo’s first play from scrimmage and tackling running back Dylan McDuffie for a loss on fourth-and-two from the Vanderbilt 47-yard line with 4:05 left in the first quarter.

Vanderbilt led 17-0 after one quarter and was never seriously threatened.

“Even when they got within 11 points, so two possessions, we weren’t too nervous,” B-Dawg said. “We could pretty much move at will against these guys.”

The Commodores scored on their first eight drives, getting seven touchdowns and a field goal, until they got the ball back with 37 seconds left in the game, ran one play and let the clock run out. Punter Robert Hayden never stepped onto the field.

Playing an inferior team allowed Vanderbilt to finally get its first two pancakes in this dynasty, both by 81 OVR junior center Kevo Wesley.


Vanderbilt’s Devin Boddie hauls in a touchdown pass.

BUFFALO BULLZ at VANDERBILT COMMODORES
Sept. 17, 2022	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Buffalo Bulls (1-2)	0	17	3	7	27
Vanderbilt Commodores (3-1)	17	14	14	7	52

Team Stats Comparison
	BUFF	VAN
Total Offense	403	465
Rushing Yards	27-20	35-184
Passing Yards	383	281
First Downs	20	24
Punt Return Yards	0	43
Kick Return Yards	174	101
Total Yards	577	609
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Conversion	9-14	7-9
4th Down Conversion	1-2	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-2-2	7-6-1
Penalties	1-13	1-15
Possession Time	16:44	19:16

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		BUFF	VAN
7:47	(VAN) R. Davis 2 run (G. Mitchell kick)	0	7
6:11	(VAN) M. Wright 7 run (G. Mitchell kick)	0	14
1:01	(VAN) G. Mitchell 20 field goal	0	17
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		BUFF	VAN
7:52	(BUFF) B. Porter 24 pass from M. Myers (A. McNulty kick)	7	17
5:33	(VAN) R. Davis 5 run (G. Mitchell kick)	7	24
3:14	(BUFF) D. McDuffie 5 run (A. McNulty kick)	14	24
1:19	(VAN) D. Boddie 37 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	14	31
:00	(BUFF) A. McNulty 26 field goal	17	31
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		BUFF	VAN
5:38	(BUFF) A. McNulty 33 field goal	20	31
3:03	(VAN) R. Davis 9 run (G. Mitchell kick)	20	38
:21	(VAN) R. Davis 2 run (G. Mitchell kick)	20	45
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		BUFF	VAN
5:12	(BUFF) C. Todd 3 pass from M. Myers (A. McNulty kick)	27	45
1:05	(VAN) R. Davis 2 run (G. Mitchell kick)	27	52

VANDERBILT COMMODORES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mike Wright 20/28 281 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Re'Mahn Davis 24 142 5.9 5 Mike Wright 7 25 3.5 1 Justin Ball 2 12 6.0 0 James Ziglor 1 3 3.0 0 Rocko Griffin 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Devin Boddie 5 91 18.2 1 Will Sheppard 5 68 13.6 0 Re'Mahn Davis 5 66 13.2 0 Logan Kyle 2 38 19.0 0 Brayden Bapst 2 11 5.5 0 Quincy Skinner 1 7 7.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Kevo Wesley 2 0 Junior Uzebu 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Ethan Barr 8 2 1 0 Jaylen Mahoney 7 1 0 0 Max Worship 6 0 0 0 De'Rickey Wright 5 2 0 0 Chase Lloyd 4 1 0 0 Gabe Jeudy'Lally 4 2 0 1 Anfernee Orji 4 0 0 0 B.J. Anderson 3 0 0 0 Jack Barton 3 1 0 0 Quincy Skinner 3 0 0 0 Justin Harris 2 1 1 0 Michael Spencer 2 2 2 0 Devin Lee 2 1 1 0 Jeremy Walton 2 0 0 0 Daevion Davis 1 1 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Greg Mitchell 1/1 7/7 10 20 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Robert Hayden 0 0 0.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 3 100 33.3 36 Logan Kyle 1 1 1.0 1 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 2 43 21.5 24

BUFFALO BULLZ PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Myers 29/38 383 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Dylan McDuffie 11 28 2.5 1 Ron Cook 3 18 6.0 0 Matt Myers 13 -26 -1.9 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Tyree O'Neil 6 44 7.3 0 Cole Burniston 5 75 15.0 0 Dylan McDuffie 5 70 14.0 0 Maryln Johnson 4 53 13.3 0 Khamran Laborn 3 65 21.7 0 Bernard Porter 3 37 12.3 1 Carlton Todd 2 29 14.5 1 Jamari Gassett 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Gabe Wallace 0 3 Tyler Doty 0 1 Bence Polgar 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Cory Gross 8 1 0 0 Quillen Howze 5 0 0 0 Jalen McNair 5 0 0 0 Max Michel 4 1 1 0 Caleb Tate 4 0 0 0 Shaun Dolac 4 0 0 0 Marcus Fuqua 4 0 0 0 Daishon Folsom 3 0 0 0 C.J. Bazile 3 0 0 0 George Wolo 2 0 0 0 Nick Thornton 2 0 0 0 Jibrahn Claude 1 0 0 0 Mike Jackson 1 1 0 0 Jaillen Howze 1 0 0 0 Fabian Weitz 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Alex McNulty 2/2 3/3 9 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jackson Baltar 2 91 45.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Tyree O'Neil 6 133 22.1 33 Khamran Laborn 1 25 25.0 25 Dylan McDuffie 1 16 16.0 16 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Team 0 0 0.0 0

Kellen Davis breaks a tackle (left) on his way to scoring Michigan State’s winning touchdown (right).

Tight end’s late catch-and-run
gives MSU win over Vandy

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — What can an impact tight end do when he’s in the zone and needs to make a big play?

This …

Michigan State tight end Kellen Davis caught a drag route over the middle and appeared to be going down on an attempted tackle by Vanderbilt cornerback Josh Allen, but he broke through and avoided oncoming cornerback D.J. Moore, who stumbled while trying to get at Davis.

The only help he needed was one good block on strong safety Reshard Langford, but who’s to say that would have mattered? After all, he was an impact player “in the zone” with home-field advantage. What happened next was probably inevitable, whether or not Langford was blocked out of the play.

Davis was in the clear after the final block, scoring on a 63-yard catch-and-run from Brian Hoyer with 1:58 left to put the 23rd-ranked Spartans ahead in what became a 34-27 victory over the 60th-ranked upset-minded Commodores on Sept. 22, 2007.

“Impact players … sigh …,” Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg said. “We all have them and I guess we all have an equal chance of busting big plays with them. That one just caught us at the absolute wrong time. We were giving MSU a cushion to prevent the big play and they just happened to get a little outside intervention to turn a short play into a big one. Despite the outcome, this may have been the best game we’ve had so far in this dynasty. It was back-and-forth with both teams making big plays in clutch situations. We just couldn’t make any after that play by Davis.”

Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt’s only honest-to-goodness star player, almost single-handedly delivered an upset for the Commodores (2-2). He caught 10 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns, catching a 6-yard hook route in the end zone with 2:48 left to give Vanderbilt a 27-24 lead. The touchdown was set up by Josh Allen’s interception with 4:27 remaining.

After Davis’ remarkable catch-and-run, Vanderbilt got the ball two more times with a chance to win it or tie it.

The first drive ended when Bryant Anderson fumbled after making a catch. The ball was recovered with 1:47 left at Vanderbilt’s 25-yard line by Flint native Otis Wiley, who was abused most of the game by Bennett. A third-and-two run by fullback Kyle Sackrider was stuffed by linebacker Quavian Lewis, forcing MSU (3-0) to settle for a field goal that made it a seven-point game.

The Commodores’ hopes of winning the game appeared to end with 59 seconds left on an incompletion on fourth-and-15, but Wiley was whistled for pass interference against Anderson. Facing a fourth-and-10, a pass intended for Anderson was momentarily caught, but strong safety Mike Bell stepped up with a big hit that jarred the ball loose for an incompletion to end Vanderbilt’s upset hopes.

“It’s my mistake for not looking to Earl in those situations, but we were near the left sideline and those darn fade routes tend to be thrown out of bounds,” B-Dawg said. “The coverage gets tight on that side of the field, too. The routes Bryant was running seemed more conducive to moving dem chains, but his hands are very suspect.”

This was shaping up to be the best defensive performance ever by Vanderbilt in B-Dawg’s two years at the helm. MSU, which had the fourth-ranked offense in the country, managed only three points in the first half. Two touchdown passes from Mackenzi Adams to Bennett sparked Vanderbilt to a 17-3 halftime lead.

The Spartans must have gotten a tongue-lashing during the halftime pause screen, because they came out and put up 31 points in the second half, with Hoyer throwing three touchdown passes. A 34-yard pass from Hoyer to Terry Love just 1:06 into the second half seemed to kick-start ol’ mo’ in the Spartans’ favor. They took a 24-20 lead on Javon Ringer’s 4-yard run with 6:59 left, the first of three lead changes in the fourth quarter.

“We proved today we can go into a top-25 team’s barn and compete with them,” B-Dawg said. “We’re not that far off. We still need to be more consistent against the teams that are in the same boat we are, but I really believe we’re going to knock off a top-25 team before this season is over. We certainly will get enough opportunities with the schedule we play.”

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt; Brian Hoyer, Michigan State

MICHIGAN STATE 34, VANDERBILT 27
First quarter
VANDY: Bennett 40 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), 6:27
VANDY: Hahnfeldt 20 field goal, 1:52
Second quarter
MSU: Swenson 20 field goal, :39
VANDY: Bennett 75 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), :28
Third quarter
MSU: Love 34 pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick), 6:54
VANDY: Hahnfeldt 24 field goal, 1:57
MSU: Thomas 67 pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick), 1:21
Fourth quarter
MSU: Ringer 4 run (Swenson kick), 6:59
VANDY: Bennett 6 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), 2:48
MSU: Davis 63 pass from Hoyer (Swenson kick), 1:58
MSU: Swenson 35 field goal, 1:28

WEEK 4 RESULTS
Michigan State 34, VANDERBILT 27
West Virginia 24, Mississippi State 6
Alabama 31, Arkansas 17
Auburn 35, Mississippi 20
Tennessee 49, Florida 12
LSU 41, South Carolina 38
Georgia 70, Kentucky 13

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — Blake Barnes, Georgia (15-for-21, 291 yards, 4 TD)
Defense — Antonio Wardlow, Tennessee (5 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 int., 1 FF, 1 TD)




Erik Ainge, Tennessee, QB, Sr.
STATS: 78-for-104, 941 yards, 14 TD, 5 int.

Patrick White, West Virginia, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 58-for-90, 818 yards, 5 TD, 1 int.; 40 carries, 362 yards, 6 TD

Khalil Jones, Miami, WR, r-Jr.
STATS: 21 catches, 361 yards, 5 TD

Albert Young, Iowa, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 28 carries, 202 yards, 2 TD; 6 catches, 228 yards, 4 TD

Brandon Miller, Georgia, OLB, Sr.
STATS: 27 tacklees, 3 sacks, 4 int., 3 FF, 1 FR, 1 TD, 8 def.

John David Booty, USC, QB, r-Sr.
STATS: 60-for-87, 873 yards, 12 TD, 4 int.

[BDawg35]

2022/2007 SEASONS - GAME 5


South Carolina’s Keveon Mullins scores the winning touchdown on a 9-yard run with 1:22 remaining.


South Carolina receiver Dakereon Joyner taps his toes to stay inbounds on one of his two touchdown catches.

Goat … not GOAT
Vandy loses to South Carolina after
dropped TD pass, missed field goal

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kicker Greg Mitchell never should’ve been in the position to be the goat.

The goat horns rested more appropriately on the head of tight end Brayden Bapst.

And for you kids who think “goat” means “greatest of all-time,” it means quite the opposite. It’s always meant the guy on whom to pin the blame for a loss.

Vanderbilt lost 48-45 to South Carolina when a 34-yard field goal attempt by Mitchell sailed wide left with five seconds left in the game on Sept. 24, 2022.

It wouldn’t have come down to a freshman kicker had Bapst simply done his job, but he dropped a sure touchdown pass on a post route at the 2-yard line with eight seconds left. It was one of seven drops by Vanderbilt receivers.

Mitchell had to kick from the right hash, which shouldn’t be difficult for just about anybody playing NCAA ’14. However, B-Dawg has always struggled with his stick skillz, particularly when trying field goals that aren’t straight on.

“If we could have just run a play to the middle of the field for that kick, that would have been great,” B-Dawg said. “I know how much I struggle kicking field goals from the hash marks. But we were out of timeouts, so we needed to throw for the end zone on the previous play. Bapst has dropped some passes in key situations this year. I should have known better than to throw to him, but that was a route I figured would get an open receiver and give us a chance to get it in the end zone.”

Some blame should also be reserved for the Commodores’ defense, which was absolutely putrid. The only time South Carolina didn’t score was on a missed 57-yard field goal attempt to end the first half and when quarterback Luke Doty took a knee to kill the final five seconds.

“It got to the point where I was just grasping at straws trying to come up with a defense that would work,” B-Dawg said. “I never found one, obviously. It also would have helped if we hadn’t missed so many tackles when I did get guys in the right position.”

With quarterback Mike Wright throwing for 458 yards and receiver Devin Boddie making 11 catches for 219 yards and a touchdown, the Commodores were able to compensate for their lack of defense in a contest that looked more like a video game than the real gridiron battle it was intended to be.

After trailing 10-3 following the first quarter, Vanderbilt didn’t hold a lead until Re’Mahn Davis’ 5-yard run with 5:19 left in the game made it a 45-41 score.

South Carolina proceeded to drive 69 yards in 12 plays, taking 3:57 off the clock, to get the winning touchdown on fullback Keveon Mullins’ 9-yard run on third-and-inches with 1:22 to go.

A 32-yard pass to Will Sheppard kick-started Vanderbilt’s last-ditch drive. Facing fourth-and-two at the South Carolina 23, the Commodores stayed alive when fullback Justin Ball caught a 10-yard pass and got out of bounds with 17 seconds to go.

Wright was blown up for a 4-yard loss by Josh Sykes on the next play, Jaylin Dickerson nearly intercepted a pass with 12 seconds left and then Bapst dropped what should’ve been a touchdown, setting up the missed field goal.


Vanderbilt receiver Logan Kyle grabs a touchdown pass.

SOUTH CAROLINA at VANDERBILT COMMODORES
Sept. 24, 2022	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
South Carolina Gamecocks (2-2)	10	17	1	10	48
Vanderbilt Commodores (3-2)	3	21	14	7	45

Team Stats Comparison
	SCAR	VAN
Total Offense	550	621
Rushing Yards	41-246	29-144
Passing Yards	304	477
First Downs	23	28
Punt Return Yards	0	0
Kick Return Yards	181	216
Total Yards	731	837
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Conversion	7-12	6-11
4th Down Conversion	1-1	2-3
2-Point Conversion	1-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-3-2	6-4-1
Penalties	1-4	4-50
Possession Time	17:48	18:12

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SCAR	VAN
5:54	(VAN) G. Mitchell 28 field goal	0	3
4:50	(SCAR) R. Johnson 30 field goal	3	3
:45	(SCAR) D. Joyner 8 pass from L. Doty (R. Johnson kick)	10	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SCAR	VAN
7:32	(VAN) M. Wright 5 run (G. Mitchell kick)	10	10
6:00	(SCAR) K. Mullins 49 pass from L. Doty (R. Johnson kick)	17	10
2:16	(VAN) R. Griffin 2 run (G. Mitchell kick)	17	17
1:44	(SCAR) K. Harris 60 run (R. Johnson kick)	24	17
:41	(SCAR) R. Johnson 26 field goal	27	17
:19	(VAN) R. Davis 4 run (G. Mitchell kick)	27	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SCAR	VAN
5:23	(SCAR) R. Johnson 39 field goal	30	24
4:18	(VAN) L. Kyle 31 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	30	31
1:54	(SCAR) D. Joyner 17 pass from L. Doty (R. Powers catch)	38	31
:27	(VAN) D. Boddie 23 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	38	38
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SCAR	VAN
7:41	(SCAR) R. Johnson 43 field goal	41	38
5:19	(VAN) R. Davis 5 run (G. Mitchell kick)	41	45
1:22	(SCAR) K. Mullins 9 run (R. Johnson kick)	48	45

SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Luke Doty 19/26 304 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Kevin Harris 20 149 7.4 1 Luke Doty 11 58 5.2 0 JuJu McDowell 8 29 3.6 0 Keveon Mullins 2 10 5.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Dakereon Joyner 7 122 17.4 2 Eric Shaw 4 34 8.5 0 Keveon Mullins 2 62 31.0 1 Ahmarean Brown 2 46 23.0 0 Rico Powers 1 14 14.0 0 Kevin Harris 1 14 14.0 0 JuJu McDowell 1 9 9.0 0 Jaheim Bell 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK JoVaughn Gwyn 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Tyrese Ross 10 1 0 0 David Spaulding 8 0 0 0 Jaylin Dickerson 6 0 0 0 Darryle Ware 6 0 0 0 Debo Williams 5 0 0 0 Cam Smith 4 0 0 0 Dominick Hill 4 0 0 0 Marcellas Dial 3 0 0 0 Zacch Pickens 2 1 0 0 Jordan Burch 2 0 0 0 Rodricus Fitten 2 0 0 0 Mohamed Kaba 1 0 0 0 Josh Sykes 1 1 0 0 J.R. Brown 1 0 0 0 Tonka Hemingway 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Ray Johnson 4/5 4/4 16 43 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Kai Kroeger 0 0 0.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Ger-Cari Caldwell 4 95 23.8 28 Kevin Harris 3 57 19.0 23 Ahmarean Brown 1 29 29.0 29 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Team 0 0 0.0 0

VANDERBILT COMMODORES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mike Wright 28/42 458 2 1 Ken Seals 2/2 19 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Mike Wright 10 73 7.3 1 Re'Mahn Davis 16 65 4.0 2 Rocko Griffin 2 4 2.0 1 Justin Ball 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Devin Boddie 11 219 19.9 1 Re'Mahn Davis 8 69 8.6 0 Will Sheppard 4 94 23.5 0 Logan Kyle 2 51 25.5 1 Joel Decoursey 2 18 9.0 0 Justin Ball 2 18 9.0 0 Brayden Bapst 1 8 8.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Team 0 0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Chase Lloyd 10 1 0 0 Anfernee Orji 9 1 0 0 Ethan Barr 9 1 0 0 Gabe Jeudy'Lally 5 0 0 0 Max Worship 5 1 0 0 Jeremy Walton 3 0 0 0 Justin Harris 3 1 0 0 Marlen Sewell 3 1 0 0 Quincy Skinner 2 0 0 0 Jaylen Mahoney 2 0 0 0 B.J. Anderson 2 0 0 0 Nate Clifton 2 0 0 0 De'Rickey Wright 2 0 0 0 D.Davis/J.Barton 2 0 0 0 Devin Lee 1 1 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Greg Mitchell 1/2 6/6 9 28 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Robert Hayden 0 0 0.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 7 216 30.8 40 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Team 0 0 0.0 0

1. ZAMIR WHITE, Georgia, HB, rSr.
2022 stats: 105 carries, 558 yards, 7 TD; 10 catches, 178 yards, 1 TD

2. TAVION THOMAS, Utah, HB, Jr.
2022 stats: 99 carries, 535 yards, 4 TD; 18 catches, 192 yards, 4 TD

3. BRYCE YOUNG, Alabama, QB, Jr.
2022 stats: 85-for-132, 1,036 yards, 15 TD, 2 int.; 32 carries, 84 yards, 2 TD

4. NAY’QUAY WRIGHT, Florida, HB, rJr.
2022 stats: 63 carries, 382 yards, 6 TD; 7 catches, 85 yards, 1 TD

5. DEVON ACHANE, Texas A&M, HB, Jr.
2022 stats: 75 carries, 468 yards, 8 TD; 5 catches, 50 yards, 0 TD






Plus-5 momentum allows Kenny McKinley (left) to make a one-handed catch look easy.
Stoney Woodson (right) grabs a pick that he took to the house.

South Carolina air attack
continues to PWN Vanderbilt

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Sidney Rice is gone, taking his pass-catching skillz to the NFL a year early.

Still, South Carolina’s passing game hasn’t missed a beat, at least not when the Gamecocks get to line up against Vanderbilt’s sorry excuse of a defense.

The Gamecocks threw five touchdown passes in a 63-24 rout of Vanderbilt on Sept. 29, 2007, rolling up the highest point total the Commodores have allowed in B-Dawg’s two years at the helm.

In two meetings with Vanderbilt, coach Steve Spurrier’s crew has thrown 11 touchdown passes and scored 119 points.

“His day is coming,” B-Dawg said.

South Carolina was still throwing the ball in the fourth quarter, as backup quarterback Cade Thompson hit O.J. Murdock from 21 yards out with 2:07 left.

Blake Mitchell did most of the damage, using plus-5 momentum to complete 16 straight passes in the first half on his way to a 20-for-25, 294-yard, four-touchdown performance. Mitchell is 38-for-49 for 582 yards, eight touchdowns and one interception in two games against Vanderbilt. Thompson has thrown three fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Murdock in backup duty in those two games.

Momentum seemed to spiral out of control once Stacey Woodson picked off a pass by Mackenzi Adams and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown to give South Carolina a 14-0 lead with 3:28 left in the first quarter.

The Commodores settled for a field goal with 3:27 left in the second quarter after getting first-and-goal at the 2-yard line, making it a 14-3 game.

“That really hurt when we couldn’t punch it in from the 2,” B-Dawg said. “If we got a touchdown there, we would have eaten into their momentum and some of the B.S. that transpired may never have happened.”

While Mitchell in “can’t-miss” mode, the Gamecocks expanded their lead to 28-3 by halftime on two touchdown passes to Kenny McKinley in the final 1:53 of the second quarter. The second one was a real backbreaker, coming on a tipped ball (imagine that!) as time expired from 67 yards out.

“I knew with momentum being plus-five that there was a real good chance they would complete that pass,” B-Dawg said. “I tried to get Jonathan Goff’s attention to blitz from his middle linebacker spot, but couldn’t get ahold of him in time. Maybe had we gotten a little pressure on Mitchell, he would have had to throw quicker.”

Vanderbilt’s Earl Bennett caught eight passes for 173 yards, but was kept out of the end zone for the first time this season.

A bright spot was red-shirt freshman Jonathan Massey, who has the best SPD and CTH among the team’s four tight ends. He caught a short pass on third-and-four in one-on-one coverage and took it 76 yards for a touchdown with 4:38 left in the game. Another backup tight end, Jake Bradford, scored on a 6-yard pass with his first career catch with 3:43 remaining.

The Gamecocks (2-3) piled it on with 14 points in the final 2:07.

Next up is a break from the Southeastern Conference wars, a trip to the glorious blue field of Boise State.

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
Mackenzi Adams, Vanderbilt; Blake Mitchell, South Carolina

SOUTH CAROLINA 63, VANDERBILT 24
First quarter
SC: Bullock 4 pass from Mitchell (Succop kick), 4:21
SC: Woodson 37 interception return (Succop kick), 3:28
Second quarter
VANDY: Hahnfeldt 27 field goal, 3:27
SC: McKinley 12 pass from Mitchell (Succop kick), 1:53
SC: McKinley 67 pass from Mitchell (Succop kick), :00
Third quarter
SC: Boyd 4 run (Succop kick), 6:11
SC: Newton 70 pass from Mitchell (Succop kick), 3:40
VANDY: Anderson 8 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), :00
Fourth quarter
SC: Davis 47 run (Succop kick), 5:26
VANDY: Massey 76 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), 4:38
VANDY: Bradford 6 pass from Funk (Hahnfeldt kick), 3:43
SC: Murdock 21 pass from Thompson (Succop kick), 2:07
SC: Davis 21 run (Succop kick), :43


WEEK 5 RESULTS
South Carolina 63, VANDERBILT 24
Tennessee 35, Temple 10
Arkansas 45, Mississippi 21
Florida 34, Kentucky 24
Auburn 45, Mississippi State 35

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — Darren McFadden, Arkansas (31 carries, 221 yards, 3 TD)
Defense — Stoney Woodson, South Carolina (8 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 int., 1 TD)




Kirby Freeman, Miami, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 102-for-157, 1,516 yards, 16 TD, 7 int.

Erik Ainge, Tennessee, QB, Sr.
STATS: 99-for-135, 1,151 yards, 17 TD, 5 int.

Patrick White, West Virginia, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 70-for-111, 937 yards, 6 TD, 4 int.; 55 carries, 484 yards, 8 TD

Nate Swift, Nebraska, WR, r-Jr.
STATS: 37 catches, 450 yards, 7 TD

Khalil Jones, Miami, WR, r-Jr.
STATS: 25 catches, 431 yards, 7 TD

GETTING THE SHAFT

Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt, WR, Jr.
STATS: 36 catches, 824 yards, 8 TD

[tarheelguy4736]

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

Great wins and close loses... Vandy is getting close!

“Re’Mahn doesn’t have the breakaway speed I would love to have in a running back, but he consistently gets you four or five yards and can push for that extra yard or two,” Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg said. “I could do a lot worse than having Re’Mahn Davis as my running back.”

Also, did Re'Mahn have any feedback for Coach B-Dawg for his slight dig at his speed and desire for a better running back? hahaha

[dfsJunkie]

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

Bennett was really on something else here.

[BDawg35]

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

Great wins and close losses... Vandy is getting close!



Also, did Re'Mahn have any feedback for Coach B-Dawg for his slight dig at his speed and desire for a better running back? hahaha

My NCAA '14 team is definitely ahead of my NCAA '07 team. I can chalk it up to having played NCAA '14 for 9.5 years, whereas my NCAA '07 dynasty got started within a week or two of picking up the game.

I would really like to get a speedy back who doesn't go down like he's been shot when there's contact. I like to run stretch plays and sweeps to get the running back on the edge. A faster back could do some more damage. Davis gets caught too easily.

Bennett was really on something else here.

Earl Bennett is one of my all-time best players in NCAA Football, maybe the best real-life player. He kept us from being even worse those for three years.

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2022/2007 SEASONS - GAME 6


Vanderbilt running back Rocko Griffin scores the winning touchdown on a 2-yard run with 13 seconds remaining
in the game.


Mississippi receiver Qua Davis scores a game-tying touchdown on a 38-yard pass with 2:48 left in the game.

KICKER NOT NEEDED
Vandy scores winning TD with :13 left,
avoiding a possible kicking mishap

OXFORD, Miss. — First and foremost, B-Dawg wanted to be in the best possible position to at least kick a game-winning field goal.

He didn’t want to be caught on one of the hash marks again, needing freshman Greg Mitchell to come through in the clutch. Just one week earlier, Mitchell missed a game-tying 34-yard field goal try from the right hash with five seconds left in a three-point loss to South Carolina.

So, as Vanderbilt maneuvered the ball down the field in final minutes of a tie game against Mississippi State, his thoughts went toward positioning the ball in the middle of the field to avoid shanking a winning kick. He was also mindful of running as much clock as possible to keep the Rebels from getting a chance at the end.

But B-Dawg wasn’t exactly going to throw away the 2-yard touchdown run by backup running back Rocko Griffin with 13 seconds left in a 38-31 victory over Mississippi on Oct. 1, 2022.

The Rebels, who led by seven points entering the fourth quarter, tied the game 31-31 on a 38-yard pass from Matt Corral to Qua Davis with 2:48 remaining.

The Commodores started at their own 25-yard line following a fair catch in the end zone on the ensuing kickoff. Vanderbilt quickly got in good position to at least kick a winning field goal, starting with a 37-yard run by Re’Mahn Davis on a strong stretch to the left with 2:41 to go.

A 23-yard pass to Devin Boddie, who finished with 11 catches for 157 yards and a touchdown, moved the ball to the Mississippi 14 with 2:17 remaining.

“At that point, I’m just thinking that we need to work some clock and get the ball in the middle of the field,” B-Dawg said. “I don’t trust myself having to kick from either hash mark. You saw what happened last week.”

Griffin had a run for no gain, but he successfully moved the ball into the middle of the field. After a pass was broken up, the Commodores got a 10-yard pass over the middle to Griffin on third-and-10 with 1:04 remaining.

With the ball at the 4-yard line, Vanderbilt could take its sweet time running plays and think six points instead of three. Griffin ran two yards to the 2-yard line with 33 seconds left, then scored on a toss left with 13 seconds remaining for the winning touchdown, completing an eight-play, 75-yard drive.

“My teams are always known for their ability to succeed in the face of adversity,” B-Dawg said. “These guys are responding to my coaching quickly.”

Mississippi had time to run only two plays, a 12-yard pass with five seconds left and a Hail Mary that was broken up to end the game.

Matt Corral, a 97 OVR senior, was 21-for-28 for 397 yards and four touchdowns for the Rebels.

With a 4-2 record and having beaten a 21st-ranked team on its own field, the Commodores could crack the national rankings for the first time next week.


Vanderbilt’s De’Rickey Wright sacks Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral.

VANDERBILT COMMDORES at MISSISSIPPI REBELS
Oct. 1, 2022	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Vanderbilt Commodores (4-2)	14	3	0	21	38
#21 Mississippi Rebels (3-2)	7	3	14	7	31

Team Stats Comparison
	VAN	MISS
Total Offense	555	505
Rushing Yards	28-181	28-108
Passing Yards	374	397
First Downs	25	16
Punt Return Yards	30	0
Kick Return Yards	132	157
Total Yards	717	662
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Conversion	5-9	3-9
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-4-1	1-1-0
Penalties	1-15	0-0
Possession Time	19:55	16:05

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MISS
6:17	(VAN) R. Davis 3 run (G. Mitchell kick)	7	0
5:15	(MISS) D. Jackson 69 pass from M. Corral (C. Costa kick)	7	7
2:29	(VAN) R. Davis 29 run (G. Mitchell kick)	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MISS
7:56	(VAN) G. Mitchell 29 field goal	17	7
:55	(MISS) C. Costa 45 field goal	17	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MISS
7:58	(MISS) D. Jackson 8 pass from M. Corral (C. Costa kick)	17	17
6:23	(MISS) Q. Davis 53 pass from M. Corral (C. Costa kick)	17	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MISS
8:17	(VAN) R. Davis 3 run (G. Mitchell kick)	24	24
4:59	(VAN) D. Boddie 7 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	31	24
2:48	(MISS) Q. Davis 38 pass from M. Corral (C. Costa kick)	31	31
:13	(VAN) R. Griffin 2 run (G. Mitchell kick)	38	31

VANDERBILT COMMODORES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mike Wright 30/45 374 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Re'Mahn Davis 18 109 6.0 3 Mike Wright 5 60 12.0 0 Rocko Griffin 5 12 2.4 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Devin Boddie 11 157 14.2 1 Re'Mahn Davis 7 47 6.7 0 Logan Kyle 4 59 14.8 0 Brayden Bapst 3 36 12.0 0 Quincy Skinner 2 43 21.5 0 Will Sheppard 1 12 12.0 0 Rocko Griffin 1 10 10.0 0 James Ziglor 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Team 0 0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Gabe Jeudy'Lally 8 0 0 0 Chase Lloyd 7 1 0 0 Max Worship 6 1 0 0 Anfernee Orji 5 2 0 0 Justin Harris 5 0 0 0 Jack Barton 4 1 0 0 Ethan Barr 3 0 0 0 Jeremy Walton 3 0 0 0 Jaylen Mahoney 2 0 0 0 De'Rickey Wright 2 1 1 0 Christian James 2 1 0 0 Nate Clifton 2 2 0 0 Devin Lee 1 0 0 0 B.J. Anderson 1 0 0 0 Quincy Skinner 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Greg Mitchell 1/1 5/5 8 30 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Robert Hayden 2 74 37.0 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 5 132 26.4 33 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 2 30 15.0 22

MISSISSIPPI REBELS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Corral 21/28 397 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Henry Parrish 15 71 4.7 0 Matt Corral 10 29 2.9 0 Kentrel Bullock 2 12 6.0 0 Jonathan Mingo 1 -4 -4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Dannis Jackson 10 138 13.8 2 Qua Davis 6 220 36.7 2 Luke Knox 3 27 9.0 0 Jonathan Mingo 1 12 12.0 0 Casey Kelly 1 0 0.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jeremy James 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Momo Sanogo 8 1 0 0 Deantre Prince 6 2 0 0 A.J. Finley 6 0 0 0 Miles Battle 5 0 0 0 Tysheem Johnson 5 0 0 0 Ashanti Cistrunk 4 0 0 0 Demon Clowney 4 1 0 0 Trey Washington 4 0 0 0 K.D. Hill 3 1 0 0 Tywone Malone 3 0 0 0 Jakorey Hawkins 3 0 0 1 Cedric Johnson 3 1 0 0 Markevious Brown 2 0 0 0 Quentin Bivens 1 0 0 0 J.Plumlee/B.Brown 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Caden Costa 1/3 4/4 7 45 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brannon Henderson 2 74 37.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Qua Davis 4 86 21.5 27 John Rhys Plumlee 3 71 23.7 26 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Team 0 0 0.0 0

1. RE’MAHN DAVIS, Vanderbilt, HB, Sr.
2022 stats: 113 carries, 524 yards, 13 TD; 29 catches, 271 yards, 1 TD

2. TAVION THOMAS, Utah, HB, Jr.
2022 stats: 121 carries, 623 yards, 6 TD; 21 catches, 231 yards, 4 TD

3. SLADE BOLDEN, Alabama, WR, rSr.
2022 stats: 36 catches, 714 yards, 11 TD

4. ZAMIR WHITE, Georgia, HB, rSr.
2022 stats: 126 carries, 676 yards, 7 TD; 11 catches, 189 yards, 1 TD

5. TREVEYON HENDERSON, Ohio State, HB, Soph.
2022 stats: 84 carries, 486 yards, 8 TD; 6 catches, 128 yards, 1 TD






Earl Bennett hauls in a 54-yard touchdown pass.

FEELIN’ BLUE
Turnovers taken to the house lift Boise
to come-from-behind victory over Vandy

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise State could do nothing against Vanderbilt.

Absolutely nothing.

In the first half of the Broncos’ game against the Commodores on Oct. 6, 2007, Boise State was outgained 212-67, had only three first downs compared to 11 for Vanderbilt and trailed 10-0 on the scoreboard.

“Honestly, Boise State’s offense was the worst we’d seen in the two years I’ve been here,” Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg said. “We figured if we could just play a clean, mistake-free second half …”

B-Dawg’s words trailed off and he buried his face in his hands.

Vanderbilt didn’t play mistake-free football in the second half — far from it.

A Boise State team that looked dead and buried got a huge lift in the third quarter from a defense that took two turnovers to the house, sparking a 31-17 victory over Vanderbilt on the glorious blue field.

Marty Tadman got big mo’ rolling in Boise State’s favor when he intercepted a pass that wobbled in his direction after Vanderbilt quarterback Mackenzi Adams was hit while throwing. Tadman had a clear 63-yard path to the end zone to make it 10-7 with 5:49 left in the third quarter.

Boise State suddenly found itself in the lead when another gift came its way. Bryant Anderson fumbled the ball after making a catch, and Kyle Wilson returned the loose ball 36 yards to put the Broncos ahead 14-10 with 3:15 left in the third.

Vanderbilt bounced back quickly, as Adams hit Earl Bennett with a 54-yard touchdown pass just 15 seconds later to put the Commodores up 17-14.

However, emboldened by the defense’s big plays, the offense broke out of its conservative shell and scored on two touchdown passes by Bush Hamdan in the final 2:48 of the third quarter.

“This team did nothing but try to run the ball the whole first half,” B-Dawg said. “I guess you can give them credit for setting up those big pass plays with the run. I’m just not in the mood to be giving the CPU credit these days.”

It was the fourth straight loss for 71st-ranked Vanderbilt after a 2-0 start. The 50th-ranked Broncos improved to 3-2, despite starting the backup quarterback in the absence of injured Taylor Tharp.

Orlando Sandrick had a monster game for Boise State with one interception, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, seven tackles and one tackle for a loss. Mike Altieri also had a strong defensive game, making 12 tackles, four for losses and one sack.

Boise State stopped Vanderbilt on fourth-and-10 with 4:04 left at the Broncos’ 38-yard line, then killed the rest of the clock with a methodical 13-play, 47-yard drive.

Cassen Jackson-Garrison felt like he was running into a brick all the whole game, averaging 2.7 yards per carry while running 27 times for 74 yards. Bennett continued to be the big-play guy, catching five passes for 160 yards and a touchdown.

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt; Orlando Sandrick, Boise State

BOISE STATE 31, VANDERBILT 17
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
VANDY: Hahnfeldt 44 field goal, 1:00
VANDY: Washington 2 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), :03
Third quarter
BOISE: Tadman 63 interception return (Williams kick), 5:49
BOISE: Wilson 36 fumble return (Williams kick), 3:15
VANDY: Bennett 54 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), 3:00
BOISE: Perretta 78 pass from Hamdan (Williams kick), 2:48
BOISE: Blaser 15 pass from Hamdan (Williams kick), :36
Fourth quarter
BOISE: Williams 19 field goal, 5:10

WEEK 6 RESULTS
Boise State 31, VANDERBILT 17
Tennessee 48, Mississippi State 7
Kentucky 31, Florida Atlantic 15
Auburn 43, Arkansas 8
LSU 49, Florida 7
Georgia 27, Alabama 14

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — Carl Stewart, Auburn (22 carries, 152 yards, 3 TD)
Defense — Craig Steltz, LSU (1 int., 1 TD)

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2022/2007 SEASONS - GAME 7


Vanderbilt receiver Logan Kyle celebrates his game-winning touchdown catch.


Vanderbilt safety Max Worship sacks Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson.

GATORS CHOMPED!
Vanderbilt safety makes 5 TFL’s
in upset of fifth-ranked Florida

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Max Worship channeled his inner DeAndre McCollum to help Vanderbilt shock the world on Oct. 15, 2022.

McCollum was a strong safety who was chosen the No. 1 player in B-Dawg’s 13-year Air Force dynasty after setting an all-time record with 422 tackles. Of those, 65 were tackles for losses while often blitzing on the edge in the 4-2-5 Normal Smokes defense.

Worship, a senior strong safety, feasted on Florida on Oct. 8, 2022 while playing the same role as McCollum in that same defense.

Worship had three sacks and five tackles for losses to lead Vanderbilt’s stunning defensive effort in a 17-14 victory over the fifth-ranked Gators.

“I can’t believe that was my defense,” B-Dawg said. “We have had to try outscoring teams because our defense is pretty much Swiss cheese. I had great success at Air Force using the 4-2-5 defense with two guys blitzing on the edge, but teams in this league can usually find a way to beat it. They had no answer for it today.”

Worship had two sacks and three tackles for losses in the first quarter alone.

Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson was sacked seven times, as the Gators had only 47 yards on 25 carries and got into the red zone only once, coming away empty when linebacker De’Rickey Wright picked off a pass in the end zone with 27 seconds remaining in the third quarter after Florida drove to the 8.

Of those 47 rushing yards, exactly 47 came on the only carry of the game by backup running back Nay’Quan Wright with 5:04 left in the game, giving Florida a 14-10 lead. The touchdown came on an option pitch to the left.

A Vanderbilt offense that scored a touchdown on its first possession, but didn’t reach the end zone again until that point, proceeded to march 75 yards in seven plays to get the winning touchdown on a 7-yard pass from Mike Wright to Logan Kyle with 3:39 left.

B-Dawg called a Monster WR Screen to Kyle on the right side. A defensive back should’ve tackled him for a loss at the 10, but whiffed, allowing Kyle to waltz into the end zone.

“Speaking of my Air Force days, that’s the same play on which Paul Gibbons got so many of his touchdowns,” B-Dawg said. “It was a nice flashback today.”

Daevion Davis’ second sack of the game left Florida with third-and-17 on its next drive and defensive back Jaylen Mahoney stopped a pass to DeMarkcus Bowman for no gain.

Florida chose to punt on fourth-and-17, which wasn’t entirely odd since the Gators had three timeouts remaining. What was strange was that Florida ran some clock while in punt formation, prompting B-Dawg to ask, “Who is winning this game anyway? Which half is this?

On the following drive, Vanderbilt put it away when Devin Boddie made a 14-yard catch on third-and-12 with 1:32 left.

Florida was held to 292 yards of offense, with its two touchdowns being responsible for 140 of those.

Punter Robert Hayden deserves some love after putting three of his four punts inside the 20-yard line. He’s put five of six inside the 20 in his last two games.

While Boddie had 10 catches for 123 yards, a concern is that he had three of the team’s eight drops. Quarterback Mike Wright shouldn’t get too much sympathy, however, as he served up three picks.

“We have to play much cleaner than that if we expect to keep winning,” B-Dawg said. “Today just seemed to be a perfect storm of the CPU not being able to counter our defense. That isn’t going to happen every week.”


Vanderbilt quarterback Mike Wright runs for a touchdown.

FLORIDA GATORS at VANDERBILT COMMODORES
Oct. 8, 2022	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#5 Florida Gators (6-1)	0	7	0	7	14
Vanderbilt Commodores (5-2)	7	3	0	7	17

Team Stats Comparison
	FLA	VAN
Total Offense	292	420
Rushing Yards	25-47	34-204
Passing Yards	245	216
First Downs	10	25
Punt Return Yards	0	90
Kick Return Yards	93	59
Total Yards	385	569
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Conversion	4-12	3-11
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-0-0	3-2-1
Penalties	0-0	1-15
Possession Time	16:48	19:12

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		FLA	VAN
6:21	(VAN) M. Wright 8 run (G. Mitchell kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		FLA	VAN
8:02	(VAN) G. Mitchell 24 field goal	0	10
5:13	(FLA) J. Weston 93 pass from A. Richardson (T. Smack kick)	7	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		FLA	VAN
5:04	(FLA) N. Wright 47 run (T. Smack kick)	14	10
3:39	(VAN) L. Kyle 7 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	14	17

FLORIDA GATORS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Anthony Richardson 19/26 245 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Nay'Quan Wright 1 47 47.0 1 Anthony Richardson 12 3 0.2 0 DeMarkcus Bowman 12 -3 -0.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD DeMarkcus Bowman 5 46 9.2 0 Ja'Markis Weston 4 113 28.3 1 Ja'Quavion Fraziars 4 25 6.3 0 Xzavier Henderson 3 44 14.7 0 Keon Zipperer 3 17 5.7 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Michael Tarquin 0 2 Ethan White 0 1 Kingsley Eguakun 0 1 DeMarkcus Bowman 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Mohamoud Diabate 10 0 0 0 Tre'Vez Johnson 8 1 0 0 Kaiir Elam 6 1 0 0 Ty'Ron Hopper 6 1 0 0 Rashad Torrance 5 0 0 0 Jason Marshall 5 0 0 0 Derek Wingo 3 0 0 0 Donovan McMillon 3 0 0 0 Tyreak Sapp 2 0 0 0 Gervon Dexter 2 1 1 0 JaDarrius Perkins 2 1 0 0 Diwun Black 2 1 0 1 Avery Helm 1 0 0 2 Jalen Lee 1 1 0 0 Ethan Pouncey 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Trey Smack 0/1 2/2 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jeremy Crawshaw 6 270 45.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Kaiir Elam 3 72 24.0 26 Lorenzo Lingard 1 21 21.0 21 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Team 0 0 0.0 0

VANDERBILT COMMODORES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mike Wright 21/36 216 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Mike Wright 12 112 9.3 1 Re'Mahn Davis 21 86 4.0 0 Justin Ball 1 6 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Devin Boddie 10 123 12.3 0 Will Sheppard 3 38 12.7 0 Logan Kyle 3 31 10.3 1 Re'Mahn Davis 3 17 5.7 0 Justin Ball 2 7 3.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Ben Cox 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Max Worship 7 5 3 0 Anfernee Orji 7 2 0 0 Chase Lloyd 7 0 0 0 Ethan Barr 6 1 0.5 0 Jack Barton 4 2 0 0 Jaylen Mahoney 4 0 0 0 Gabe Jeudy'Lally 3 0 0 0 Devin Lee 2 0 0.5 0 Justin Harris 2 0 0 0 Marlen Sewell 2 0 0 0 Daevion Davis 2 2 2 0 Will Sheppard 2 0 0 0 Nate Clifton 1 1 1 0 De'Rickey Wright 1 0 0 1 Christian James 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Greg Mitchell 1/2 2/2 5 24 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Robert Hayden 4 137 34.3 3 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 2 59 29.5 37 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 6 90 15.0 29

COACHES
1. North Carolina (32), 6-0
2. Michigan State (28), 6-0
3. Oklahoma State (1), 4-0
4. Texas Christian, 4-0
5. Oklahoma, 3-1
6. Alabama, 6-1
7. Ohio State, 5-1
8. Georgia, 5-1
9. Texas, 3-2
10. Southern Methodist, 5-1
11. LSU, 4-2
12. Oregon, 3-2
13. Penn State, 5-1
14. Florida, 6-1
15. Pittsburgh, 3-2
16. Arizona State, 5-0
17. Tennessee, 4-2
18. Michigan, 4-1
19. Central Florida, 4-0
20. Clemson, 2-3
21. Maryland, 5-1
22. VANDERBILT, 5-2
23. Boston College, 4-1
24. Indiana, 5-0
25. USC, 5-2

ASSOCIATED PRESS
1. Michigan State (42), 6-0
2. North Carolina (22), 6-0
3. Oklahoma State (1), 4-0
4. Texas Christian, 4-0
5. LSU, 4-2
6. Oklahoma, 3-1
7. Alabama, 6-1
8. Ohio State, 5-1
9. Georgia, 5-1
10. Southern Methodist, 5-1
11. Texas, 3-2
12. Florida, 6-1
13. Oregon, 3-2
14. Arizona State, 5-0
15. Penn State, 5-1
16. Pittsburgh, 3-2
17. Michigan, 4-1
18. Tennessee, 4-2
19. Central Florida, 4-0
20. VANDERBILT, 5-2
21. Clemson, 2-3
22. USC, 5-2
23. Boston College, 4-1
24. Mississippi, 4-2
25. Oregon State, 3-2




1. RE’MAHN DAVIS, Vanderbilt, HB, Sr.
2022 stats: 134 carries, 610 yards, 13 TD; 32 catches, 288 yards, 1 TD

2. SAM HOWELL, North Carolina, QB, Sr.
2022 stats: 101-for-159, 1,747 yards, 19 TD, 4 int.; 69 carries, 280 yards, 3 TD

3. BRYCE YOUNG, Alabama, QB, Jr.
2022 stats: 116-for-178, 1,641, yards, 21 TD, 2 int.; 39 carries, 103 yards, 3 TD

4. TAVION THOMAS, Utah, HB, Jr.
2022 stats: 135 carries, 709 yards, 7 TD; 25 catches, 250 yards, 4 TD

5. TREVEYON HENDERSON, Ohio State, HB, Soph.
2022 stats: 103 carries, 601 yards, 9 TD; 9 catches, 159 yards, 1 TD





Auburn’s Sen’Derrick Marks injured Vanderbilt’s Mackenzi Adams on
this sack.

Auburn stays perfect in 2007
in 56-35 win over Vanderbilt

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — There’s a reason why Auburn has the best record in the Southeastern Conference during the two years of this dynasty.

Actually, there are several reasons.

The Tigers pass well, they run well, they shut down the run and they’re hard to pass against.

Other than that, they pretty much suck.

Tenth-ranked Auburn gave 82nd-ranked Vanderbilt a taste of what it’s like to go up against the SEC’s best, whipping the Commodores 56-35 on Oct. 13, 2007 to stay unbeaten this season.

Auburn is 7-0 overall this season and 4-0 in the SEC. In two years, the Tigers are 19-2 overall and 12-1 in the SEC.

“Yeah, they’re pretty good,” Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg said. “That will be us some day. Just give us some time … or the right sliders.”

Vanderbilt was locked in a 14-14 tie with Auburn late in the first half when the Tigers scored two touchdowns on big plays in the final 1:35 of the second quarter. Robert Dunn caught the go-ahead 66-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Cox with 1:35 left, then freshman cornerback Chris Murphy delivered a crushing blow by taking a pick 86 yards to the house with seven seconds left in the first half.

Auburn scored the only points of the third quarter to stretch its lead to 35-14 before the teams combined to score six touchdowns in the final 4:47 of the game. Murphy returned another interception 51 yards for a score for one of Auburn’s three fourth-quarter touchdowns.

Backup quarterback Jared Funk got to play in the fourth quarter for Vanderbilt, and it was an adventure just about every time he threw. He threw nine passes, three going for touchdowns and one for an interception. His 90-yard pass to Bryant Anderson with 1:49 left is Vanderbilt’s longest touchdown in the history of this dynasty.

The inability to run the ball made it tough for Vanderbilt to keep its offense on the field and keep Auburn’s offense off it. Cassen Jackson-Garrison averaged 1.7 yards per carry, running 24 times for 40 yards and a touchdown. In all, Vanderbilt had more carries (35) than rushing yards (22).

The Commodores had four touchdown passes and 416 yards through the air. Adams suffered a shoulder injury with 5:27 left in the game on a hit by Sen’Derrick Marks. The injury will keep him out for two weeks, but because of a bye week and because NCAA Football always counts this week as one of the weeks, he won’t miss any games.

“We’d rather pound the rock the play ball-control, but it would help if the CPU would cooperate,” B-Dawg said. “We’ve got guys in CJG’s face before he can even get to the line of scrimmage. He can’t use his high BTK rating because he never gets a head of steam going.”

Defensive end Broderick Stewart had a huge game for Vanderbilt, setting a dynasty record with three sacks among his four tackles for losses.

Equally tough for Auburn was defensive end Quentin Groves, who also had three sacks.

Vanderbilt star Earl Bennett caught eight passes for 173 yards and one touchdown. He finished with 360 all-purpose yards on 18 touches, adding 151 yards on five kick returns and 36 yards on five punt returns to his receiving numbers.

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt; Robert Dunn, Auburn

AUBURN 56, VANDERBILT 35
First quarter
VANDY: Bennett 13 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), 4:38
AUBURN: Dunn 44 pass from Cox (Walton kick), 1:58
Second quarter
AUBURN: Zachery 31 pass from Cox (Walton kick), 7:53
VANDY: Jackson-Garrison 2 run (Hahnfeldt kick), 2:28
AUBURN: Dunn 66 pass from Cox (Walton kick), 1:35
AUBURN: Murphy 86 interception return (Walton kick), :07
Third quarter
AUBURN: Stewart 8 run (Walton kick), 2:04
Fourth quarter
VANDY: Wheeler 7 pass from Funk (Hahnfeldt kick), 4:47
AUBURN: Stewart 19 run (Walton kick), 2:31
AUBURN: Murphy 51 interception return (Walton kick), 2:15
VANDY: Anderson 90 pass from Funk (Hahnfeldt kick), 1:49
AUBURN: Tate 44 run (Walton kick), 1:41
VANDY: Quinn 9 pass from Funk (Hahnfeldt kick), :07


WEEK 7 RESULTS
Auburn 56, VANDERBILT 35
South Carolina 27, Florida 19
Mississippi State 25, Arkansas 22
Tennessee 49, Georgia 17
LSU 49, Kentucky 10
Alabama 22, Mississippi 17

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — JaMarcus Russell, LSU (20-for-27, 266 yards, 4 TD)
Defense — Chris Murphy, Auburn (4 tackles, 2 int., 2 TD)




Patrick White, West Virginia, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 94-for-141, 1,328 yards, 10 TD, 5 int.; 90 carries, 713 yards, 10 TD

Erik Ainge, Tennessee, QB, Sr.
STATS: 138-for-191, 1,724 yards, 22 TD, 6 int.

Kirby Freeman, Miami, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 151-for-230, 2,098 yards, 22 TD, 9 int.

Nate Swift, Nebraska, WR, r-Jr.
STATS: 48 catches, 639 yards, 8 TD

Carl Stewart, Auburn, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 150 carries, 949 yards, 12 TD

GETTING THE SHAFT

Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt, WR, Jr.
STATS: 49 catches, 1,157 yards, 10 TD

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2022/2007 SEASONS - GAME 8


Georgia’s Jermaine Burton snags one of his three touchdown catches against Vanderbilt.


Georgia’s Zamir White dodges a tackler on a 16-yard touchdown run.

UGH-A!!!
After finally cracking national rankings,
Vanderbilt gets beat down by Georgia

BETWEEN THE HEDGES, Ga. — And, just like that, Vanderbilt’s football team came crashing back to earth.

The Commodores were beginning to feel pretty full of themselves after a 17-14 victory last week over fifth-ranked Florida gave them a 5-2 start and vaulted them into the top 25 for the first time in coach B-Dawg’s two seasons back on campus.

But Georgia was not only the real-life national champion in 2022, but the Bulldogs were highly motivated to knock the Commodores down a peg or three after losing 31-30 to Vanderbilt last season.

It was a perfect storm of overconfidence on one team’s part and motivation on the other’s that resulted in a 51-21 Georgia beatdown of Vanderbilt.

The Commodores entered the game ranked No. 20 by The Associated Press and No. 22 by the coaches.

“We looked like total frauds out there today,” B-Dawg said. “Our guys were beginning to talk SEC titles and making a run at the natty. We’re not ready to be in those types of conversations yet, not the way we got rolled today.”

Vanderbilt needs to establish early momentum to compete with teams like Georgia, something the Commodores clearly didn’t do Saturday.

A fumble by running back Re’Mahn Davis on the first play from scrimmage set up Georgia touchdown just 48 seconds into the game.

After the Bulldogs went up 10-0 on a field goal, Davis dropped an easy third-and-four pass to kill Vanderbilt’s third possession.

“We needed to establish something, even if we came away with no points,” B-Dawg said. “We can’t be making those types of mistakes.”

Following Davis’ dropped pass and a 32-yard punt return by Dominick Blaylock, quarterback J.T. Daniels kept the ball on the option on Georgia’s first play of its third drive and scored from 26 yards out to make it 17-0 just 4:49 into the game.

The Commodores’ woes continued when a fourth-and-one run by backup running back Rocko Griffin was stuffed at the Georgia 25-yard line with 58 seconds left in the first quarte.r

“This game just felt different, like we were up against an overwhelming force,” B-Dawg said.

Vanderbilt did manage to get its act together in the second quarter, scoring two touchdowns, but the Commodores got into a game of exchanging touchdowns with Georgia because their defense couldn’t make a stop.

Vanderbilt cut the deficit to 20-14 on a 7-yard pass from Mike Wright to John Johnson with 2:01 left in the first half, but Jermaine Burton caught touchdown passes from Daniels to end the first half and begin the second half. Burton finished with 12 catches for 195 yards and three touchdowns.

Daniels went 36-for-46 for 470 yards and four touchdowns.

“I would throw the ball 46 times, too, if I was going up against a defense as inept as ours was today,” B-Dawg said.

The dropped pass by Davis early in the game was one of seven by the Commodores. Three of the drops were by Devin Boddie, who was otherwise spectacular with 13 catches for 215 yards.

VANDERBILT COMMODORES at GEORGIA BULLDOGS
Oct. 15, 2022	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#22 Vanderbilt Commodores (5-3)	0	14	7	0	21
#8 Georgia Bulldogs (6-1)	17	10	14	10	51

Team Stats Comparison
	VAN	UGA
Total Offense	503	569
Rushing Yards	22-63	24-99
Passing Yards	440	470
First Downs	23	22
Punt Return Yards	30	31
Kick Return Yards	140	93
Total Yards	673	693
Turnovers	3	0
3rd Down Conversion	7-15	4-11
4th Down Conversion	1-4	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-3-0	7-3-3
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Possession Time	18:22	17:38

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		VAN	UGA
8:12	(UGA) A. Gilbert 7 pass from J.T. Daniels (J. Podlesny kick)	0	7
5:23	(UGA) J. Podlesny 30 field goal	0	10
4:11	(UGA) J.T. Daniels 26 run (J. Podlesny kick)	0	17
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		VAN	UGA
6:47	(VAN) R. Davis 3 run (G. Mitchell kick)	7	17
5:12	(UGA) J. Podlesny 31 field goal	7	20
2:01	(VAN) J. Johnson 7 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	14	20
:44	(UGA) J. Burton 5 pass from J.T. Daniels (J. Podlesny kick)	14	27
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		VAN	UGA
5:06	(UGA) J. Burton 24 pass from J.T. Daniels (J. Podlesny kick)	14	34
2:29	(VAN) R. Griffin 11 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	21	34
:54	(UGA) J. Burton 26 pass from J.T. Daniels (J. Podlesny kick)	21	41
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		VAN	UGA
8:06	(UGA) J. Podlesny 35 field goal	21	44
2:34	(UGA) Z. White 16 run (J. Podlesny kick)	21	51

VANDERBILT COMMODORES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mike Wright 30/46 346 2 1 Jeremy Moussa 2/5 51 0 0 Ken Seals 3/6 43 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Re'Mahn Davis 12 71 5.9 1 Mike Wright 6 5 0.8 0 Rocko Griffin 2 0 0.0 0 Jeremy Moussa 1 -5 -5.0 0 Ken Seals 1 -8 -8.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Devin Boddie 13 215 16.5 0 Logan Kyle 7 95 13.5 0 Quincy Skinner 4 50 12.5 0 Re'Mahn Davis 4 12 3.0 0 Will Sheppard 3 41 13.7 0 Rocko Griffin 1 11 11.0 1 Justin Ball 1 8 8.0 0 John Johnson 1 7 7.0 1 Brayden Bapst 1 1 1.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Junior Uzebu 0 3 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Ethan Barr 9 2 0 0 Anfernee Orji 8 1 0 0 Chase Lloyd 8 0 0 0 Max Worship 5 1 0 0 Gabe Jeudy'Lally 4 0 0 0 Daevion Davis 4 1 0 0 Justin Harris 4 2 0 0 Jaylen Mahoney 4 0 0 0 Jack Barton 3 1 0 0 Jeremy Walton 2 1 0 0 Julian Hernandez 1 0 0 0 Terion Sugick 1 1 0 0 B.J. Anderson 1 0 0 0 Marlen Sewell 1 0 0 0 Tyson Russell 1 1 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Greg Mitchell 0/0 3/3 3 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Robert Hayden 4 128 32.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 5 140 28.0 44 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 3 30 10.0 13

GEORGIA BULLDOGS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J.T. Daniels 36/46 470 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Zamir White 12 86 7.1 1 J.T. Daniels 10 14 1.4 1 Adam Brant 1 1 1.0 0 Kearis Jackson 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jermaine Burton 12 195 16.3 3 Kearis Jackson 6 96 16.0 0 George Pickens 5 75 15.0 0 Arik Gilbert 5 54 10.8 1 Zamir White 5 46 9.2 0 Darnell Washington 2 6 3.0 0 Kenny McIntosh 1 -2 -2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Zamir White 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Lewis Cine 9 2 0 1 Jalen Kimber 8 0 0 0 Tykee Smith 7 0 0 0 Smael Mondon 7 0 0 1 Kamari Lassiter 4 2 0 0 Travon Walker 4 3 2 0 M.J. Sherman 4 2 2 0 Nolan Smith 3 0 0 0 Nyland Green 3 0 0 0 Rian Davis 3 1 0 0 Dominick Blaylock 2 0 0 0 David Daniel 1 0 0 0 Tramel Walthour 1 1 0 0 Jordan Davis 1 1 0 0 Xavian Sorey 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jack Podlesny 3/4 6/6 15 35 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Pierre Ivey 3 118 39.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Dominick Blaylock 3 74 24.7 26 Arik Gilbert 1 19 19.0 19 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Dominick Blaylock 1 31 31.0 31

Vanderbilt lands speedy wide receiver

Speed is something that’s sorely lacking at Vanderbilt, a situation the Commodores may have helped rectify with the commitment of five-star wide receiver Michael Johnson.

Johnson, who is listed partially scouted as 78 OVR, has an A grade for his speed. That attribute hasn’t been uncovered by Vanderbilt’s scouts yet.

The Commodores’ fastest receiver has 88 SPD.

Johnson is ranked third nationally among wide receivers. The 6-foot-2, 199-pounder hails from Fairhope, Ala.

The Commodores won the recruiting battle for Johnson over Memphis and, surprisingly, Georgia. Georgia just put up 470 passing yards against Vanderbilt last Saturday.

Vanderbilt’s playing style and conference prestige were huge plusses. The Commodores’ C-minus grade for program tradition didn’t hurt them.




1. Michigan State, 6-0
2. Texas Christian, 5-0
3. North Carolina, 7-0
4. Oklahoma, 4-1
5. Alabama, 7-1
6. Ohio State, 5-1
7. Georgia, 6-1
8. LSU, 5-2
9. Oklahoma State, 4-1
10. Southern Methodist, 5-1
11. Florida, 7-1
12. Texas, 3-2
13. Oregon, 4-2
14. Penn State, 6-1
15. Tennessee, 5-2
16. Clemson, 3-3
17. Michigan, 5-1
18. Central Florida, 5-0
19. Indiana, 6-0
20. Boston College, 5-1
21. Utah, 5-3
22. USC, 5-2
23. Arizona State, 5-1
24. Pittsburgh, 3-3
25. Oregon State, 4-2




1. TAVION THOMAS, Utah, HB, Jr.
2022 stats: 160 carries, 898 yards, 9 TD; 29 catches, 332 yards, 4 TD

2. BRYCE YOUNG, Alabama, QB, Jr.
2022 stats: 132-for-202, 1,967 yards, 24 TD, 3 int.; 48 carries, 133 yards, 3 TD

3. SAM HOWELL, North Carolina, QB, Sr.
2022 stats: 111-for-180, 1,887 yards, 21 TD, 4 int.; 82 carries, 341 yards, 3 TD

4. RE’MAHN DAVIS, Vanderbilt, HB, Sr.
2022 stats: 146 carries, 681 yards, 14 TD; 36 catches, 300 yards, 1 TD

5. J.T. DANIELS, Georgia, QB, rSr.
2022 stats: 131-for-191, 1,848 yards, 23 TD, 1 int.; 49 carries, 117 yards, 2 TD






Vanderbilt’s Earl Bennett had an unreal game, catching eight passes for 375 yards
and two touchdowns.

Bennett’s 375 yards — yes, 375 —
wasted in 27-17 loss to Ole Miss

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — If Vanderbilt can’t beat Mississippi, who can the Commodores beat?

Coach B-Dawg fears that the answer might be this: Nobody.

The 89th-ranked Rebels were one of only three teams Vanderbilt last season, but were sparked by two Terrell Jackson interceptions in a 27-17 victory over the 80th-ranked Commodores on Oct. 27, 2007.

At 2-6 with a six-game losing streak, the Commodores may have to wait until next season to win another game. The rest of their schedule reads like a who’s who of Southeastern Conference football: Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.

“I refuse to believe the common wisdom that we can’t win any of those games,” B-Dawg said. “We hung fairly close with Alabama and Florida last season before faltering down the stretch. Florida has really fallen on some hard times this season, so that may be more of an even matchup than people might think. We get Georgia at our place, so who knows what will happen there. Tennessee, well, they’re unbeaten and we have to go into their crib. I don’t want to see we have no chance in that game … but we have no chance in that game.”

Of course, Vanderbilt always has a chance as long as Earl Bennett is on the field.

Bennett had one of the most remarkable individual performances ever by a B-Dawg player, catching eight passes for 375 yards and two touchdowns. He averaged 46.9 yards per catch, scoring on passes of 79 and 64 yards from Mackenzi Adams. Bennett had half of Vanderbilt’s 16 catches for 428 yards.

“I’m known to be a stat whore, but I’m not exactly overjoyed to have a guy put up numbers like those,” B-Dawg said. “I’m actually kind of embarrassed. I didn’t realize his numbers were that high until the stats flashed across the screen late in the game. He almost caught another deep ball right after that or else he would have had more than 400 yards. It’s no secret Earl’s our go-to guy and we try take advantage of his talents, but we’re also trying to be balanced in what we do. Bottom line, his numbers didn’t win us a game, so they’re pretty hollow. It was a B.S. game and our game was pretty much reduced to B.S., as well.”

Bennett’s receiving yardage ranks second in NCAA history behind Troy Edwards’ 405 yards for Louisiana Tech against Nebraska in 1998. Bennett broke the all-time B-Dawg record for receiving yards in a legit dynasty (nothing in NCAA 2003 counts). Michigan’s Alphonso McCown had 273 receiving yards at Northwestern on Nov. 17, 2007 in NCAA 2004. Now third on the list is Brian Jackson’s 267 yards for Western Michigan at Michigan on Nov. 4, 2006 in a short-lived NCAA 2006 dynasty.

Vanderbilt was playing a splendid defensive game until, like three weeks ago in a loss to Boise State, an interception taken to the house gave the opponent some life. Terrell Jackson had two interceptions, the first of which he returned 32 yards for a touchdown to put Mississippi up 7-3 with 29 seconds left in the first half.

Bennett then responded with his biggest play on his big day, catching a 79-yard touchdown pass from Adams with 11 seconds remaining in the half. The play came on an in-and-out route that B-Dawg rarely throws … but has made a mental note to start throwing in the future. The catch came with 62 yards of YACkity-YACk-YACk as Bennett eluded two defenders after the catch.

“We thought we’d recaptured game momentum at that point, but then we just went flat in the second half on defense,” B-Dawg said.

Benjarvus Green-Ellis broke off a 40-yard touchdown run with 6:42 left in the third quarter to put Mississippi ahead to stay at 14-10. His 1-yard run with 3:31 to go in the third put the Rebels up by two scores at 24-10.

A field goal with 7:57 left made it a three-score game, but the Commodores didn’t lose faith … until four seconds later when Bennett fumbled the ensuing kickoff. That led to another field goal, pretty much sealing Vanderbilt’s fate.

Despite Bennett’s enormous numbers, seven dropped passes and three interceptions didn’t make for a great day for the Commodores’ passing attack. They were forced to air it out, because Cassen Jackson-Garrison continues to struggle, getting only 44 yards on 16 carries.

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
Terrell Jackson, Mississippi; Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt

MISSISSIPPI 27, VANDERBILT 17
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
VANDY: Hahnfeldt 41 field goal, 4:39
MISS: Jackson 32 interception return (Sparks kick), :29
VANDY: Bennett 79 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), :11
Third quarter
MISS: Green-Ellis 40 run (Sparks kick), 6:42
MISS: Green-Ellis 1 run (Sparks kick), 3:31
Fourth quarter
MISS: Sparks 41 field goal, 7:57
MISS: Sparks 33 field goal, 7:09
VANDY: Bennett 64 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), 2:51

WEEK 9 RESULTS
Mississippi 27, VANDERBILT 17
Southern Mississippi 35, LSU 30
Tennessee 40, South Carolina 15
Arkansas 24, Army 21
Georgia 42, Troy 14
Auburn 49, Florida 14
Alabama 31, Mississippi State 14

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt (8 catches, 375 yards, 2 TD)
Defense — Terrell Jackson, Mississippi (6 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 int., 1 TD)





1. Erik Ainge, Tennessee, QB, Sr.
STATS: 166-for-240, 2,034 yards, 28 TD, 8 int.

2. Xavier Lee, Florida State, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 117-for-205, 1,430 yards, 21 TD, 6 int.; 87 carries, 520 yards, 11 TD

3. Kirby Freeman, Miami, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 165-for-256, 2,180 yards, 24 TD, 10 int.

4. Carl Stewart, Auburn, HB, r-Sr.
STATS: 188 carries, 1,245 yards, 15 TD; 13 catches, 215 yards, 2 TD

5. Patrick White, West Virginia, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 104-for-163, 1,448 yards, 11 TD, 6 int.; 105 carries, 807 yards, 10 TD

WHERE’S THE LOVE?

Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt, WR, Jr.
STATS: 57 catches, 1,532 yards, 12 TD

[dfsJunkie]

Re: 2022/2007 SEASONS - GAME 8

Re'Mahn getting the love Earl Bennett deserved!!

[BDawg35]

Re: 2022/2007 SEASONS - GAME 8

Re'Mahn getting the love Earl Bennett deserved!!

It's crazy! Re'Mahn Davis isn't a fraction of the player Earl Bennett was. Davis cleans up around the goal line with touchdown runs of 1 and 2 yards on toss plays. He's definitely not a game-breaker, that's for sure.

[BDawg35]

2022/2007 SEASONS: GAME 9


Vanderbilt receiver Devin Boddie grabs the game-winning touchdown pass with 18 seconds left.


Vanderbilt defensive end Nate Clifton sacks Missouri quarterback Connor Bazelak with 10 seconds remaining.

NO CHEDDAR
Vandy’s fortunes change after taking the FG
while down 14 in comeback win at Mizzou

COLUMBIA, Mo. — B-Dawg is a firm believer that EA Sports will reward you for playing a straight game and not engaging in any East Room shenanigans.

It didn’t seem like much at the time — and, in all actuality, it was probably deflating for Vanderbilt fans — when the Commodores settled for a 23-yard field goal while trailing Missouri in the second quarter on Oct. 22, 2022.

Facing a 14-point deficit and fourth-and-five from the 6-yard line, B-Dawg chose to take the points and perhaps shift the momentum of the game.

It turned out to be the right call, as the Commodores fought back to beat Missouri, 49-42, on an 8-yard pass from Mike Wright to Devin Boddie with 18 seconds left in the game.

“I believe in my heart of hearts that EA will reward you for making sound football decisions rather than video game decisions,” B-Dawg said. “It felt like the whole tone of the game changed after we put up three points. Had we gone for it and missed, the game would’ve gotten really ugly; I’m positive of that. I gained EA’s favor by playing it by the book.”

The field goal by Greg Mitchell sparked a 17-0 second quarter for the Commodores, who led 17-14 at halftime.

Vanderbilt couldn’t stop Missouri quarterback Connor Bazelak in the second half, as he threw three of his four touchdown passes after halftime, but the Commodores’ offense was able to keep pace.

Vanderbilt took two leads in the final two minutes of the game, first on an 11-yard run by Heisman Trophy front-runner Re’Mahn Davis. After Missouri tied the game on a 7-yard pass from Bazelak to Mookie Cooper with 49 seconds remaining, the Commodores needed only four plays to cover 75 yards and get the winning touchdown.

The drive began with a 48-yard pass to a wide-open Boddie over the middle. Will Sheppard made an 11-yard catch with 28 seconds left and Quincy Skinner made an 8-yard catch with 22 seconds on the clock. Wright then rolled right and hit Boddie for the winning touchdown.

Boddie finished with five catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns.

“I was just worried if we left too much time for Missouri to score again, because their quarterback was in straight-up robo-QB mode all day,” B-Dawg said.

Defensive end Nate Clifton got a sack on Missouri’s first play with 10 seconds left. The Tigers let five seconds run before calling timeout. Chase Lloyd broke up a Hail Mary to end the game.

Davis bolstered his Heisman candidacy by running 22 times for 167 yards and two scores. He scored on runs of 20 and 11 yards, defying the perception he’s only padding his touchdown totals on short runs near the goal line.


Vanderbilt running back Re’Mahn Davis leaves a Missouri defender in his
wake on one of his two touchdown runs.

VANDERBILT COMMODORES at MISSOURI TIGERS
Oct. 22, 2022	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Vanderbilt Commodores (6-3)	0	17	11	21	49
Missouri Tigers (1-6)	14	0	14	14	42

Team Stats Comparison
	VAN	MIZZ
Total Offense	545	474
Rushing Yards	36-228	26-99
Passing Yards	317	375
First Downs	26	17
Punt Return Yards	43	0
Kick Return Yards	136	158
Total Yards	724	632
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Conversion	8-13	5-10
4th Down Conversion	1-1	2-2
2-Point Conversion	1-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-4-2	3-3-0
Penalties	0-0	3-33
Possession Time	19:54	16:06

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MIZZ
5:30	(MIZZ) C. Luper 27 pass from C. Bazelak (H. Mevis kick)	0	7
:05	(MIZZ) C. Bazelak 2 run (H. Mevis kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MIZZ
5:27	(VAN) G. Mitchell 23 field goal	3	14
2:27	(VAN) R. Davis 20 run (G. Mitchell kick)	10	14
:32	(VAN) D. Boddie 20 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	17	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MIZZ
7:48	(MIZZ) N. Hea 58 pass from C. Bazelak (H. Mevis kick)	17	21
5:16	(VAN) G. Mitchell 23 field goal	20	21
4:26	(MIZZ) C. Luper 39 pass from C. Bazelak (H. Mevis kick)	20	28
2:43	(VAN) J. Johnson 4 pass from M. Wright (R. Davis run)	28	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MIZZ
8:24	(VAN) W. Sheppard 12 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	35	28
5:19	(MIZZ) C. Bazelak 14 run (H. Mevis kick)	35	35
1:51	(VAN) R. Davis 11 run (G. Mitchell kick)	42	35
:49	(MIZZ) M. Cooper 7 pass from C. Bazelak (H. Mevis kick)	42	42
:18	(VAN) D. Boddie 8 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	49	42

VANDERBILT COMMODORES PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mike Wright 24/36 317 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Re'Mahn Davis 22 167 7.5 2 Mike Wright 10 51 5.1 0 Justin Ball 2 11 5.5 0 Rocko Griffin 2 -1 -0.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Devin Boddie 5 113 22.6 2 Re'Mahn Davis 5 50 10.0 0 Will Sheppard 4 86 21.5 1 Logan Kyle 4 21 5.3 0 Quincy Skinner 3 30 10.0 0 Justin Ball 2 13 6.5 0 John Johnson 1 4 4.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Team 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Max Worship 11 0 0 0 Anfernee Orji 7 1 0 0 Gabe Jeudy'Lally 5 1 0 0 Jaylen Mahoney 5 0 0 0 Tyson Russell 4 0 0 0 Jack Barton 4 1 0 0 Ethan Barr 4 0 0 0 Nate Clifton 3 2 1 0 Jeremy Walton 3 2 1 0 Quincy Skinner 3 0 0 0 Chase Lloyd 3 0 0 0 Justin Harris 1 0 0 0 Devin Lee 1 1 0 0 De'Rickey Wright 1 0 0 0 B.J. Anderson 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Greg Mitchell 2/2 5/5 11 24 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Robert Hayden 2 82 41.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 5 136 27.2 43 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG James Ziglor 3 43 14.3 20

MISSOURI TIGERS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Connor Bazelak 27/32 375 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Michael Cox 16 57 3.5 0 Taj Butts 4 18 4.5 0 Connor Bazelak 5 13 2.6 2 Tauskie Dove 1 11 11.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Michael Cox 10 48 48.0 0 Chance Luper 7 150 21.4 2 Niko Hea 4 109 27.3 1 Mookie Cooper 3 36 12.0 1 Tauskie Dove 2 23 11.5 0 J.J. Hester 1 9 9.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Xavier Delgado 0 1 Bobby Lawrence 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Kris Abrams-Draine 9 1 0 0 Devin Nicholson 9 1 0 0 Ennis Rakestraw 5 1 0 0 Chad Bailey 5 0 0 0 Isaiah McGuire 5 0 0 0 Chris Shearin 4 0 0 0 Daylan Carnell 4 0 0 0 Mekhi Wingo 4 1 1 0 Martez Manuel 3 0 0 0 Ish Burdine 2 0 0 0 Realus George 2 0 0 0 Jalani Williams 2 0 0 0 Johnny Walker 1 1 0 0 Daniel Robledo 1 1 0 0 Dameon Wilson 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Harrison Mevis 0/0 6/6 6 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Shedrick Whitlock 3 126 42.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Tauskie Dove 4 95 23.8 26 Mookie Cooper 3 63 21.0 22 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LG Team 0 0 0.0 0

1. RE’MAHN DAVIS, Vanderbilt, HB, Sr.
2022 stats: 168 carries, 848 yards, 16 TD; 41 catches, 350 yards, 1 TD

2. TAVION THOMAS, Utah, HB, Jr.
2022 stats: 171 carries, 934 yards, 9 TD; 32 catches, 380 yards, 4 TD

3. BRYCE YOUNG, Alabama, QB, Jr.
2022 stats: 165-for-247, 2,371 yards, 27 TD, 3 int.; 57 carries, 138 yards, 3 TD

4. SAM HOWELL, North Carolina, QB, Sr.
2022 stats: 134-for-211, 2,208 yards, 25 TD, 4 int.; 95 carries, 385 yards, 3 TD

5. TREVEYON HENDERSON, Ohio State, HB, Soph.
2022 stats: 120 carries, 709 yards, 13 TD; 10 catches, 170 yards, 1 TD




1. Texas Christian, 6-0
2. North Carolina, 8-0
3. Michigan State, 7-0
4. Oklahoma, 5-1
5. Alabama, 8-1
6. Ohio State, 6-1
7. Georgia, 7-1
8. LSU, 6-2
9. Southern Methodist, 5-1
10. Oregon, 5-2
11. Central Florida, 6-0
12. Clemson, 4-3
13. Penn State, 7-1
14. Michigan, 6-1
15. Florida, 7-2
16. Texas, 3-3
17. Oklahoma State, 4-2
18. Boston College, 6-1
19. Utah, 6-3
20. USC, 6-2
21. Indiana, 6-1
22. Tennessee, 5-3
23. VANDERBILT, 6-3
24. Mississippi, 5-2
25. Baylor, 3-3






Alabama’s D.J. Hall grabs the go-ahead touchdown pass with 5:34 left.

Vanderbilt blows 11-point lead,
misses shot of upsetting ’Bama

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Interceptions are never a good thing for an offense, but they’ve been particularly deadly for Vanderbilt.

The 93rd-ranked Commodores once again hung with a Southeastern Conference heavyweight for a significant portion of the game. However, once again interceptions quickly unraveled all of their good work in a 38-28 loss to 15th-ranked Alabama on Nov. 3, 2007.

Vanderbilt led 21-10 midway through the third quarter and took a 21-16 advantage into the final period. Alabama grabbed the lead at 24-21 on a 5-yard pass from JohnParker Wilson to D.J. Hall and a 2-point pass to Keith Brown with 5:34 left in the game.

No biggie, right? It was still anybody’s game.

That’s when yet another pick parade put an end to Vanderbilt’s upset hopes.

Linebacker Matt Collins, fueled by that dreaded plus-5 momentum, intercepted a pass with his back to the line of scrimmage, turned and immediately found a path for the end zone for a 41-yard touchdown with 4:59 left in the game.

The Commodores (2-7) got themselves right back in it on a fourth-and-2 13-yard pass from Mackenzi Adams to Earl Bennett with 1:59 remaining. They got the ball back, only to give it away on another interception which, predictably, was taken to the house. This time it was Trent Dean going 72 yards with the game-clinching touchdown with 46 seconds remaining.

“There are three certainties in life: Death, taxes and our interceptions going the other way for six,” Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg said. “It’s uncanny how often the CPU intercepts one of our passes and goes all the way. I could understand it if they always happened when we were sending four or five guys deep on pass routes and nobody was back but slow linemen, but it happens no matter what formation we’re in. We have fast quarterbacks, too, so you’d think they could find a way to get into the play. It’s as if there some magical force keeping our players from closing off the sideline. I guess you might call that force plus-5 momentum. I’d also call it B.S., but that’s the ground rules in NCAA 2007, so we’ll have to live with it.”

The numbers are downright frightening for Vanderbilt, loser of seven straight games.

The Commodores have thrown 15 interceptions in nine games, with eight of them being returned for touchdowns. Last season, seven of the team’s 31 picks went for six. Vanderbilt, meanwhile, has taken only two interceptions to the house in the two-year history of this dynasty, both coming last season.

“We’ll be hanging in there, making plays, keeping things close against the SEC’s best teams, then we give up the easy six and that really crushes the spirits of our players — not to mention their coach,” B-Dawg said.

In all, Vanderbilt committed five turnovers while Alabama had none. That offset the Commodores’ 355-221 advantage in total offense.

Adams threw touchdown passes of 41 yards to Bennett and 12 yards to Bryant Anderson to stake Vanderbilt to its 21-10 lead. The inability to run effectively once again kept the Commodores from protecting the ball and protecting the lead, as Cassen Jackson-Garrison ran 18 times for 66 yards and a touchdown. He has gone six straight games without reaching 100 yards after getting there 10 times in the preceding 13-game stretch.

Bennett once again was nearly the entire offense for the Commodores, catching nine passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns. He’s had at least 128 receiving yards in his last nine games, scoring two or more touchdownsin five of those contests.

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
Matt Collins, Alabama; Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt

ALABAMA 38, VANDERBILT 28
First quarter
VANDY: Bennett 41 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), 5:55
BAMA: Brown 15 pass from Wilson (Johnson kick), 3:53
Second quarter
VANDY: Garrison 1 run (Hahnfeldt kick), 5:24
BAMA: Johnson 35 field goal, :17
Third quarter
VANDY: Anderson 12 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), 5:26
BAMA: Johnson 38 field goal, 4:08
BAMA: Johnson 30 field goal, 2:49
Fourth quarter
BAMA: Hall 5 pass from Wilson (Brown pass from Wilson), 5:34
BAMA: Collins 41 interception return (Johnson kick), 4:59
VANDY: Bennett 13 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), 1:59
BAMA: Dean 72 interception return (Johnson kick), :46

WEEK 10 RESULTS
Alabama 38, VANDERBILT 28
LSU 38, Cincinnati 10
Arkansas State 24, Mississippi State 17
South Carolina 31, Kentucky 21
Georgia 42, Auburn 7
Tennessee 31, Arkansas 24 (OT)
Mississippi 47, Florida 44

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — Brent Schaeffer, Mississippi (24-for-39, 308 yards, 4 TD)
Defense — Matt Collins, Alabama (4 tackles, 1 int., 1 FF, 1 TD)




Xavier Lee, Florida State, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 128-for-234, 1,600 yards, 23 TD, 7 int.; 107 carries, 639 yards, 13 TD

Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech, WR, Sr.
STATS: 54 catches, 926 yards, 11 TD

Erik Ainge, Tennessee, QB, Sr.
STATS: 181-for-266, 2,133 yards, 30 TD, 9 int.

Patrick White, West Virginia, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 118-for-189, 1,693 yards, 13 TD, 9 int.; 118 carries, 928 yards, 11 TD

Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 258-for-397, 3,388 yards, 36 TD, 18 int.

WHAT’S A BRUTHA GOTTA DO?

Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt, WR, Jr.
STATS: 66 catches, 1,683 yards, 14 TD






Bennett gets love on awards list

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Heisman folks continue to diss Vanderbilt receiver Earl Bennett, but at least the people who vote on the other major college football awards know a good thing when they see it.

Bennett, who continues to get left off the Heisman hype list, is No. 1 on the list of 12 semifinalists for Wide Receiver of the Year. He is also ninth on the Maxwell Award list.

“The Maxwell is kind of a reflection of the Heisman, so presumably Earl is around ninth on the hidden part of their list,” Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg said. “It’s a joke that a guy puts up numbers like that and is left off the Heisman list, while receivers with far fewer catches, yards and touchdowns are making it. I can only guess that the Heisman awards engine builds team success into the equation and, well, with seven straight losses we ain’t been too successful.”

Bennett has 66 catches for a school-record 1,683 yards, scoring 14 touchdowns. He’s also returned a punt for a touchdown. He’s the only Commodore mentioned on the list of awards semifinalists.

LEADERS ON LIST OF AWARD SEMIFINALISTS
Maxwell: Xavier Lee, Florida State; 9. EARL BENNETT, VANDERBILT
Bednarik: Willie Williams, Miami
Best QB: Xavier Lee, Florida State
Walker: Chris Wells, Ohio State
Best WR: EARL BENNETT, VANDERBILT
Best TE: Chris Brown, Tennessee
Best OL: Matt Fulmore, Tennessee
Rimington: Jim Cordle, Ohio State
Lombardi: Ronald Talley, Notre Dame
Best LB: Willie Williams, Miami
Thorpe: Randy Phillips, Miami
Groza: Travis Bell, Georgia Tech
Best Punter: Kyle Yelton, Illinois
Best Returner: Cornell Tarrant, Texas A&M
Coach of the Year: Steve Kragthorpe, Tulsa