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

**Tearz49ers** · 01-18-2023, 09:28 AM

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

It irritates me how this game codes it's Heisman lists, simply without the editor it's hard for any position other than QB and HB to win it.

**BDawg35** · 01-19-2023, 03:16 AM

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

Originally posted by Tearz49ers

It irritates me how this game codes it's Heisman lists, simply without the editor it's hard for any position other than QB and HB to win it.

Yep, but that's kind of how the real Heisman voters operate. I wish they would be more nuanced and have a better understanding of football and choose a defensive player more than just once every 40 years. I've had receivers with insane numbers (I think back to Paul Gibbons in my most recent dynasty) and the best they can hope for is an invite to the Downtown Athletic Club. They're not coming away with the bronze trophy.

**BDawg35** · 01-19-2023, 01:15 PM

2022/2007 SEASONS: GAME 10

Vanderbilt fullback Justin Ball flexes after scoring the game-winning touchdown with 1:29 left against Texas A&M.

Vanderbilt linebacker Anfernee Orji intercepts a pass on fourth-and-five with 57 seconds left in the game.

THROWBACK WIN
Vanderbilt fullback makes key impact
in comeback victory over Texas A&M

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The fullback position is an afterthought in modern football, so much so that many teams don’t even carry one anymore.

But Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg has always loved employing the fullback, going back to his days using James Presley in his NCAA 2005 Michigan dynasty. Presley was a nobody on the Wolverines in real life, not even completing his college career, but became a star in B-Dawg’s offense by rushing for 105 touchdowns in four seasons.

One of B-Dawg’s long-time online rivals, who shall remain nameless, complain about him using “fullback dive cheese” to control the pace of a game and combat a chuck-and-duck free-wheeling offense.

B-Dawg’s response: “Your definition of ‘cheese’ is anything you can’t stop.”

A play called “FB Over” in the NCAA 2004 and 2005 games was a particular favorite for picking up consistent yardage with the fullback. Through the various iterations of NCAA Football, making hay with the fullback seems to have become more difficult; at least it has for B-Dawg.

That’s why the performance of Vanderbilt fullback Justin Ball against Texas A&M had the old ball coach waxing nostalgic.

Ball completed a busier day than usual by scoring the winning touchdown on a 1-yard run with 1:29 remaining, giving 25th-ranked Vanderbilt a 38-31 victory over struggling Texas A&M on Oct. 29, 2022.

Ball, who was converted from tight end before the season, ran six times for 16 yards and two touchdowns. He caught two passes for 41 yards.

Those aren’t exactly Presley-like numbers, but much more than a typical fullback gets playing for B-Dawg in NCAA ’14. Ball had only 13 carries for 50 yards and a touchdown coming into the game.

“I typically only use the fullback to pick up third and short in the middle of the field,” B-Dawg said. “I noticed there’s an offset two-back formation that, when we run it near the goal line, the CPU doesn’t automatically pinch everyone in. It’s almost impossible to score up the middle against these defenses, so I never even bother to run the fullback from a traditional goal-line set, but it’s money in the bank to score with the fullback in this particular formation. The fullback seems to be past the line of scrimmage before the CPU even reacts. It feels great to do some damage with the fullback again.”

Getting a long pass to a fullback in any version of the game is almost unheard off, but Ball took a short pass, broke a tackle short of the sticks and rambled for a 33-yard gain with 55 seconds left in the first quarter.

Besides Ball, the ability of Vanderbilt’s defense to suddenly intercept passes was the story of this game.

The Commodores had only four interceptions in their first nine games, but got two against the Aggies. Defensive back Tyson Russell picked off a third-and-18 pass and returned the ball to the Aggies’ 21-yard line with 57 seconds left in the third quarter, setting up a game-tying touchdown by Ball.

Texas A&M quickly regained the lead, scoring just 63 seconds later when quarterback Zach Calzada scrambled for a 7-yard touchdown with 8:54 left in the game.

A 53-yard kickoff return by James Ziglor set up a game-tying 9-yard touchdown pass from Mike Wright to Quincy Skinner on a slant with 7:21 remaining in the game.

It was time for a struggling Vanderbilt defense to earn its keep. After the Commodores blew up a screen pass for a 3-yard loss on third-and-three, a 50-yard field goal attempt was barely wide left with 5:35 to go.

Wright kept the next Vanderbilt drive alive by scrambling for a 17-yard run to the A&M 19-yard line on third-and-eight. Ball completed the 11-play, 67-yard drive that consumed 4:06, leaving it up to the defense to finish it out.

The Aggies faced fourth-and-five after Jaylen Mahoney broke up a pass over the middle. From there, outside linebacker Anfernee Orji put the dagger into A&M by picking off a pass while the Commodores were in a nickel man defense.

“I was debating whether to blitz, but I just let my guys do their job,” B-Dawg said. “Few players on our team do theirs better than Anfernee Orji. That was a baller’s play.”

For the second straight game, the Commodores rallied after trailing by 14 points. A&M led 24-14 in the second quarter until Vanderbilt scored twice in the final 2:51 of the first half.

“We were getting a little anxious and had to settle back down and stick with our game plan,” B-Dawg said. “We kept running the ball and resisted the temptation to just chuck it around the yard. That allows us to take a deep breath and settle things down.”

Vanderbilt’s Tyson Russell picks off a pass.

TEXAS A&M AGGIES at VANDERBILT COMMODORES
Oct. 29, 2022	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Texas A&M Aggies (4-6)	10	0	14	7	31
#25 Vanderbilt Commodores (7-3)	3	7	14	14	38

Team Stats Comparison
	TA&M	VAN
Total Offense	532	495
Rushing Yards	19-109	42-217
Passing Yards	423	278
First Downs	16	26
Punt Return Yards	0	1
Kick Return Yards	153	215
Total Yards	685	711
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Conversion	4-10	7-14
4th Down Conversion	0-1	1-3
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1-1	8-5-1
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Possession Time	12:58	23:02

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		TA&M	VAN
7:30	(TA&M) A. Smith 62 pass from Z. Calzada (C. Davis kick)	7	0
2:53	(VAN) G. Mitchell 21 field goal	7	3
1:07	(TA&M) C. Davis 23 field goal	10	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		TA&M	VAN
2:03	(VAN) D. Boddie 8 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	10	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		TA&M	VAN
6:45	(TA&M) C. Chapman 23 pass from Z. Calzada (C. Davis kick)	17	10
5:45	(TA&M) J. Wydermyer 44 pass from Z. Calzada (C. Davis kick)	24	10
2:51	(VAN) R. Davis 1 run (G. Mitchell kick)	24	17
:57	(VAN) J. Ball 2 run (G. Mitchell kick)	24	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		TA&M	VAN
8:54	(TA&M) Z. Calzada 7 run (C. Davis kick)	31	24
7:21	(VAN) Q. Skinner 9 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	31	31
1:29	(VAN) J. Ball 1 run (G. Mitchell kick)	31	38

TEXAS A&M AGGIES
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Zach Calzada	26/33	423	3	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Devon Achane	13	94	7.2	0
Zach Calzada	3	10	3.3	1
L.J. Johnson	3	5	1.7	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Jalen Wydermyer	10	166	16.6	1
Ainias Smith	6	143	23.8	1
Chase Lane	4	72	18.0	0
Devon Achane	3	14	4.7	0
Caleb Chapman	2	26	13.0	1
Chris Mularkey	1	2	2.0	0
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
Kenyon Green	0		1
DEFENSE	TACK	TFL	SACK	INT
Brian Williams	11	2	1	0
Demani Richardson	9	1	0	0
Erick Young	8	0	0	0
Edgerrin Cooper	8	0	0	0
Deuce Harmon	6	0	0	0
Andre White	5	0	0	0
Jaylon Jones	4	0	0	0
DeMarvin Leal	3	1	0	0
Tyreek Chappell	3	0	0	0
Donell Harris	3	2	2	0
Tarian Lee	2	0	0	0
Demond Demas	2	0	0	0
Shemar Turner	2	0	0	0
Fadil Diggs	1	0	0	0
Nik Constantinou	1	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Caden Davis	1/4	4/4	7	23
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Nik Constantinou	1	45	45.0	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
Devon Achane	5	115	23.0	26
Caleb Chapman	1	20	20.0	20
Ainias Smith	1	18	18.0	18
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0

VANDERBILT COMMODORES
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Mike Wright	27/38	278	2	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Re'Mahn Davis	22	122	5.5	1
Mike Wright	13	77	5.9	0
Justin Ball	6	16	2.7	2
Rocko Griffin	1	2	2.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Devin Boddie	8	85	10.6	1
Logan Kyle	6	52	8.7	0
Re'Mahn Davis	5	21	4.2	0
Will Sheppard	4	49	12.3	0
Justin Ball	2	41	20.5	0
Quincy Skinner	2	30	15.0	1
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
Junior Ozebu	0		2
Team	0		1
DEFENSE	TACK	TFL	SACK	INT
Jaylen Mahoney	8	1	0	0
Anfernee Orji	5	1	0	1
Chase Lloyd	5	0	0	0
Tyson Russell	4	0	0	1
Gabe Jeudy'Lally	4	2	0	0
Ethan Barr	3	0	0	0
Jeremy Walton	3	1	0	0
Justin Harris	3	1	1	0
Quincy Skinner	3	0	0	0
Max Worship	2	0	0	0
Devin Lee	1	1	0	0
John Johnson	1	0	0	0
Errington Truesdell	1	1	0	0
Nate Clifton	1	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Greg Mitchell	1/1	5/5	8	21
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Robert Hayden	2	69	34.5	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
James Ziglor	6	215	35.8	52
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
James Ziglor	1	1	1.0	1

MAXWELL
1. Sam Howell, North Carolina, QB
5. Re’Mahn Davis, Vanderbilt, HB
6. Mike Wright, Vanderbilt, QB
WALTER CAMP
1. Re’Mahn Davis, Vanderbilt, HB
8. Mike Wright, Vanderbilt, QB
BEDNARIK
1. Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt, OLB
3. Max Worship, Vanderbilt, SS
5. Chase Lloyd, Vanderbilt, FS
8. Ethan Barr, Vanderbilt, MLB
NAGURSKI
1. Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt, OLB
O’BRIEN
1. Sam Howell, North Carolina, QB
5. Mike Wright, Vanderbilt, QB
WALKER
1. Re’Mahn Davis, Vanderbilt, HB
BILETNIKOFF
1. Slade Bolden, Alabama, WR
7. Devin Boddie, Vanderbilt, WR
MACKEY
1. Andrew Homer, Miami (Ohio), TE
OUTLAND
1. Emil Ekiyor, Alabama, OG
RIMINGTON
1. Grant Gibson, North Carolina State, C
LOMBARDI
1. Myles Murphy, North Carolina, DE
9. Daevion Davis, Vanderbilt, DT
BUTKUS
1. Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt, OLB
10. Ethan Barr, Vanderbilt, MLB
THORPE
1. Max Worship, Vanderbilt, SS
5. Chase Lloyd, Vanderbilt, FS
GROZA
1. Cade York, LSU, K
RAY GUY
1. Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida, P
BEST RETURNER
1. James Ziglor, Vanderbilt, HB

1. RE’MAHN DAVIS, Vanderbilt, HB, Sr.
2022 stats: 190 carries, 970 yards, 17 TD; 46 catches, 371 yards, 1 TD

2. SAM HOWELL, North Carolina, QB, Sr.
2022 stats: 150-for-235, 2,475 yards, 28 TD, 4 int.; 107 carries, 426 yards, 3 TD

3. TREVEYON HENDERSON, Ohio State, HB, Soph.
2022 stats: 143 carries, 841 yards, 14 TD; 12 catches, 187 yards, 1 TD

4. CAMERON CARROLL, Tulane, HB, rSr.
2022 stats: 223 carries, 1,320 yards, 14 TD; 3 catches, 26 yards, 2 TD

5. KOBE PACE, Clemson, HB, Jr.
2022 stats: 143 carries, 917 yards, 12 TD; 23 catches, 394 yards, 5 TD

Jared Fagan leaps to grab the game-clinching interception in overtime.

START OF
SOMETHING BIG?
Vandy knocks off first big-name school,
wins 23-20 in overtime at The Swamp

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — B-Dawg knew this day was coming; he just wasn’t sure how long it would take.

He knew his Vanderbilt football team would eventually knock off one of the elite teams in the Southeastern Conference, though such a victory appeared to be years down the road as the Commodores struggled to even beat other lower-tier teams on their schedule.

The big day arrived sooner than expected, as 97th-ranked Vanderbilt walked into The Swamp and came up with a 23-20 overtime victory over Florida.

Vanderbilt’s Bryant Hahnfeldt kicked a 24-yard field goal on the first series of overtime and Jared Fagan picked off a pass on Florida’s overtime possession to end the Commodores’ seven-game losing streak.

Of course, there are few things about this victory that kept B-Dawg from doing cartwheels afterward.

Yes, it was at The Swamp, the toughest home field in all of college football. However, B-Dawg turned off home-field advantage recently in an effort to tone down the effects of the evil known as plus-five momentum.

Yes, it was against Florida, but this wasn’t exactly your daddy’s Gators. This Florida team came into the game with a 3-7 record and ranked No. 86 in the country after suffering heavy personnel losses after the 2006 season. The Gators are rated B overall, the same as Vanderbilt.

Also, B-Dawg recently tinkered with his sliders in an effort to reduce the number of 50- and 60-point explosions the CPU has been putting up against the Commodores.

Still …

“Still, we’re not in a position to get too picky about who we beat or how we do it,” B-Dawg said. “Florida is a brand name in college football and it means something to beat them. Who knows, it might even help in recruiting. That would be the best thing about this victory, since we’re really going nowhere this season.”

Just like last year, when Florida jumped out to an early 14-0 lead, Vanderbilt came back. This time, Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter to give the Gators a 13-0 lead. It didn’t seem like much at the time, but a blocked extra point by Reshard Langford after the second touchdown ultimately proved to be the difference, because Vanderbilt wouldn’t have been in overtime.

Vanderbilt roared back by scoring 20 straight points, including a 17-0 run in the second quarter.

Florida forced overtime on a 5-yard run by Markus Manson with 3:11 left in the fourth quarter. The Gators probably should have won the game in regulation time, but an open Percy Harvin dropped a long pass at Vanderbilt’s 6-yard line with two seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Vanderbilt won, despite what has to go down as the worst rushing performance ever by a B-Dawg running back in any version of any football video game. Cassen Jackson-Garrison somehow gained only 30 yards on 35 carries, scoring on a 1-yard run. He didn’t have a run longer than six yards. Florida had 21 tackles for losses.

“Our run game is getting destroyed lately,” B-Dawg said. “We definitely have to play with that slider now, but we’ll have to take away from something else so we don’t start knocking off top-25 teams left and right while we still have only marginal talent.”

Naturally, the poor run game was overcome by the receiving of Earl Bennett. Bennett caught six passes for 123 yards and a touchdown. Bennett missed some playing time with a shoulder injury.

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt; Tim Tebow, Florida

VANDERBILT 23, FLORIDA 20 (OT)
First quarter
FLA: Williams 71 pass from Tebow (Cummings kick), 7:49
FLA: Ingram 3 pass from Tebow (kick blocked by Langford), :30
Second quarter
VANDY: Hahnfeldt 35 field goal, 6:34
VANDY: Jackson-Garrison 1 run (Hahnfeldt kick), 4:24
VANDY: Bennett 68 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), :46
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
VANDY: Hahnfeldt 44 field goal, 5:54
FLA: Manson 5 run (Cummings kick), 3:11
Overtime
VANDY: Hahnfeldt 24 field goal

WEEK 11 RESULTS
VANDERBILT 23, Florida 20 (OT)
Auburn 63, North Carolina 7
Georgia 45, Mississippi 21
Arkansas 31, Kentucky 10
LSU 38, Alabama 21
Mississippi State 24, South Carolina 21

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — Thomas Brown, Georgia (21 carries, 215 yards, 2 TD; 3 catches, 29 yards, 1 TD)
Defense — Brandon Miller, Georgia (8 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 int., 1 FF, 1 FR)

Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech, WR, Sr.
STATS: 59 catches, 1,058 yards, 12 TD

Xavier Lee, Florida State, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 150-for-268, 1,868 yards, 25 TD, 9 int.; 116 carries, 682 yards, 14 TD

Patrick White, West Virginia, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 127-for-200, 1,865 yards, 14 TD, 9 int.; 131 carries, 1,006 yards, 13 TD

Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 286-for-444, 3,741 yards, 40 TD, 20 int.

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

STILL GETTING THE SHAFT

Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt, WR, Jr.
STATS: 72 catches, 1,806 yards, 15 TD

**BDawg35** · 01-19-2023, 01:45 PM

2022/2007 SEASONS: GAME 11

Vanderbilt defensive end Nate Clifton sacks Kentucky quarterback Will Levis.

Seldom-used Vanderbilt receiver John Johnson grabs a 14-yard touchdown pass.

ATL-BOUND?
Vanderbilt could reach SEC title game
after cruising to 34-14 win at Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Don’t look now, but B-Dawg appears to have Vanderbilt way ahead of schedule, perhaps even on its way to an SEC championship game.

It took B-Dawg seven seasons to get the Commodores to an SEC championship game in NCAA 2007, but Vanderbilt has a shot of going to Atlanta after a 34-14 rout of Kentucky on Nov. 5, 2022.

The 22nd-ranked Commodores are 8-3 overall and 5-2 in the SEC in B-Dawg’s second season at the helm.

Florida completed its SEC schedule with a 6-2 record, but lost to Vanderbilt. Georgia is tied for second with Vanderbilt, but won that head-to-head matchup. Georgia and Vanderbilt have one SEC game remaining. It’s unknown how a three-way tie will shake out, given that the three teams have taken turns beating one another.

“I never even dreamed of getting to an SEC championship game this season,” B-Dawg said. “It’s one of those deals where you’re into November, you look at the standings and everyone has at least two losses. Now you have a chance to do something totally unexpected.

“It was certainly a lot harder for me to have early success in NCAA 2007, because I played that dynasty straight out of the box after picking up the game. I’m going into my 10th year playing NCAA ’14. I know this game inside and out. Hopefully, we get a new game soon and I’m not playing this game for the rest of my life, as fun as it is.”

Kentucky quarterback Will Levis is considered a first-round draft pick for the real-life 2023 NFL Draft, but he didn’t look like one against the Commodores. CPU quarterbacks typically shred Vanderbilt’s defense, but Levis was a pedestrian 28-for-34 for 217 yards and one touchdown. Passes of 23 and 21 yards were the only plays Kentucky had of 20 yards or longer.

Levis was outplayed by Vanderbilt quarterback Mike Wright, who was 23-for-35 for 256 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Commodores to points on all five of their first-half possessions.

Wright’s numbers would’ve been better had receiver Devin Boddie not continued to possess hands of stone. Boddie, who caught the winning touchdown pass two weeks ago at Missouri, had three drops and not a single catch.

“We can’t trust him,” B-Dawg said. “In some formations, I don’t look at the person I’m throwing to so much as the route I’m throwing to. You just hold your breath when his route gets open.”

Heisman Trophy front-runner Re’Mahn Davis ran 20 times for 116 yards and a touchdown.

Vanderbilt will host Tennessee next Saturday.

VANDERBILT COMMODORES at KENTUCKY WILDCATS
Nov. 5, 2022	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#22 Vanderbilt Commodores (8-3)	14	13	0	7	34
Kentucky Wildcats (4-6)	0	7	0	7	14

Team Stats Comparison
	VAN	UK
Total Offense	434	226
Rushing Yards	35-166	18-9
Passing Yards	268	217
First Downs	23	17
Punt Return Yards	67	0
Kick Return Yards	25	163
Total Yards	526	389
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Conversion	7-14	3-9
4th Down Conversion	3-4	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	8-4-2	3-2-0
Penalties	1-15	1-15
Possession Time	21:18	14:42

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		VAN	UK
5:21	(VAN) L. Kyle 16 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	7	0
2:50	(VAN) R. Davis 19 run (G. Mitchell kick)	14	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		VAN	UK
8:55	(VAN) G. Mitchell 22 field goal	17	0
2:42	(VAN) G. Mitchell 32 field goal	20	0
:55	(UK) K. Upshaw 5 pass from W. Levins (C. Thomas kick)	20	7
:08	(VAN) J. Johnson 14 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	27	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		VAN	UK
6:17	(VAN) W. Sheppard 15 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	34	7
3:25	(UK) K. Smoke 13 run (C. Thomas kick)	34	14

VANDERBILT COMMODORES
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Mike Wright	23/35	256	3	0
Ken Seals	2/2	12	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Re'Mahn Davis	20	116	5.8	1
Mike Wright	7	40	5.7	0
Andy Wilson	3	8	2.7	0
Rocko Griffin	3	3	1.0	0
Will Sheppard	1	1	1.0	0
Ken Seals (kneel)	1	-2	-2.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Logan Kyle	6	85	14.1	1
Justin Ball	4	32	8.0	0
Re'Mahn Davis	4	20	5.0	0
Will Sheppard	3	54	18.0	1
Brayden Bapst	3	32	10.7	0
Quincy Skinner	2	27	13.5	0
Joel DeCoursey	2	4	2.0	0
John Johnson	1	14	14.0	1
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
Team	0		0
DEFENSE	TACK	TFL	SACK	INT
Chase Lloyd	7	0	0	0
Ethan Barr	5	0	0	0
Anfernee Orji	5	0	0	0
Max Worship	3	1	1	0
B.J. Anderson	3	0	0	0
Jaylen Mahoney	3	0	0	0
De'Rickey Wright	3	1	0	0
Devin Lee	3	1	1	0
Justin Harris	2	0	0	0
Daevion Davis	2	2	1	0
Nate Clifton	2	2	2	0
Jeremy Walton	2	0	0	0
Tyson Russell	2	1	0	0
Jack Barton	1	1	1	0
Derek Green	1	1	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Greg Mitchell	2/2	4/4	10	32
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Robert Hayden	1	49	49.0	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
James Ziglor	1	24	24.0	24
Gamerion Carter	1	1	1.0	1
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
James Ziglor	4	67	16.8	24

KENTUCKY WILDCATS
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Will Levis	28/34	217	1	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Kavosiey Smoke	1	13	13.0	1
Chris Rodriguez	5	12	2.4	0
Will Levis	12	-16	-1.3	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Keaton Upshaw	9	73	8.1	1
Chris Rodriguez	8	52	6.5	0
Chase Carter	6	45	7.5	0
Kavosiey Smoke	2	23	11.5	0
Michael Drennen	2	20	10.0	0
Chris Lewis	1	4	4.0	0
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
Deondre Buford	0		2
Kenneth Horsey	0		2
DEFENSE	TACK	TFL	SACK	INT
Vito Tisdale	11	2	0	0
Jared Casey	11	1	0	0
Andru Phillips	9	0	0	0
Trevin Wallace	7	0	0	0
Carrington Valentine	5	0	0	0
Jordan Lovett	5	0	0	0
Sam Anaele	4	0	0	0
Joel Williams	3	1	0	0
Moses Douglass	1	0	0	0
Justice Dingle	1	0	0	0
Justin Rogers	1	1	0	0
Adrian Huey	1	0	0	0
Josaih Hayes	1	1	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Cory Thomas	0/1	2/2	2	0
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Wilson Berry	5	207	41.4	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
Travis Tisdale	5	120	24.0	27
Chris Rodriguez	2	43	21.5	22
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0

D.J. Moore clinches the victory with an interception in overtime (left). He also had an
interception earlier in the game (right).

SHOCKER IN NASHVILLE
Vanderbilt pulls off 27-20 stunner
in OT over eighth-ranked UGA Dawgs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — We’ll start this one with a disclaimer: B-Dawg’s sliders definitely need to get bumped back up.

That having been said, the Vanderbilt coach enjoyed his finest moment in his brief two-year career in Nashville on Nov. 17, 2007 when he led the 86th-ranked Commodores to a 27-20 come-from-behind overtime victory over eighth-ranked Georgia.

Vanderbilt scored two touchdowns in the final 2:06 of regulation time to force overtime, then won took the lead on the first series of the extra session on a 1-yard run by Cassen Jackson-Garrison. Then, in an ending remarkably similar to last week’s overtime victory over Florida, Vanderbilt clinched the victory on D.J. Moore’s second interception of the game. Against Florida, Jared Fagan’s interception for Vanderbilt ended the game.

“Since I have to show my face around the dynasty boards, I don’t feel as overjoyed about this win as I would if my dynasty was being played in the privacy of my own living room,” B-Dawg said. “The sliders definitely bear monitoring, but I don’t want to go back to the days when Duke, Temple or Mississippi can thrash us in an unrealistic manner or when South Carolina can put up over 60 on us. There will be blips like this along the way, but ultimately we don’t want to be winning any cheap championships.”

Georgia (9-2) appeared to have this one in hand when a 71-yard interception return by C.J. Byrd and two field goals expanded a 7-6 lead to 20-6 with 3:23 left in the fourth quarter.

The Commodores roared back behind the throwing of Mackenzi Adams, who wound up breaking the school record for passing yards in a season. Adams threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Justin Wheeler with 2:06 left in the fourth to get Vanderbilt within seven points. Vanderbilt got the ball back with 1:47 left and put itself in a position to tie the game when George Smith caught a slant pass and got down to the 1-yard line. One play later, Cassen Jackson-Garrison bulled his way across the goal line with 32 seconds remaining in the fourth.

“Regardless of the sliders, it’s always a rush to pull off a comeback like that,” B-Dawg said. “My guys are starting to show some of the heart and character that is always a staple of my teams.”

A 24-yard pass to Kenneth Harris on third-and-13 was the key to a five-play, 40-yard drive that put the Bulldogs in field goal range. However, a 48-yard kick by Brandon Coutu was short with one second left, sending the game to overtime.

Getting the sliders back to default allowed Jackson-Garrison to break out of his slump and gain 117 yards and score two touchdowns on 34 carries. Smith had the first 100-yard receiving game in this dynasty by a Commodore not named Earl Bennett, catching seven passes for 106 yards. Bennett was held to a season-low 64 yards on five catches.

“As skeptical as some may be of this outcome, the most gratifying parts were the comeback and the fact we did it without chucking all day to Earl,” B-Dawg said. “But I will apologize to any readers who are offended that Vanderbilt has now beaten Florida and Georgia on back-to-back weeks. I strive for realism and I’m not sure this latest game meets the standard.”

Thomas Brown ran 27 times for 146 yards and one touchdown for Georgia.

The upset put Vanderbilt on the cover of ESPN The Mag for the first time in this dynasty.

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
C.J. Byrd, Georgia; Cassen Jackson-Garrison, Vanderbilt

VANDERBILT 27, GEORGIA 20 (OT)
First quarter
UGA: Brown 33 run (Coutu kick), 5:46
VANDY: Hahnfeldt 34 field goal, 2:38
Second quarter
VANDY: Hahnfeldt 35 field goal, :22
Third quarter
UGA: Byrd 71 interception return (Coutu kick), 6:16
UGA: Coutu 36 field goal, 2:49
Fourth quarter
UGA: Coutu 27 field goal, 3:23
VANDY: Wheeler 6 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), 2:06
VANDY: Jackson-Garrison 1 run (Hahnfeldt kick), :32
Overtime
VANDY: Jackson-Garrison 1 run (Hahnfeldt kick)

WEEK 12 RESULTS
VANDERBILT 27, Georgia 20 (OT)
Arkansas 45, Temple 27
Tennessee 56, Kentucky 14
Mississippi 20, LSU 10
South Carolina 36, Wake Forest 13
Alabama 55, Auburn 28

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — Mike Ford, Alabama (30 carries, 151 yards, 5 TD; 3 catches, 78 yards, 1 TD)
Defense — James Culberson, South Carolina (3 tackles, 3 int.)

Patrick White, West Virginia, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 142-for-221, 1,979 yards, 17 TD, 9 int.; 141 carries, 1,072 yards, 14 TD

Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech, WR, Sr.
STATS: 59 catches, 1,058 yards, 12 TD

Xavier Lee, Florida State, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 150-for-268, 1,868 yards, 25 TD, 9 int.; 116 carries, 682 yards, 14 TD

Erik Ainge, Tennessee, QB, Sr.
STATS: 202-for-292, 2,374 yards, 33 TD, 10 int.

Chris Wells, Ohio State, HB, Soph.
STATS: 265 carries, 1,820 yards, 18 TD; 9 catches, 95 yards, 2 TD

STILL GETTING THE SHAFT

Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt, WR, Jr.
STATS: 72 catches, 1,806 yards, 15 TD

MAXWELL
1. Chris Wells, Ohio State, Soph.
2. Patrick White, West Virginia, r-Jr.
3. Xavier Lee, Florida State, r-Jr.

BEDNARIK
1. Xavier Adibi, Virginia Tech, r-Sr.
2. Willie Williams, Miami, r-Jr.
3. Brandon Miller, Georgia, Sr.

BEST QUARTERBACK
1. Patrick White, West Virginia, r-Jr.
2. Xavier Lee, Florida State, r-Jr.
3. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, r-Jr.

WALKER
1. Chris Wells, Ohio State, Soph.
2. Carl Stewart, Auburn, r-Sr.
3. Thomas Brown, Georgia, Sr.

BEST WIDE RECEIVER
1. Earl Bennett, VANDERBILT
2. Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
3. Vinny Perretta, Boise State

BEST TIGHT END
1. Chris Brown, Tennessee, Sr.
2. Jason Goode, Maryland, Sr.
3. Greg Olsen, Miami, r-Sr.

OUTLAND TROPHY
1. Matt DeGeest, Minnesota, r-Jr.
2. Chris Bassler, West Virginia, Jr.
3. Matt Fulmore, Tennessee, Fr.

RIMINGTON
1. Joe Cordle, Ohio State, Jr.
2. Jon Cooper, Oklahoma, Jr.
3. Michael Frogg, Tennessee, r-Sr.

LOMBARDI
1. Jordin Lindsey, South Carolina, Sr.
2. Alex Barrrow, Ohio State, r-Jr.
3. Demarcus Dobbs, Georgia, r-Fr.

BEST LINEBACKER
1. Xavier Adibi, Virginia Tech, r-Sr.
2. Willie Williams, Miami, r-Jr.
3. Brandon Miller, Georgia, Sr.

THORPE
1. Randy Phillips, Miami, Jr.
2. D.J. Wolfe, Oklahoma, Sr.
3. Marty Tadman, Boise State, Sr.

GROZA
1. Pat McAfee, West Virginia, Jr.
2. Travis Bell, Georgia Tech, r-Sr.
3. Alexis Serna, Oregon State, r-Sr.

BEST PUNTER
1. Andrew Austrum, Texas Tech, Fr.
2. Kyle Yelton, Illinois, Soph.
3. Jason McIntosh, Iowa, Fr.

BEST RETURN MAN
1. Cornell Tarrant, Texas A&M, r-Fr.
2. Cory Boyd, South Carolina, r-Sr.
3. Cody Hull, Southern Mississippi, r-Sr.

COACH OF THE YEAR
1. Jeff Bower, Southern Mississippi
2. Larry Blakeney, Troy
3. Steve Kragthorpe, Tulsa

**BDawg35** · 01-23-2023, 06:35 PM

2022/2007 SEASONS: GAME 12

Vanderbilt safety Max Worship picks off a pass in the end zone on third-and-10.

Vanderbilt receiver John Johnson grabs the winning 6-yard touchdown pass in overtime.

TOUCHDOWN MACHINE
Junior receiver who only scores TD’s
gets OT winner for Vandy over Vols

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John Johnson is the definition of efficiency.

Vanderbilt’s junior JUCO transfer has caught only four passes all season for 31 yards, but all four have been house calls.

None were bigger than his six-yard touchdown catch in overtime to give the 18th-ranked Commodores a 40-37 victory over Tennessee on Nov. 12, 2022.

Johnson steps onto the field only when Vanderbilt goes to five receivers and, given his lack of workload, it’s understandable that opposing defenses occupy their attention elsewhere.

On the winning touchdown, Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg called Spacing in a five-wide set, with all five receivers running quick stop routes off the line. Quarterback Mike Wright fired a bullet at Johnson before defender Morven Joseph could close on him. Joseph was just a hair late trying to swat the ball and Johnson did a great job of hanging on in tight coverage on an absolute laser from Wright.

It was third-and-goal following a 3-yard tackle for loss on a read option keeper by Wright.

So, how do you explain a stat line like Johnson’s?

“You don’t,” B-Dawg said. “This is the first I’ve heard of it. He obviously doesn’t get on the field much, so he’s not going to get many catches. We usually keep a running back in to block when we go four-wide and need to buy the quarterback some time. In the situations where Johnson has scored, his route probably appealed to my eye the most. In five-wide down close, I’m going to throw to someone in the slot, not to one of my outside receivers.”

The 74 OVR Johnson was the ninth different Commodore to catch a pass from Wright, who was 24-for-32 for 322 yards and three touchdowns.

Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton threw the ball all over the yard and ran for three touchdowns, but didn’t have a touchdown pass despite going 37-for-45 for 470 yards. He did throw two interceptions, one of which was taken to the house by Gabe Jeudy’Lally to open the scoring.

“Milton quit on Michigan because he can’t stand competition,” B-Dawg said. “I don’t respect him. He had a lot of numbers today, but made two really bad interceptions.”

Tennessee outgained Vanderbilt, 502-469, but the defense made the Volunteers settle for field goals three times on seven trips to the red zone.

One of those field goals came on the first possession of overtime when defensive tackle Devin Lee hit Milton as he threw, forcing an incompletion on third-and-five from the 6-yard line.

“Our defense did a whole lot of bending today,” B-Dawg said. “It broke at times, but it came up with just enough plays to allow us to win.”

After falling behind 14-0, Tennessee took its first lead of the game on a 3-yard run by Milton with 3:36 left in the fourth quarter.

A 38-yard catch and run by Devin Boddie got Vanderbilt rolling on its next drive. The Commodores played it safe on third-and-three from the 12, running the ball toward the middle of the field with Re’Mahn Davis to make Greg Mitchell’s game-tying 27-yard field goal with 19 seconds left more of a sure thing.

Now the bad news: Despite finishing in a three-way tie at 6-2 for first place with Georgia and Florida in the SEC East, Vanderbilt won’t be going to the conference championship game. Georgia earned the bid based on its 5-1 record within the division. Vanderbilt and Florida were 4-2 in the division. All three teams beat one another.

“We’ll get there,” B-Dawg said. “It’s only year two of this dynasty. I would’ve felt like we were getting too far ahead of ourselves if we made it this year.”

Vanderbilt’s Gabe Jeudy’Lally picks off a pass that he took to the house.

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS at VANDERBILT COMMODORES
Nov. 12, 2022	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Tennessee Volunteers (5-5)	0	10	9	15	3	37
#18 Vanderbilt Commodores (9-3)	7	14	7	6	6	40

Team Stats Comparison
	TENN	VAN
Total Offense	502	469
Rushing Yards	21-32	40-147
Passing Yards	470	322
First Downs	25	23
Punt Return Yards	20	0
Kick Return Yards	142	133
Total Yards	664	602
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Conversion	4-9	5-12
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-2
2-Point Conversion	1-2	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	7-4-3	7-4-2
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Possession Time	14:50	21:10

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		TENN	VAN
:43	(VAN) Jeudy'Lally 36 interception return (G. Mitchell kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		TENN	VAN
4:24	(VAN) R. Davis 1 run (G. Mitchell kick)	0	14
3:17	(TENN) J. Milton 2 run (R. Smith kick)	7	14
1:29	(TENN) R. Smith 27 field goal	10	14
:44	(VAN) L. Kyle 18 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	10	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		TENN	VAN
6:56	(TENN) R. Smith 19 field goal	13	21
2:45	(TENN) T. Evans 1 run (run failed)	19	21
1:34	(VAN) D. Boddie 20 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	19	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		TENN	VAN
8:28	(TENN) J. Milton 8 run (R. Smith kick)	26	28
5:21	(VAN) G. Mitchell 30 field goal	26	31
3:36	(TENN) J. Milton 3 run (C. Tillman pass from J. Milton)	34	31
:19	(VAN) G. Mitchell 27 field goal	34	34
OVERTIME SCORING		TENN	VAN
---	(TENN) R. Smith 23 field goal	37	34
---	(VAN) J. Johnson 6 pass from M. Wright (no kick)	37	40

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Joe Milton	37/45	470	0	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Tiyon Evans	10	21	2.1	1
Joe Milton	9	10	1.1	3
Jabari Small	1	2	2.0	0
Kris Clement	1	-1	-1.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Jalin Hyatt	8	160	20.0	0
Ramel Keyton	8	132	16.5	0
Jimmy Calloway	7	76	10.8	0
Tiyon Evans	5	18	3.6	0
Jacob Warren	4	37	9.3	0
Cedric Tillman	2	30	15.0	0
Jabari Small	2	11	5.5	0
Miles Campbell	1	6	6.0	0
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
Kingston Harris	0		1
Miles Campbell	0		1
Team	0		1
DEFENSE	TACK	TFL	SACK	INT
Jeremy Banks	9	1	0	0
Kamal Hadden	8	1	0	0
Morven Joseph	7	1	0	0
Jaylen McCollough	7	1	0	0
Brandon Turnage	5	0	0	0
Elijah Simmons	4	1	0	0
Roman Harrison	4	2	1	0
Warren Burrell	4	2	0	0
De'Shawn Rucker	3	0	0	0
Tyler Baron	3	1	0	0
De'Jon Terry	2	1	1	0
Tyus Fields	2	0	0	0
Omari Thomas	2	0	0	0
Aaron Beasley	2	0	0	0
Dominic Bailey	2	2	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Randall Smith	3/3	2/2	11	27
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Kyle Williams	1	21	21.0	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
Jabari Small	5	106	21.2	23
Tiyon Evans	1	27	27.0	27
Miles Campbell	1	9	9.0	9
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
Jabari Small	2	20	10.0	12

VANDERBILT COMMODORES
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Mike Wright	24/32	322	3	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Re'Mahn Davis	28	126	4.4	1
Mike Wright	8	16	2.0	0
Justin Ball	1	9	9.0	0
Rocko Griffin	3	-4	-1.3	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Devin Boddie	6	139	23.1	1
Re'Mahn Davis	5	72	14.4	0
Will Sheppard	3	28	9.3	0
Quincy Skinner	3	24	8.0	0
Logan Kyle	2	26	13.0	1
Justin Ball	2	2	1.0	0
Rocko Griffin	1	19	19.0	0
Brayden Bapst	1	6	6.0	0
John Johnson	1	6	6.0	1
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
Junior Uzebu	0		1
Team	0		1
DEFENSE	TACK	TFL	SACK	INT
Chase Lloyd	8	0	0	0
Anfernee Orji	8	0	0	0
Max Worship	7	0	0	1
Jaylen Mahoney	7	1	0	0
Gabe Jeudy'Lally	5	0	0	1
Ethan Barr	5	2	0	0
Justin Harris	3	1	1	0
Christian James	3	1	0	0
De'Rickey Wright	3	1	0	0
Daevion Davis	2	1	1	0
Jeremy Walton	2	1	0	0
Jack Barton	2	0	0	0
Devin Lee	2	1	0	0
Alex Williams	2	1	1	0
Tyson Russell	2	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Greg Mitchell	2/2	4/4	10	31
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Robert Hayden	2	78	39.0	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
James Ziglor	6	133	22.1	30
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0

Vandy gets 9 commits after win over Vols

In what might be the largest haul of recruits ever from one visit in B-Dawg’s coaching career, Vanderbilt got nine commitments after its overtime victory over Tennessee.

B-Dawg shrewdly held back most of his visits until the final home game of the season against the Vols to maximize the impact.

There were commitments from three four-star recruits, the highest-rated player being 73 OVR center Mike Meeks of Union Springs, Ala.

“I always love the opportunity to shore up our offensive line,” B-Dawg said. “I’ve never seemed to do a good job of recruiting O-linemen at any of my stops.”

COMMITS AFTER TENNESSEE VISITS
Mike Meeks, C-4, Union Springs, Ala., 73 OVR, 4 stars
Brian Davidson, OLB-11, Mullins, S.C., 69 OVR, 4 stars
Wesley Walker, HB-22, Clinton, Miss., 68 OVR, 4 stars
Scott Rosario, CB-51, Simpsonville, S.C., 67 OVR, 3 stars
Cedric Gore, C-22, Winter Springs, Fla., 67 OVR, 3 stars
Kasey Davidson, SS-29, Carlsbad, Calif., 66 OVR, 3 stars
Aaron Baker, CB-81, Del City, Okla., 64 OVR, 3 stars
Corey Watkins, FS-54, Gaines School, Ga., 63 OVR, 3 stars
Daniel Noble, SS-24, Akron, Ohio, 63 OVR, 3 stars

MAXWELL
1. Tanner McKee, Stanford, QB, Soph.
2. Sam Howell, North Carolina, QB, Sr.
3. Bryce Young, Alabama, QB, Jr.

WALTER CAMP
1. Kobe Pace, Clemson, HB, Jr.
2. Re’Mahn Davis, Vanderbilt, HB, Sr.
3. Slade Bolden, Alabama, WR, rSr.

BEDNARIK
1. Amari Gainer, Florida State, OLB, rJr.
2. Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt, OLB, Jr.
3. Malik Fleming, East Carolina, CB, Sr.

NAGURSKI
1. Brian Asamoah, Oklahoma, OLB, rSr.
2. Rolan Wooden, Coastal Carolina, DE, rSr.
3. Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt, OLB, Jr.

O’BRIEN
1. Tanner McKee, Stanford, QB, Soph.
2. J.T. Daniels, Georgia, QB, rSr.
3. Bryce Young, Alabama, QB, Jr.

WALKER
1. Kobe Pace, Clemson, HB, Jr.
2. Treveyon Henderson, Ohio State, HB, Soph.
3. Re’Mahn Davis, Vanderbilt, HB, Sr.

BILETNIKOFF
1. Slade Bolden, Alabama, WR, rSr.
2. Josh Downs, North Carolina, WR, Jr.
3. Thayer Thomas, North Carolina State, WR, rSr.

MACKEY
1. Andrew Homer, Miami (Ohio), TE, rSoph.
2. Benjamin Yurosek, Stanford, TE, rSoph.
3. Devin Miller, Marshall, TE, rSr.

OUTLAND
1. Emil Ekiyor, Alabama, OG, rSr.
2. Evan Neal, Alabama, OT, Sr.
3. Grant Gibson, North Carolina State, C, rSr.

RIMINGTON
1. Grant Gibson, North Carolina State, C, rSr.
2. James Empey, Brigham Young, C, rSr.
3. Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa, C, rSr.

LOMBARDI
1. Rolan Wooden, Coastal Carolina, DE, rSr.
2. Nick Tarburton, Penn State, DE, rSr.
3. Myles Murphy, North Carolina, DE, Jr.

BUTKUS
1. Amari Gainer, Florida State, OLB, rJr.
2. Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt, OLB, Jr.
3. Ty’Ron Hopper, Florida, OLB, rJr.

THORPE
1. Malik Fleming, East Carolina, CB, Sr.
2. Max Worship, Vanderbilt, SS, Sr.
3. Chase Lloyd, Vanderbilt, FS, Jr.

GROZA
1. Cade York, LSU, K, Sr.
2. Joshua Karty, Stanford, K, rSoph.
3. Justin Duenkel, Virginia, K, rJr.

RAY GUY
1. James Burnip, Alabama, P, rSoph.
2. Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida, P, rSoph.
3. Jeremy Moore, Penn State, P, Fr.

BEST RETURNER
1. James Ziglor, Vanderbilt, HB, Soph.
2. Lejond Cavazos, Ohio State, CB, rSoph.
3. Nathaniel Peat, Stanford, HB, Sr.

FINAL 2022 SEC EAST STANDINGS
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	DIV
Georgia	10-2	.830	6-2	487	261	5-1
VANDERBILT	9-3	.750	6-2	421	375	4-2
Florida	9-3	.750	6-2	338	247	4-2
South Carolina	6-6	.500	4-4	306	383	3-3
Tennessee	6-5	.540	3-5	305	278	2-4
Kentucky	4-8	.330	2-6	250	334	1-5
Missouri	3-9	.250	2-6	275	392	2-4

FINAL 2022 SEC WEST STANDINGS
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	DIV
Alabama	10-2	.830	6-2	462	183	4-2
LSU	9-3	.750	5-3	379	263	5-1
Mississippi State	8-4	.660	4-4	369	280	3-3
Auburn	8-4	.660	4-4	426	247	2-4
Texas A&M	6-6	.500	3-5	373	297	2-4
Mississippi	6-5	.540	3-5	353	281	3-3
Arkansas	5-7	.410	2-6	358	411	2-4

Earl Bennett grabs his 16th TD catch of the season.

Late-season grind too much,
Vanderbilt gets rolled by Vols

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First Florida, then Georgia.

The hopes of Vanderbilt’s long-suffering football fans rose to new levels after the Commodores knocked off two perennial Southeastern Conference powers the last two weeks.

However, adding Tennessee to the list of big-name victims was simply way too much to ask.

The second-ranked Volunteers played like a team could be playing for the national championship, laying a 56-14 beatdown on the 63rd-ranked Commodores on Nov. 24, 2007.

Vanderbilt finished B-Dawg’s second year at the helm with a 4-8 record. Tennessee will take a 12-0 record into the SEC Championship Game against Louisiana State and will be ranked No. 1 in the country because of Michigan’s 24-6 victory over top-ranked Ohio State.

“First off, let me congratulate the Wolverines on beating dem Buckeyes,” B-Dawg said. “I can’t tell you how much I miss those Michigan-Ohio State games, especially after winning only six games in two seasons here. But we’ll be all right. We got a taste of success this season with some big wins over Florida and Georgia and I’m sure our returning guys will be better for it next season. After all, these are real players with real memories of real victories.”

Tennessee’s players took note of Vanderbilt’s recent victories and weren’t about to mess around with the Commodores. The Voluntters jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, the big blow being a 33-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Inquoris Johnson.

A couple of turnovers kept Tennessee from really putting up a big number by halftime, as the only points the Volunteers scored in the second quarter came on a 1-yard pass from Erik Ainge to tight end Chris Brown when the CPU absolutely knew Vanderbilt was in a goal-line blitz-all defense.

It was a positively brutal start for Vanderbilt quarterback Mackenzi Adams, who was 4-for-16 for 40 yards and three interceptions early in the third quarter. B-Dawg stayed with Adams, who has two more years of eligibility remaining and could end up breaking Jay Cutler’s school career passing record. Adams threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Earl Bennett to get the Commodores on the board after Tennessee had built a 42-0 lead. It was Bennett’s 16th touchdown catch of the season, tops in the nation.

Two touchdown runs by backup running back Montario Hardesty put Tennessee up 56-7 before the Commodores’ starters — minus Bennett, who was pulled from the game — put together one final touchdown drive, scoring on a 4-yard run by Cassen Jackson-Garrison with 29 seconds left.

“Cassen has really had a hard time dealing with plus-five momentum,” B-Dawg said. “He gets swarmed every time the ball is handed off to him. I just don’t understand it. I figured he deserved a chance to end his career with one last trip to the end zone. He’s a good kid who has a future in Madden. We may see him down the road being converted to fullback for the Detroit Lions.”

Ainge is among the leading contenders for the Heisman Trophy and did nothing to hurt his cause, going 18-for-22 for 230 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Arian Foster was beastly on the ground, carrying 24 times for 159 yards and a touchdown.

Middle linebacker Jonathan Goff, who was an impact player last season but struggled this year without the magic white circle, ended his Vanderbilt career in style by making a season-high 11 tackles, including a sack. Goff set a B-Dawg NCAA record with 98 tackles last season, but finished with only 68 in his senior season.

“When we assign impact players on defense, we’re going to strongly consider a linebacker ever season,” B-Dawg said. “Safety Reshard Langford did nothing with that designation this year, but Goff was a freak as an I.P. last year. I’m also curious what an impact defensive lineman or cornerback could do. We’ll have to wait until next spring to see what goes down.”

PLAYAZ OF DA GAME
Jonathan Goff, Vanderbilt; Robert Meachem, Tennessee

TENNESSEE 56, VANDERBILT 14
First quarter
TENN: Holbert 4 run (J.Johnson kick), 4:59
TENN: I.Johnson 33 fumble return (J.Johnson kick), 4:09
TENN: Meachem 33 pass from Ainge (J.Johnson kick), 1:25
Second quarter
TENN: Brown 1 pass from Ainge (J.Johnson kick), 3:51
Third quarter
TENN: Meachem 28 pass from Ainge (J.Johnson kick), 5:20
TENN: A.Foster 51 run (J.Johnson kick), 3:27
VANDY: Bennett 19 pass from Adams (Hahnfeldt kick), 1:09
Fourth quarter
TENN: Hardesty 5 run (J.Johnson kick), 5:54
TENN: Hardesty 3 run (J.Johnson kick), 3:05
VANDY: Jackson-Garrison 4 run (Hahnfeldt kick), :29

WEEK 13 RESULTS
Tennessee 56, VANDERBILT 14
Mississippi 42, Mississippi State 17
Alabama 24, Maryland 20
Georgia 31, Georgia Tech 24
South Carolina 28, Clemson 21
N.C. State 45, Kentucky 10
Florida 24, Florida State 10
LSU 16, Arkansas 13

PLAYAZ OF DA WEEK
Offense — Allen Walker, Mississippi (9 catches, 101 yards, 3 TD)
Defense — Quentin Taylor, Mississippi (5 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 TD)

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[size=5][b][font=arial]SEC EAST[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font][size=4]
                   [b]SEC     Overall[/b]
                   [b]W   L   W   L    PF    PA[/b]
Tennessee          8   0  12   0   550   192
Georgia            6   2  10   2   481   244
South Carolina     4   4   7   5   422   343
Kentucky           2   6   4   8   274   440
[b]VANDERBILT[/b]         2   6   4   8   309   432
Florida            1   7   4   8   311   379[/size]

[size=5][b][font=arial]SEC WEST[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font][size=4]
                   [b]SEC     Overall[/b]
                   [b]W   L   W   L    PF    PA[/b]
Louisiana State    7   1   9   3   364   219
Alabama            5   3   9   3   371   272
Auburn             5   3   9   3   458   278
Mississippi        4   4   6   6   331   304
Mississippi State  2   6   4   8   259   388
Arkansas           2   6   6   6   356   284[/size]

Patrick White, West Virginia, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 152-for-236, 2,087 yards, 19 TD, 10 int.; 149 carries, 1,178 yards, 14 TD

Erik Ainge, Tennessee, QB, Sr.
STATS: 220-for-314, 2,604 yards, 36 TD, 11 int.

Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech, WR, Sr.
STATS: 64 catches, 1,149 yards, 12 TD

Kirby Freeman, Miami, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 203-for-321, 2,658 yards, 30 TD, 10 int.

Chris Wells, Ohio State, HB, Soph.
STATS: 290 carries, 1,988 yards, 18 TD; 10 catches, 102 yards, 2 TD

WHO VOTES ON THESE THINGS?

Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt, WR, Jr.
STATS: 82 catches, 1,942 yards, 16 TD

**BDawg35** · 01-25-2023, 03:12 AM

2022/2007 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in a
win over Georgia in the SEC championship game.

Alabama coasts past Georgia for SEC title

ATL — By the time Georgia solved Alabama’s defense, all the Bulldogs could do was put up window-dressing points against the Crimson Tide in the 2022 SEC championship game.

Alabama led 31-3 through three quarters before being outscored 18-0 in the fourth by Georgia, as the Crimson Tide players evidently began celebrating early.

Bryce Young threw three touchdown passes to Jahleel Billingsley and had a 1-yard touchdown run in the first half, as Alabama took a 28-3 lead at the break.

Young finished 17-for-31 for 242 yards and three touchdowns. Billingsley caught seven passes for 78 yards and three scores, while Slade Bolden caught six passes for 101 yards.

Arik Gilbert caught three passes for 106 yards for Georgia. Nakobe Dean had 10 tackles, including four for losses.

Alabama will play for the national championship against Oklahoma State, which wasn’t subjected to playing a conference title game. Both teams have two losses in a season in which only one team had only one loss. Hawaii was 11-1, but was 23rd in the final BCS rankings, as there’s no way the power brokers of college football would take the financial hit of putting the Warriors on the big stage.

2022 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
C-USA: Alabama-Birmingham 59, Marshall 21
SEC: Alabama 31, Georgia 21
Mountain West: UNLV 34, Boy-Z State 31 (OT)
Pac-12: Utah 38, Oregon 20
ACC: Clemson 41, North Carolina 28
Big Ten: Ohio State 28, Wisconsin 6
MAC: Western Michigan 38, Miami (Ohio) 21

FINAL 2022 RANKINGS
1. Alabama (11-2)
2. Oklahoma State (10-2)
3. Penn State (10-2)
4. Oklahoma (10-2)
5. Ohio State (11-2)
6. Utah (10-3)
7. Michigan State (10-2)
8. North Carolina (11-2)
9. Michigan (9-3)
10. Texas Christian (10-2)
11. Cincinnati (10-2)
12. Oregon (10-3)
13. LSU (9-3)
14. Georgia (10-3)
15. Clemson (9-4)
16. VANDERBILT (9-3)
17. Florida (9-3)
18. The U (9-3)
19. Texas (8-4)
20. USC (9-3)
21. Florida State (8-4)
22. Stanford (9-3)
23. Hawaii (11-1)
24. Central Florida (9-3)
25. Arkansas State (10-2)

Erik Ainge

Ainge throws 5 TD passes,
Vols win SEC championship

THE ATL (AP) — Erik Ainge won a championship for his football team and may have secured college football’s biggest individual prize, all at once.

Ainge’s Heisman Trophy candidacy received a major boost on Dec. 1, 2007 when he went 19-for-27 for 209 yards and five touchdowns, leading top-ranked Tennessee to a surprisingly easy 42-0 rout of Louisiana State in the Southeastern Conference championship game at the Georgia Dome.

Three of the touchdown passes went to Robert Meachem in the first half. Meachem finished with five catches for 83 yards and three touchdowns. Montario Hardesty and Lucas Taylor also caught touchdown passes from Ainge.

The Volunteers improved to 13-0 and secured a berth in the national championship game against West Virginia (11-1) in the Sugar Bowl. Oklahoma, which was ranked No. 2 in the country, was knocked out of the picture in a 38-24 loss to Colorado in the Big XII championship game.

Arian Foster ran 18 times for 115 yards for Tennessee, which outgained LSU 435-161.

FINAL 2007 BCS RANKINGS
1. Tennessee (13-0)
2. West Virginia (11-1)
3. Louisville (11-1)
4. Michigan State (11-1)
5. Ohio State (11-1)
6. USC (10-2)
7. Oklahoma (11-2)
8. Iowa (10-2)
9. Miami (11-2)
10. Utah (11-1)
11. Georgia Tech (10-2)
12. Alabama (9-3)
13. Georgia (10-2)
14. Washington (10-2)
15. N.C. State (9-3)
16. Auburn (9-3)
17. Texas A&M (9-3)
18. UNLV (10-2)
19. Houston (11-2)
20. Colorado (10-3)
21. Southern Mississippi (11-2)
22. Penn State (8-4)
23. TCU (10-2)
24. Northwestern (10-2)
25. Nebraska (8-4)

**BDawg35** · 01-25-2023, 02:24 PM

2022/2007 AWARD WINNERS

Vandy’s Ziglor named top returner

MAXWELL
Tanner McKee, Stanford, QB, Soph.

WALTER CAMP
Kobe Pace, Clemson, HB, Jr.

BEDNARIK
Amari Gainer, Florida State, OLB, rJr.

NAGURSKI
Brian Asamoah, Oklahoma, OLB, rSr.

O’BRIEN
Tanner McKee, Stanford, QB, Soph.

WALKER
Kobe Pace, Clemson, HB, Jr.

BILETNIKOFF
Slade Bolden, Alabama, WR, rSr.

MACKEY
Andrew Homer, Miami (Ohio), TE, rSoph.

OUTLAND
Emil Ekiyor, Alabama, OG, rSr.

RIMINGTON
Grant Gibson, North Carolina State, C, rSr.

LOMBARDI
Rolan Wooden, Coastal Carolina, DE, rSr.

BUTKUS
Amari Gainer, Florida State, OLB, rJr.

THORPE
Malik Fleming, East Carolina, CB, Sr.

GROZA
Cade York, LSU, K, Sr.

RAY GUY
James Burnip, Alabama, P, rSoph.

BEST RETURNER
James Ziglor, Vanderbilt, HB, Soph.

FIRST TEAM
QB, D.J. Uiagaglelei, Clemson, Jr.
HB, Kobe Pace, Clemson, Jr.
HB, Treveyon Henderson, Ohio State, Soph.
WR, Slade Bolden, Alabama, rSr.
WR, Mycah Pittman, Oregon, Jr.
TE, Andrew Homer, Maryland, rSoph.
OT, Evan Neal, Alabama, Sr.
OT, Jordan McFadden, Clemson, rSr.
C, Grant Gibson, North Carolina State, rSr.
OG, Emil Ekiyor, Alabama, rSr.
OG, Sataoa Laumea, Utah, rJr.
DE, Trace Ford, Oklahoma State, rJr.
DE, Rolan Wooden, Coastal Carolina, rSr.
DT, Daevion Davis, Vanderbilt, Sr.
DT, Soni Misi, Texas Christian, rSr.
MLB, Nakobe Dean, Georgia, rSr.
OLB, Amari Gainer, Florida State, rJr.
OLB, Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt, Jr.
CB, Malik Fleming, East Carolina, Sr.
CB, Nehemiah Pritchett, Auburn, Sr.
FS, Chase Lloyd, Vanderbilt, Jr.
SS, Max Worship, Vanderbilt, Sr.
K, Cade York, LSU, Sr.
P, James Burnip, Alabama, rSoph.
RET, James Ziglor, Vanderbilt, HB, Soph.

SECOND TEAM
QB, Tanner McKee, Stanford, rSoph.
HB, Tavion Thomas, Utah, Jr.
HB, Re’Mahn Davis, Vanderbilt, Sr.
WR, Nick Mardner, Hawaii, rSr.
WR, Josh Downs, North Carolina, Jr.
TE, Benjamin Yurosek, Stanford, rSoph.
OT, Ikem Ekwonu, North Carolina State, Jr.
OG, T.J. Bass, Oregon, Sr.
C, Alex Forsyth, Oregon, rSr.
OG, O’Cyrus Torrence, Louisiana, Jr.
OT, Jordan Tucker, North Carolina, rSr.
DE, Nick Tarburton, Penn State, rSr.
DE, Rick D’Abreu, East Carolina, Sr.
DT, Fabien Lovett, Florida State, rJr.
DT, Taron Vincent, Ohio State, rSr.
OLB, Keith Macguire, Clemson, rJr.
MLB, Ethan Barr, Vanderbilt, Jr.
OLB, Abraham Beauplan, Marshall, Sr.
CB, Don Chapman, North Carolina, Sr.
CB, Tre’vius Hodges-Tomlinson, Texas Christian, Sr.
FS, Keonta Jenkins, Virginia Tech, Jr.
SS, Tre Sterling, Oklahoma State, rSr.
K, Griffin Kell, Texas Christian, Jr.
P, Peyton Todd, LSU, rFr.
RET, Lejond Cavazos, Ohio State, rSoph.

FRESHMAN
CB, Tyson Russell, Vanderbilt, rFr.

2022 ALL-SEC VANDY PLAYERS

FIRST TEAM
HB, Re’Mahn Davis, Sr.
DT, Daevion Davis, Sr.
OLB, Anfernee Orji, Jr.
FS, Chase Lloyd, Jr.
SS, Max Worship, Sr.
RET, James Ziglor, Soph.
SECOND TEAM
WR, Devin Boddie, Sr.
MLB, Ethan Barr, Jr.

Earl Bennett is Vandy’s first award winner under B-Dawg.

Bennett named top receiver:
Will he be back to defend?

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Vanderbilt has its first award winner in this dynasty’s history, but how much longer will the Commodores have him?

Earl Bennett, snubbed all season by the Heisman Trophy voters, was named Wide Receiver of the Year in the college football awards show Tuesday night.

Bennett is a junior who has one more year of eligibility remaining, but winning this award makes it more likely that he will consider the possibility of turning pro a year early.

Bennett led the nation in receiving yards with a school-record 1,942 and also in touchdowns with 16. He had 82 catches. Bennett had at least 100 receiving yards in 10 of Vanderbilt’s 12 games, including a school-record 375 yards against Mississippi.

“I certainly expect that Earl’s combination of stats, OVR and this award will prompt him to express interest in the NFL draft,” Vanderbilt coach B-Dawg said. “We will do everything we can to keep him. There’s no way we’re going to be able to recruit a receiver of his caliber, at least not following a 7-17 record over the last two seasons.”

Bennett was also named Vanderbilt’s first first-team All-America player in B-Dawg’s two-year stint at the school. He made the first team in All-Southeastern Conference voting, the only Commodores to receive any mention on the SEC team.

2007 AWARD WINNERS
Maxwell — Patrick White, West Virginia
Bednarik — Willie Williams, Miami
Quarterback — Patrick White, West Virginia
Walker — Chris Wells, Ohio State
Wide receiver — Earl Bennett, VANDERBILT
Tight end — Chris Brown, Tennessee
Offensive lineman — Matt DeGeest, Minnesota
Rimington — Jim Cordle, Ohio State
Lombardi — Jordin Lindsey, South Carolina
Linebacker — Willie Williams, Miami
Thorpe — Randy Phillips, Miami
Groza — Pat McAfee, West Virginia
Punter — Jason McIntosh, Iowa
Returner — Cornell Tarrant, Texas A&M
Coach of the year — Jeff Bower, Southern Mississippi

2007 ALL-AMERICA TEAM

FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB, Patrick White, West Virginia
HB, Chris Wells, Ohio State
HB, Mike Ford, Alabama
WR, Earl Bennett, VANDERBILT
WR, Robert Meachem, Tennessee
TE, Chris Brown, Tennessee
OG, Steve Rehring, Ohio State
C, Jim Cordle, Ohio State
OG, Ramon Foster, Tennessee
OT, Matt DeGeest, Minnesota
OT, Matt Fulmore, Tennessee
DEFENSE
DE, Kekoa Watson, Hawaii
DE, Jordin Lindsey, South Carolina
DT, Ogemdi Nwagbuo, Michigan State
DT, Rob Armstrong, Maryland
OLB, Brandon Miller, Georgia
MLB, Rey Maualuga, USC
OLB, Willie Williams, Miami
CB, Randy Phillips, Miami
CB, D.J. Wolfe, Oklahoma
FS, Al Afalava, Oregon State
SS, Myron Rolle, Florida State
SPECIAL TEAMS
K, Pat McAfee, West Virginia
P, Keith Cox, Miami
KR, Cornell Tarrant, Texas A&M
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB, Xavier Lee, Florida State
HB, Lance Ball, Maryland
HB, Darren McFadden, Arkansas
WR, Vinny Peretta, Boise State
WR, Mike Jones, Arizona State
TE, Greg Olsen, Miami
OT, Thomas Archer, Oklahoma
OT, Chris Bassler, West Virginia
OG, Marlon Davis, Alabama
OG, Ryan Stancheck, West Virginia
C, Michael Frogg, Tennessee
DEFENSE
DE, Sean Williamson, Toledo
DE, Brandon Long, Michigan State
DT, Steven Cline, Kansas State
DT, Fili Moala, USC
OLB, Xavier Adibi, Virginia Tech
MLB, Mike Klinkenborg, Iowa
OLB, Joe Jiannoni, Utah
CB, Jackie Bates, Oregon
CB, Kenneth Fontenette, Houston
FS, Antonio Wardlow, Tennessee
SS, Marty Tadman, Boise State
SPECIAL TEAMS
K, James Patterson, Iowa
P, Jason McIntosh, Iowa
KR, Cory Boyd, South Carolina

2007 ALL-SEC TEAM

FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB, Erik Ainge, Tennessee
HB, Mike Ford, Alabama
HB, Darren McFadden, Arkansas
WR, Earl Bennett, VANDERBILT
WR, Robert Meachem, Tennessee
TE, Chris Brown, Tennessee
OT, Chris Scott, Tennessee
OG, Marlon Davis, Alabama
C, Michael Frogg, Tennessee
OG, Ramon Foster, Tennessee
OT, Matt Fulmore, Tennessee
DEFENSE
DE, Demarcus Dobbs, Georgia
DE, Jordin Lindsey, South Carolina
DT, Justin Britt, Alabama
DT, Jared Hostetter, Tennessee
OLB, Brandon Miller, Georgia
MLB, James Turner, Tennessee
OLB, Marvin Sapp, South Carolina
CB, Paul Oliver, Georgia
CB, Inquoris Johnson, Tennessee
FS, Antonio Wardlow, Tennessee
SS, Demetrice Morley, Tennessee
SPECIAL TEAMS
K, Justin Sparks, Mississippi
P, Britton Colquitt, Tennessee
KR, Cory Boyd, South Carolina
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB, Blake Barnes, Georgia
HB, Carl Stewart, Auburn
HB, Thomas Brown, Georgia
WR, Brandon LaFell, LSU
WR, D.J. Hall, Alabama
TE, Kyle Anderson, LSU
OT, Herman Johnson, LSU
C, Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
OG, Carlos Houston, Auburn
OG, Jacques McClendon, Tennessee
OT, Kurt Jones, Alabama
DEFENSE
DE, Antonio Reynolds, Tennessee
DE, Robert Ayers, Tennessee
DT, Stanley Doughty, South Carolina
DT, Dave Bain, Alabama
MLB, Tony Jackson, Alabama
OLB, Ellix Wilson, Tennessee
OLB, Quentin Taylor, Mississippi
CB, Roshaun Fellows, Tennessee
CB, Marsalous Johnson, Tennessee
FS, Jonathan Hefney, Tennessee
SS, Craig Steltz, LSU
SPECIAL TEAMS
K, Jacob Johnson, Tennessee
P, Patrick Fisher, LSU
KR, Arian Foster, Tennessee

**BDawg35** · 01-25-2023, 02:26 PM

2022/2007 HEISMAN WINNERS

Clemson running back Kobe Pace is the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner.

1. Kobe Pace, Clemson, HB, Jr.
Voting: 296 1st, 266 2nd, 206 3rd, 1,626 points
2022 stats: 249 carries, 1,605 yards, 19 TD; 29 catches, 461 yards, 5 TD
Ratings: 87 OVR, 77 SPD, 88 BTK, 88 CAR

2. Treveyon Henderson, HB, Ohio State, Soph.
Voting: 253 1st, 284 2nd, 221 3rd, 1,548 points
2022 stats: 237 carries, 1,498 yards, 18 TD; 30 catches, 436 yards, 4 TD
Ratings: 99 OVR, 92 SPD, 91 BTK, 99 CAR

3. Tavion Thomas, Utah, HB, Jr.
Voting: 225 1st, 213 2nd, 311 3rd, 1,412 points
2022 stats: 260 carries, 1,441 yards, 13 TD; 46 catches, 595 yards, 6 TD
Ratings: 93 OVR, 90 SPD, 86 BTK, 92 CAR

4. Re’Mahn Davis, Vanderbilt, HB, Sr.
Voting: 10 1st, 20 2nd, 43 3rd, 113 points
2022 stats: 238 carries, 1,212 yards, 19 TD; 55 catches, 463 yards, 1 TD
Ratings: 81 OVR, 87 SPD, 72 BTK, 79 CAR

5. Cameron Carroll, Tulane, HB, rSr.
Voting: 0 1st, 2 2nd, 3 3rd, 7 points
2022 stats: 319 carries, 1,881 yards, 17 TD; 4 catches, 43 yards, 2 TD
Ratings: 86 OVR, 80 SPD, 88 BTK, 81 CAR

Tennessee QB Erik Ainge is the 2007 Heisman
Trophy winner.

Vols’ QB Ainge wins Heisman

NEW YORK (AP) — A player from the Southeastern Conference has won the Heisman Trophy for the second straight year, with Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge hearing his name called by the Downtown Athletic Club.

For the second straight year, Vanderbilt’s porous defense gave the winner a boost on his way to college football’s most prestigious individual award.

Ainge went 18-for-22 for 230 yards, three touchdowns and one pick in a 56-14 rout of Vanderbilt in the regular-season finale for the top-ranked and undefeated Vols. That game helped Ainge finish 239-for-341 for 2,813 yards, 41 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

He won in a close 1,631-1,443 vote over West Virginia quarterback Patrick White.

Last year’s Heisman winner was South Carolina receiver Sidney Rice, who had three touchdown catches against Vanderbilt in 2006.

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[font=arial][b][size=6][color=#746F52]2007 HEISMAN TROPHY VOTING[/color][/size][/b][size=6][color=#746F52][/color][/size][/font][size=6][color=#746F52][/color][/size][color=#746F52][/color][size=4]
[b]Player, school                    1st  2nd  3rd   Pts[/b]
Erik Ainge, Tennessee (QB)        334  239  151  1631
Patrick White, W. Virginia (QB)   249  253  190  1443
John David Booty, USC (QB)        105  154  217   840
Xavier Lee, Florida State (QB)     65   99  149   542
Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech (WR)  21   32   54   181[/size]

Erik Ainge, Tennessee, QB, Sr.
STATS: 239-for-341, 2,813 yards, 41 TD, 11 int.

Patrick White, West Virginia, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 152-for-236, 2,087 yards, 19 TD, 10 int.; 149 carries, 1,178 yards, 14 TD

John David Booty, USC, QB, r-Sr.
STATS: 250-for-395, 3,051 yards, 38 TD, 13 int.

Xavier Lee, Florida State, QB, r-Jr.
STATS: 175-for-329, 2,170 yards, 27 TD, 12 int.; 134 carries, 776 yards, 14 TD

Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech, WR, Sr.
STATS: 64 catches, 1,149 yards, 12 TD

**Tearz49ers** · 01-25-2023, 02:54 PM

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

Bryce Young's holding that ball in a way no QB should ever hold a football!

**BDawg35** · 01-28-2023, 02:50 PM

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

Originally posted by Tearz49ers

Bryce Young's holding that ball in a way no QB should ever hold a football!

On Heisman mode in NCAA '14, quarterbacks can do ridiculous things and throw a dime 50 yards down the field. I'm guessing that pass went for six.

**BDawg35** · 01-28-2023, 03:16 PM

2022 BOWL GAME (NCAA '07 Vandy didn't qualify in 2007)

Offensive tackle Lance Griffin (78) flattens MSU’s Van Williams, giving Re’Mahn Davis a clear path to end zone on
the winning touchdown in the second overtime.

John Johnson made it five touchdown catches on five receptions in the 2022 season.

BULLET DODGED!
Punting blunder nearly costs Vanderbilt
in 2-OT win over MSU in Capital One Bowl

ORLANDO, Fla. — B-Dawg nearly invented a new way to blow a football game on New Year’s Day 2023.

With overtime beckoning, Vanderbilt was forced to punt against Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl, a punt which should’ve put the Spartans on the other side of the 50-yard line with not much time left to do any damage.

Instead, in a blunder probably never seen before in real or digital football, Robert Hayden’s line-drive punt hit Michigan State cornerback Justin White well short of its intended destination at the Commodores’ 32-yard line with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter.

B-Dawg’s jaw hit the floor.

“I didn’t know that was possible,” B-Dawg said. “I’ve never seen a punt hit an opposing player not very far down the field in my life. I was hoping to hit a line-drive punt and have it roll a bit out of bounds to run some time and get them pinned on the other side of the 50 with time for only one play.”

Instead, the Spartans took over at the Vanderbilt 32 and had time to hit a 16-yard pass from Payton Thorne to Terry Lockett with four ticks remaining.

With the ball at the Vanderbilt 16, the Spartans trotted out freshman kicker Jack Stone for what should’ve been a gimme field goal. Stone was 2-for-3 on field goals to that point, having just kicked a 32-yarder to tie the game with 57 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

Still stunned over the turn of events, B-Dawg didn’t even call timeouts to try icing Stone.

He didn’t need to.

Stone botched the kick all by himself, sending the field goal attempt wide left with one seconds left.

It was on to overtime.

“I thought we lost the moment they hit that pass to the 16,” B-Dawg said. “I wasn’t thinking straight. You’re supposed to ice the kicker, but I didn’t do that. Luckily, a freshman kicker got scurrrred. The moment was too big for him.”

MSU won the toss in overtime and started on defense. Facing third-and-goal from the 2-yard line, B-Dawg brought in some beef. He subbed out backup running back Rocko Griffin as an outside blocker on the left side of a goal-line formation, moving offensive tackle Lance Griffin to that spot. He pulled fullback Andy Wilson and put tackle Jason Brooks as the lead blocker.

The move worked, as Griffin leveled MSU cornerback Van Williams to give Re’Mahn Davis a clear path for a 2-yard touchdown.

The Spartans responded by tying the game in the first overtime on a 6-yard pass from Thorne to Jalen Nailor. It was the 67th touchdown pass of Thorne’s career, breaking the MSU record in the system of 66 set by Kirk Cousins from 2008-11, although Connor Cook eclipsed that mark with 71 from 2012-15.

MSU got a first down at the 12 on the first possession of the second overtime, but had to settle for a 24-yard field goal by Stone, giving Vanderbilt an opportunity to win with a touchdown.

A 10-yard run by Davis, a 9-yard catch by fullback Justin Ball and a 3-yard run by Davis moved the ball to the 3-yard line. Again, the beef up front did its job, with Griffin again flattening Williams to give Davis a walk-in game-winning touchdown.

Vanderbilt was victorious, 41-38.

“It’s always good to end a season with a bowl win and even better to beat Michigan State,” said B-Dawg, a real-life Michigan fan. “We can build on this. We should have Mike Wright back for one more season at quarterback, as well as our top two linebackers in Anfernee Orji and Ethan Barr. Next year could be special.”

In one of the strangest statistical anomalies you’ll ever see, Vanderbilt receiver John Johnson’s 12-yard touchdown catch late in the third quarter gave him five touchdown catches on only five catches this season. He only takes the field in a five-wide set Vanderbilt likes to use deep in the red zone and Johnson’s route seems to suit B-Dawg’s eye.

MSU tight end Maliq Carr caught 3 passes for 111 yards and 2 scores.

Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Michigan State Spartans (Capital One Bowl)
Jan. 1, 2023	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#16 Vanderbilt Commodores (10-3)	0	14	7	7	13	41
#7 Michigan State Spartans (10-3)	7	3	7	11	10	38

Team Stats Comparison
	VAN	MSU
Total Offense	329	378
Rushing Yards	42-106	24-65
Passing Yards	223	313
First Downs	20	13
Punt Return Yards	72	7
Kick Return Yards	90	92
Total Yards	491	477
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Conversion	7-15	2-11
4th Down Conversion	1-2	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-5-0	6-2-3
Penalties	2-25	1-13
Possession Time	21:42	14:18

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MSU
5:24	(MSU) P. Thorne 7 run (J. Stone kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MSU
7:23	(MSU) J. Stone 24 field goal	0	10
4:38	(VAN) W. Sheppard 39 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchellkick)	7	10
:50	(VAN) R. Davis 2 run (G. Mitchell kick)	14	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MSU
6:30	(MSU) M. Carr 25 pass from P. Thorne (J. Stone kick)	14	17
1:54	(VAN) J. Johnson 12 pass from M. Wright (G. Mitchell kick)	21	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		VAN	MSU
5:51	(VAN) R. Davis 2 run (G. Mitchell kick)	28	17
5:37	(MSU) M. Carr 71 pass from P. Thorne (M. Carr catch)	28	25
:57	(MSU) J. Stone 32 field goal	28	28
OVERTIME SCORING		VAN	MSU
---	(VAN) R. Davis 2 run (G. Mitchell kick)	35	28
---	(MSU) J. Nailor 6 pass from P. Thorne (J. Stone kick)	35	35
---	(MSU) J. Stone 24 field goal	35	38
---	(VAN) R. Davis 3 run (no kick)	41	38

VANDERBILT COMMODORES
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Mike Wright	24/37	223	2	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Re'Mahn Davis	27	79	2.9	4
Justin Ball	4	13	3.3	0
Mike Wright	10	10	1.0	0
Rocko Griffin	1	4	4.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Justin Ball	6	46	7.7	0
Logan Kyle	6	42	7.0	0
Devin Boddie	5	55	11.0	0
Will Sheppard	2	45	22.5	1
Brayden Bapst	2	19	9.5	0
John Johnson	1	12	12.0	1
Quincy Skinner	1	11	11.0	0
Rocko Griffin	1	-7	-7.0	0
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
Brayden Bapst	2		0
Lance Griffin	2		0
Ben Cox	2		0
Bradley Ashmore	0		1
Junior Uzebu	0		1
DEFENSE	TACK	TFL	SACK	INT
Ethan Barr	9	0	0	0
Anfernee Orji	8	0	0	0
Max Worship	4	1	0	0
Daevion Davis	3	1	0	0
Chase Lloyd	3	0	0	0
Nate Clifton	2	0	0	0
De'Rickey Wright	2	2	0	0
Justin Harris	2	2	1	0
Jeremy Walton	2	0	0	0
Christian James	2	0	0	0
Jaylen Mahoney	2	1	0	0
Jack Barton	2	0	0	0
Gabe Jeudy'Lally	2	0	0	0
Marlen Sewell	1	0	0	0
Tyson Russell	1	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Greg Mitchell	0/0	5/5	5	0
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Robert Hayden	4	125	31.3	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
James Ziglor	4	90	22.5	29
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
James Ziglor	4	72	18.0	35

MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Payton Thorne	24/31	313	3	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Kenneth Walker	16	42	2.6	0
Payton Thorne	7	22	3.1	1
Parks Gissinger	1	1	1.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Tre Mosley	6	51	8.5	0
Jayden Reed	5	54	10.8	0
Kenneth Walker	4	38	9.5	0
Maliq Carr	3	111	37.0	2
Terry Lockett	3	49	16.3	0
Jalen Nailor	1	6	6.0	1
Elijah Collins	1	5	5.0	0
Trenton Gillison	1	-1	-1.0	0
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
J.D. Duplain	0		1
DEFENSE	TACK	TFL	SACK	INT
Quavaris Crouch	10	2	1	0
Michael Dowell	9	1	1	0
Angelo Grose	9	1	0	1
Cal Haladay	8	0	0	0
Darius Snow	8	0	0	0
Itayvion Brown	6	1	1	0
Chester Kimbrough	3	2	0	0
Michael Fletcher	3	1	1	0
Jacob Slade	3	1	0	0
Charles Brantley	3	0	0	0
Justin White	2	0	0	0
Van Williams	2	0	0	0
Jalen Hunt	1	0	0	0
Ma'a Gaoteote	1	1	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Jack Stone	3/5	3/3	12	32
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Chris Green	5	203	40.6	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
Kenneth Walker	3	72	24.0	27
Jayden Reed	1	20	20.0	20
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	LG
Kenneth Walker	1	7	7.0	7
Justin White	1	0	0.0	0

**BDawg35** · 01-28-2023, 03:29 PM

2022/2007 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

Alabama beats OK State for natty

Bryce Young did more Bryce Young things in leading Alabama to the 2022 college football national championship.

With the Crimson Tide trailing Oklahoma State by 10 points late in the third quarter, Young responded with three touchdown passes to spark Alabama’s 31-20 come-from-behind victory.

The Crimson Tide repeated as national champions, having beaten Texas 48-13 in last year’s title game.

Young threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Jahleel Billingsley, who had three touchdown catches in the SEC championship game to cut the deficit to 20-17 with 3:46 left in the third quarter.

The Crimson Tide took the lead on a 7-yard pass from Young to Slade Bolden with 12:15 remaining in the game. A 2-yard pass from Young to current Detroit Lion Jameson Williams with 6:49 left provided some insurance.

Young finished 17-for-26 for 219 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. He ran nine times for 18 yards and a score. Jase McClellan ran 25 times for 117 yards for Alabama.

Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders wasn’t terribly efficient, completely only 9 of 23 passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns.

2022 BOWL RESULTS
New Mexico Bowl: Notre Dame 35, Arizona 0
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Western Michigan 28, Memphis 10
Poinsettia Bowl: Boy-Z State 21, Tennessee 14
Beef O’Brady’s Bowl: Pittsburgh 28, Texas-El Paso 26
New Orleans Bowl: Marshall 31, Arkansas State 28
Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona State 45, UNLV 31
Hawaii Bowl: Florida Atlantic 24, Hawaii 17
Little Caesars Bowl: Tulane 41, Akron 24
Military Bowl: Army 35, Northern Illinois 28
Holiday Bowl: Louisiana 31, Stanford 24
Belk Bowl: Boston College 31, East Carolina 3
AdvoCare V100 Bowl: Syracuse 23, Texas State 21
Russell Athletic Bowl: Texas A&M 41, North Carolina State 24
Meineke Car Care Bowl: Houston 38, Maryland 33
Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force 35, Middle Tennessee State 21
Fight Hunger Bowl: Washington 44, Central Florida 41 (OT)
Alamo Bowl: Texas 42, Oregon State 27
B-Dubz Bowl: Brigham Young 55, Wisconsin 7
Music City Bowl: Auburn 38, Wake Forest 24
Sun Bowl: USC 24, Florida State 14
Liberty Bowl: Alabama-Birmingham 23, South Carolina 10
Chick-fil-A Bowl: The U 49, LSU 30
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Indiana 17, Troy 14
Gator Bowl: Mississippi State 20, Iowa 14
Capital One Bowl: Vanderbilt 41, Michigan State 38 (2 OT)
Outback Bowl: Michigan 35, Florida 31
Rose Bowl: Ohio State 35, Utah 21
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma 50, Oregon 28
Sugar Bowl: Penn State 45, North Carolina 26
Orange Bowl: Clemson 30, Cincinnati 21
Cotton Bowl: Texas Christian 20, Georgia 17
BBVA Compass Bowl: Mississippi 31, Rice 28
Go Daddy Bowl: Miami (Ohio) 21, Coastal Carolina 10
BCS Championship: Alabama 31, Oklahoma State 20

FINAL 2022 COACHES’ POLL
1. Alabama (61), 12-2
2. Penn State, 11-2
3. Ohio State, 12-2
4. Oklahoma, 11-2
5. Texas Christian, 11-2
6. Oklahoma State, 10-3
7. Michigan, 10-3
8. VANDERBILT, 10-3
9. Michigan State, 10-3
10. North Carolina, 11-3
11. The U, 10-3
12. Clemson, 10-4
13. Texas, 9-4
14. Utah, 10-4
15. Cincinnati, 10-3
16. USC, 10-3
17. Oregon, 10-4
18. Georgia, 10-4
19. LSU, 9-4
20. Florida, 9-4
21. Auburn, 9-4
22. Tulane, 9-4
23. Houston, 10-3
24. Arkansas State, 10-3
25. Miami (Ohio), 11-3

FINAL 2022 ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL
1. Alabama (43), 12-2, 1,603 points
2. Penn State (21), 11-2, 1,429
3. Ohio State (1), 12-2, 1,412
4. Oklahoma, 11-2
5. Texas Christian, 11-2
6. Oklahoma State, 10-3
7. Michigan, 10-3
8. VANDERBILT, 10-3
9. Clemson, 10-4
10. Michigan State, 10-3
11. The U, 10-3
12. North Carolina, 11-3
13. Utah, 10-4
14. Cincinnati, 10-3
15. Texas, 9-4
16. USC, 10-3
17. Oregon, 10-4
18. Georgia, 10-4
19. LSU, 9-4
20. Auburn, 9-4
21. Florida, 9-4
22. Tulane, 9-4
23. Houston, 10-3
24. Hawaii, 11-2
25. Miami (Ohio), 11-3

Tennessee completes perfect season,
wins national title over West Virginia

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — B-Dawg envisioned a team from Tennessee winning a national championship when he started up this dynasty.

He just preferred that the team taking home the Sears Trophy was his Vanderbilt Commodores, not the rival Tennessee Volunteers.

Of course, realism would have taken a back seat had Vanderbilt beaten Tennessee to the punch, particularly this early in the dynasty. So, now the Commodores should have an even harder time getting good recruits from the state of Tennessee after the Vols beat West Virginia 17-10 in the Sugar Bowl to win the national championship with a perfect 14-0 record.

The game featured the quarterbacks who finished 1-2 in the Heisman Trophy voting. Tennessee’s Erik Ainge certainly showed he was a worthy winner of the award, outdueling runner-up Patrick White of West Virginia. Ainge was 14-for-27 for 248 yards, one touchdown and one pick. White was 11-for-24 for 98 yards, no touchdowns and two picks. White also ran 14 times for 86 yards and the Mountaineers’ only touchdown.

Tennessee never trailed after taking a 7-0 lead on a 6-yard run in the first quarter by Arian Foster, who ran 26 times for 155 yards and a touchdown. West Virginia got within 7-3 in the second quarter on a 48-yard field goal by Pat McAfee, but Tennessee scored the next 10 points and was never threatened after that.

2007 BOWL GAMES
POINSETTIA BOWL: Texas Christian 31, Troy 10
GMAC BOWL: Western Michigan 31, Houston 28
LAS VEGAS BOWL: Arizona State 42, UNLV 31
NEW ORLEANS BOWL: Tulane 21, Ohio 0
FORT WORTH BOWL: Colorado State 35, Tulsa 17
HAWAII BOWL: Arizona 31, Nevada 20
MOTOR CITY BOWL: Minnesota 35, Toledo 28
INDEPENDENCE BOWL: San Diego State 34, Oklahoma State 31
EMERALD BOWL: Maryland 34, Air Force 24
MPC COMPUTERS BOWL: Boise State 34, Virginia 20
HOLIDAY BOWL: Oregon 31, Texas A&M 24
MUSIC CITY BOWL: Virginia Tech 35, South Carolina 23
SUN BOWL: UCLA 38, Notre Dame 10
CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL: Michigan 31, N.C. State 19
ALAMO BOWL: Penn State 63, Kansas State 28
MEINEKE BOWL: Hawaii 27, Navy 17
LIBERTY BOWL: Southern Mississippi 45, Arkansas State 21
HOUSTON BOWL: Texas Tech 45, Akron 17
PEACH BOWL: Miami 30, Auburn 13
INSIGHT BOWL: Oregon State 39, Ball State 18
OUTBACK BOWL: Alabama 31, Northwestern 14
COTTON BOWL: Georgia 16, Oklahoma 6
GATOR BOWL: Georgia Tech 24, Nebraska 14
CAPITAL ONE BOWL: LSU 31, Iowa 27
ROSE BOWL: Ohio State 45, Washington 40
ORANGE BOWL: Florida State 28, Louisville 23
FIESTA BOWL: Colorado 30, USC 13
SUGAR BOWL: Tennessee 17, West Virginia 10 (National championship)

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[font=arial][b][size=6]2007 FINAL POLLS[/size][/b][/font][b][size=6][/size][/b][size=6][/size][size=4]
    [b]COACHES[/b]                 [b]ASSOCIATED PRESS[/b]
 1  Tennessee, 14-0 (61)    Tennessee, 14-0 (65)
 2  West Virginia, 11-2     West Virginia, 11-2
 3  Ohio State, 12-1        Ohio State, 12-1
 4  Utah, 12-1              Utah, 12-1
 5  Michigan State, 11-2    Michigan State, 11-2
 6  Louisville, 11-2        Louisville, 11-2
 7  Miami, 12-2             Miami, 12-2
 8  Alabama, 10-3           Georgia Tech, 11-2
 9  Georgia Tech, 11-2      Georgia, 11-2
10  Georgia, 11-2           USC, 10-3
11  USC, 10-3               Alabama, 10-3
12  Oklahoma, 11-3          Oklahoma, 11-3
13  Iowa, 10-3              Iowa, 10-3
14  Washington, 10-3        Colorado, 11-3
15  Southern Miss, 12-2     Washington, 10-3
16  Texas Christian, 11-2   Southern Miss, 12-2
17  Colorado, 11-3          Penn State, 9-4
18  Penn State, 9-4         Michigan, 9-4
19  Oregon, 9-4             Florida State, 10-4
20  Florida State, 10-4     Oregon, 9-4
21  Auburn, 9-4             N.C. State, 9-4
22  N.C. State, 9-4         UNLV, 10-3
23  Michigan, 9-4           Auburn, 9-4
24  UNLV, 10-3              Texas Christian, 11-2
25  Houston, 11-3           Texas A&M, 9-4[/size]

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[size=4][b][font=arial]FINAL 2007 SEC EAST STANDINGS[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font][size=4]
                   [b]SEC     Overall[/b]
                   [b]W   L   W   L    PF    PA[/b]
x-Tennessee        8   0  14   0   609   202
Georgia            6   2  11   2   497   250
South Carolina     4   4   7   6   445   378
Kentucky           2   6   4   8   274   440
[b]VANDERBILT[/b]         2   6   4   8   309   432
Florida            1   7   4   8   311   379[/size]

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[size=4][b][font=arial]FINAL 2007 SEC WEST STANDINGS[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font][size=4]
                   [b]SEC     Overall[/b]
                   [b]W   L   W   L    PF    PA[/b]
Louisiana State    7   1  10   4   395   288
Alabama            5   3  10   3   402   286
Auburn             5   3   9   4   471   308
Mississippi        4   4   6   6   331   304
Mississippi State  2   6   4   8   259   388
Arkansas           2   6   6   6   356   284[/size]
[size=1][b][font=arial]x-Won SEC Championship Game[/font][/b][/size][b][font=arial][/font][/b][font=arial][/font]

**BDawg35** · 01-28-2023, 03:34 PM

FINAL 2022/2007 VANDERBILT STATS

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[font=arial][b][size=6][color=#C8AE13]FINAL 2007 VANDERBILT STATS[/color][/size][/b][size=6][color=#C8AE13][/color][/size][color=#C8AE13][/color][/font][color=#C8AE13][/color]
[B]PASSING             QBR    Cmp    Att   Yds   TD   Int   Pct   Lg   Sk[/B]
Mackenzi Adams    137.3    234    408  3463   21    17  .574   85   33
Jared Funk        153.6     24     41   363    5     4  .585   90    2
Chris Nickson      79.0      4      9    37    0     0  .000   24    1
[B]TOTALS            137.6    262    458  3863   26    21  .572   90   36[/B]
[B]RUSHING             Att    Yds    Avg    TD   Lg   20+   BTK   Fm[/B]
Cassen J-Garrison   268    921    3.4    11   77     2    65    5
Jeff Jennings        19     83    4.4     0   17     0     3    0
Darnell Martemus     21     58    2.8     0   10     0     2    1
Matt Bubis            3     10    3.3     0    5     0     1    0
Matt Quinn            1      4    4.0     0    4     0     0    0
Gaston Miller         5      4    0.8     0    7     0     1    0
Jared Hawkins         2      0    0.0     1    2     0     0    0
Chris Nickson         4     -3   -0.8     0   11     0     0    1
Jared Funk            4    -21   -5.3     0    4     0     0    0
Mackenzi Adams       74   -134   -1.8     0   17     0     0    9
[B]TOTALS              401    922    2.3    12   77     2    72   16[/B]
[B]RECEIVING           Rec    Yds    Avg    TD   Lg   YAC   Drp[/B]
Earl Bennett         82   1942   23.7    16   85   612    10
Cassen J-Garrison    36    163    4.5     0   15   128     6
Bryant Anderson      33    415   12.6     3   90   159     8
George Smith         29    505   17.4     1   56   108     7
Justin Wheeler       21    259   12.3     2   31    38     3
Alex Washington      18    155    8.6     1   24   126     6
Jonathan Massey      17    217   12.8     1   76   114     3
Brad Allen           11     49    4.5     0   10    10     3
Jeff Jennings         5     46    9.2     0   16    19     1
Darnell Martemus      3     48   16.0     0   27    32     3
Matt Quinn            3     32   10.7     1   14     7     0
Sean Walker           3     26    8.7     0   11    11     1
Jake Bradford         1      6    6.0     1    6     0     1
[B]TOTALS              262   3863   14.7    26   90  1364    52[/B]
[B]BLOCKING             PC     Sk[/B]
Hamilton Holliday    19      0
Chris Williams       17      6
Josh Earnes          13      2
Merritt Kirchoffer   13      6
Eric Hensley         11      5
Elliot Hood           8      2
Darnell Martemus      7      1
Earl Bennett          4      0
Jonathan Massey       4      2
George Smith          3      0
Bryant Anderson       2      0
Brad Allen            2      0
Alex Washington       1      0
Ryan Custer           1      0
Cassen J-Garrison     1      0
Jeff Jennings         1      0
Bradley Vierling      1      0
[B]TOTALS              108     24[/B]
[B]KICKING              FG    FGA    Pct    Lg   XP   XPA     KO   TB[/B]
Bryant Hahnfeldt     11     15   .733    44   39    39     60    1
Bill Robertson        1      1   1.00    29    0     0      0    0
[B]PUNTING             Pnt    Yds    Avg    Lg  I20  NtYd   NtAv   TB[/B]
Kyle Keown           52   1968   37.8    53    4  1540   29.6    5
[B]KICKOFF RETURNS      KR    Yds    Avg    Lg   TD[/B]
Justin Wheeler        1     25   25.0    25    0
Earl Bennett         30    618   20.6    60    0
Cassen J-Garrison    36    704   19.6    38    0
Jeff Jennings         2     38   19.0    20    0
Brad Allen            2      6    3.0     4    0
[B]TOTALS               71   1391   19.6    60    0[/B]
[B]PUNT RETURNS         PR    Yds    Avg    Lg   TD[/B]
Ryan Hamilton         1      9    9.0     9    0
Earl Bennett         36    286    7.9    77    1
Jeff Jennings         2     12    6.0    10    0
Cassen J-Garrison     1      3    3.0     3    0
Reshard Langford      1      1    1.0     1    0
Chris Johnson         1      1    1.0     1    0
Broderick Stewart     1      0    0.0     0    0
[B]TOTALS               43    312    7.3    77    1[/B]

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[B]DEFENSE             Tkl  TFL   Sk  Int  IYd   Df   FF   FR  Blk   TD[/B]
Quavian Lewis        71   14    4    2   42    9    2    0    0    0
Jonathan Goff        68   12    2    1    0    2    1    1    0    0
Marcus Buggs         54   11    5    1    3    3    2    0    0    0
Josh Allen           52    3    0    4   18   13    1    0    0    0
Reshard Langford     47    1    1    2   24    5    1    0    1    0
Ryan Hamilton        46    0    0    0    0    3    1    0    0    0
D.J. Moore           40    3    0    2   24    4    0    0    0    0
David Carter         36   16    6    0    0    2    1    1    0    0
Broderick Stewart    29   14    7    2    6    1    1    0    0    0
Alan Strong          27    7    2    0    0    6    2    0    0    0
Chris Johnson        23    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Patrick Benoist      18    0    0    0    0    0    3    0    0    0
Theo Horrocks        16    6    2    0    0    0    0    1    0    0
Jared Fagan          14    0    0    2    2    4    0    0    0    0
Gabe Hall            13    2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Joel Caldwell        10    0    0    0    0    2    1    0    0    0
Kikko Logan           7    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Brent Trice           6    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Brad Allen            6    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Darlron Spead         6    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0
George Smith          5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Earl Bennett          5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Jonathan Massey       5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Matt Bubis            4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Alex Washington       4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Bryant Anderson       3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Cassen J-Garrison     3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Justin Wheeler        2    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0
Brandon Bryant        2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Hamilton Holliday     2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Mackenzi Adams        1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Jeff Jennings         1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Darnell Martemus      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
[B]TOTALS              627   91   30   16  119   54   16    5    1    0[/B]

**BDawg35** · 01-30-2023, 12:48 PM

2022/2007 SEASON RECAPS

2022 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL RESULTS (NCAA ’14)
Results	High Passing	High Rushing	High Receiving
8/27: Boy-Z State (W 21-18)	129, Seals	105, R.Davis	36, Boddie
9/3: Western Michigan (W 31-24)	344, M.Wright	74, M.Wright	124, Boddie
9/10: Michigan (L 35-38)	317, M.Wright	44, M.Wright	80, Boddie
9/17: Buffalo (W 52-27)	281, M.Wright	142, R.Davis	91, Boddie
9/24: South Carolina (L 45-48)	458, M.Wright	73, M.Wright	219, Boddie
10/1: Mississippi (W 38-31)	374, M.Wright	109, R.Davis	157, Boddie
10/8: Florida (W 17-14)	216, M.Wright	112, M.Wright	123, Boddie
10/15: Georgia (L 21-51)	346, M.Wright	71, R.Davis	215, Boddie
10/22: Missouri (W 49-42)	317, M.Wright	167, R.Davis	113, Boddie
10/29: Texas A&M (W 38-31)	278, M.Wright	122, R.Davis	85, Boddie
11/5: Kentucky (W 34-14)	256, M.Wright	116, R.Davis	85, Kyle
11/2: Tennessee (W 40-37, OT)	322, M.Wright	126, R.Davis	139, Boddie
1/1: Michigan State (W 41-38, 2 OT)	223, M.Wright	79, R.Davis	55, Boddie

2022 RECAP
Team ratings: B OVR, B- offense, B+ defense, D- special teams; 84 OVR, 81 offense, 88 defense
Preseason ranking: No. 54
Final ranking: No. 8 coaches, No. 8 AP, No. 16 BCS
Record: 10-3 (6-2 SEC East, T-1st)
Bowl game: Vanderbilt 41, Michigan State 38 (2 OT)
Award winners: James Ziglor (Best Returner)
First-team All-Americans: DT Daevion Davis, FS Chase Lloyd, SS Max Worship, RET James Ziglor
Second-team All-Americans: HB Re’Mahn Davis, MLB Ethan Barr
Freshman All-American: CB Tyson Russell
Passing leader: Mike Wright 300-for-447, 3,739 yards, 25 TD, 8 int.
Rushing leader: Re’Mahn Davis 265 carries, 1,291 yards, 23 TD
Receiving leader: Devin Boddie 90 catches, 1,437 yards, 8 TD
Defense: Anfernee Orji 89 tackles, 13 TFL, 2 int.; Daevion Davis 8 sacks; Gabe Jeudy’Lally 2 int.
Synopsis: Vanderbilt cracked the top 25 for the first time in the two-year history of this dynasty, debuting at No. 20 in The AP and No. 22 with the coaches following a 17-14 victory over No. 5 Florida in the seventh game of the season. The Commodores were knocked back down to earth the following week in a 51-21 loss between the hedges to No. 8 Georgia, but won their final five games to finish eighth in the nation. Vanderbilt hopes to build on that success with quarterback Mike Wright returning for his third season as the starter in 2023, as well as standout linebackers Ethan Barr and Anfernee Orji.

2007 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL RESULTS (NCAA ’07)
Results	High Passing	High Rushing	High Receiving
9/1: Memphis (W 34-7)	306, Adams	107, Jackson-Garrison	128, Bennett
9/8: Colorado State (W 42-28)	273, Adams	177, Jackson-Garrison	171, Bennett
9/15: Kentucky (L 21-52)	199, Adams	104, Jackson-Garrison	142, Bennett
9/22: Michigan State (L 27-34)	345, Adams	63, Jackson-Garrison	210, Bennett
9/29: South Carolina (L 24-63)	341, Adams	41, Jackson-Garrison	173, Bennett
10/6: Boy-Z State (L 17-31)	271, Adams	74, Jackson-Garrison	160, Bennett
10/13: Auburn (L 35-56)	287, Adams	40, Jackson-Garrison	173, Bennett
10/27: Mississippi (L 17-27)	373, Adams	44, Jackson-Garrison	375, Bennett
11/3: Alabama (L 28-38)	290, Adams	66, Jackson-Garrison	151, Bennett
11/10: Florida (W 23-20, OT)	277, Adams	30, Adams/J-Garrison	123, Bennett
11/17: Georgia (W 27-20, OT)	326, Adams	117, Jackson-Garrison	106, G.Smith
11/24: Tennessee (L 14-56)	175, Adams	58, Jackson-Garrison	72, Bennett

2007 RECAP
Preseason ranking: No. 84
Final ranking: Couldn’t find it
Record: 4-8 (2-6 SEC)
Bowl game: None
Award winners: Earl Bennett (WR of the Year)
Passing leader: Mackenzi Adams 234-for-408, 3,463 yards, 21 TD, 17 int.
Rushing leader: Cassen Jackson-Garrison 268 carries, 921 yards, 11 TD
Receiving leader: Earl Bennett 82 catches, 1,942 yards, 16 TD
Defense: Quavian Lewis 71 tackles, David Carter 16 TFL, Broderick Stewart 7 sacks, Josh Allen 4 int.
Average attendance: 28,446
Synopsis: Upset victories over Florida and Georgia late in the season meant one of two things: Vanderbilt is a team on the rise or B-Dawg went overboard when toning down his sliders. B-Dawg toughened them back up and was waxed 56-14 by eventual national champion Tennessee in the final game. The bright spot in an otherwise dismal season was junior receiver Earl Bennett, who set school records with 1,942 receiving yards and 16 touchdown catches. Red-shirt sophomore quarterback Mackenzi Adams won a tight battle for the job, then went out and threw for a school-record 3,463 yards. The ground game was in sore need of blocking or easier sliders. It'll be up to B-Dawg to determine which.

**BDawg35** · 01-31-2023, 05:13 PM

DEARLY DEPARTED FOLLOWING 2022/2007 SEASONS

At 86 OVR, cornerback Gabe Jeudy’Lally is Vanderbilt’s highest-rated departing player.

GABE JEUDY’LALLY, CB, 86 OVR
2022 stats: 46 tackles, 6 TFL, 2 int., 2 def., 1 TD
Career stats: 97 tackles, 12 TFL, 3 int., 7 def., 1 FF, 1 TD

DAEVION DAVIS, DT, 85 OVR
2022 stats: 21 tackles, 12 TFL, 8 sacks, 1 FR
Career stats: 38 tackles, 21 TFL, 12 sacks, 1 FF

JAYLEN MAHONEY, CB, 85 OVR
2022 stats: 58 tackles, 5 TFL, 6 def.
Career stats: 104 tackles, 10 TFL, 13 def.

CHRISTIAN JAMES, DE, 84 OVR
2022 stats: 15 tackles, 5 TFL, 1 def.
Career stats: 16 tackles, 5 TFL, 1 def., 1 FF

MAX WORSHIP, SS, 82 OVR
2022 stats: 77 tackles, 11 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 int., 5 def.
Career stats: 143 tackles, 24 TFL, 6 sacks, 1 int., 7 def.

ALEX WILLIAMS, DE, 82 OVR
2022 stats: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF
Career stats: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF

RE’MAHN DAVIS, HB, 81 OVR
2022 stats: 265 carries, 1,291 yards, 23 TD; 55 catches, 463 yards, 1 TD
Career stats: 518 carries, 2,284 yards, 41 TD; 105 catches, 740 yards, 2 TD

JULIAN HERNANDEZ, C, 80 OVR
2022 stats: 0 pancakes, 1 sack
Career stats: 0 pancakes, 1 sack

DEVIN BODDIE, WR, 80 OVR
2022 stats: 90 catches, 1,437 yards, 8 TD
Career stats: 152 catches, 2,480 yards, 13 TD

BRAYDEN BAPST, TE, 79 OVR
2022 stats: 0 carries; 19 catches, 170 yards, 0 TD
Career stats: 21 carries, 80 yards, 0 TD; 27 catches, 235 yards, 0 TD

B.J. ANDERSON, FS, 78 OVR
2022 stats: 15 tackles, 1 deflection
Career stats: 15 tackles, 1 deflection

JUNIOR UZEBU, OT, 77 OVR
2022 stats: 0 pancakes, 8 sacks
Career stats: 0 pancakes, 8 sacks

JUSTIN HARRIS, CB, 76 OVR
2022 stats: 31 tackles, 9 TFL, 5 sacks, 1 def.
Career stats: 41 tackles, 9 TFL, 5 sacks, 1 def.

DEREK GREEN, DT, 74 OVR
2022 stats: 1 tackle, 1 TFL
Career stats: 1 tackles, 1 TFL

JUSTIN BALL, FB, 71 OVR
2022 stats: 24 carries, 88 yards, 3 TD; 26 catches, 207 yards, 0 TD
Career stats: 24 carries, 88 yards, 3 TD; 26 catches, 207 yards, 0 TD

Earl Bennett is coming back to Vanderbilt.

Bennett decides to return,
tight end transfers to UAB

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — B-Dawg never thought it would be this easy.

The Vanderbilt coach knew there was a strong possibility that star receiver Earl Bennett would leave the Commodores and enter the NFL draft a year early.

After all, Bennett’s 92 OVR rating and 3,179 receiving yards in two seasons under B-Dawg’s coaching made him the perfect candidate for early entry into the draft.

Bennett did indeed indicate a desire to enter the NFL, but an error by B-Dawg proved to be a fortuitous move for the Commodores. Thinking he was increasing the number of points he was using to persuade Bennett to stay, B-Dawg hit X and accidentally made a mere two-point pitch.

It worked.

“I’m coming back next year to have fun and win a championship,” Bennett said.

“Wow, what a relief,” B-Dawg said. “I’ve made that mistake before. I never can remember which button increases the points and which one finalizes the pitch. How lucky can you get? I was willing to spend a ton of points to bring back Earl, because we certainly wouldn’t get anyone like him in recruiting.”

Bennett led the nation by far with 1,942 receiving yards last season. The next-closest player was Nevada’s Mike McCoy with 1,412. Bennett caught 82 passes, 16 for touchdowns. In two seasons, Bennett has 146 catches for 3,179 yards and 25 touchdowns.

The Commodores did lose a player without offering any resistance.

Thomas Welch, an 82 OVR red-shirt sophomore tight end, chose to transfer to Alabama-Birmingham. Welch had seven catches for 59 yards in 2006, but no catches in 2007. Vanderbilt has three tight ends ahead of him returning in 2008.

“Actually, I’m surprised more guys didn’t transfer,” B-Dawg said. “I can never get guys to sub out of games. Therefore, my backups get little or no action. Certainly, my third-stringers never get on the field unless I manually move them up the depth chart.”

Graduation has depleted Vanderbilt of its entire starting offensive line, a line that had difficulty opening running lanes in the first place.

“It could be ugly next year,” B-Dawg said. “We’ll be starting over with a whole new line. Some guys better progress a ton or we’re gonna be in heap big trouble.”

The first two Commodores in this dynasty likely to advance to Madden are running back Cassen Jackson-Garrison and middle linebacker Jonathan Goff. CJG is 93 OVR, tying for 16th among halfbacks who were exported. Goff is 88 OVR, tying for 11th.

“We certainly hope to see these fine young men in Detroit Lions uniforms in the near future,” said B-Dawg, who will pull double duty as coach of the Commodores and Lions.

CASSEN JACKSON-GARRISON
POSITION: Halfback
OVR: 93
2007 STATS: 268 carries, 921 yards, 11 TD; 36 catches, 163 yards, 0 TD
CAREER STATS: 565 carries, 2,234 yards, 17 TD; 67 catches, 373 yards, 1 TD

JONATHAN GOFF
POSITION: Middle linebacker
OVR: 88
2007 STATS: 68 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 int., 1 FF, 1 FR
CAREER STATS: 166 tackles, 7 sacks, 2 interceptions, 8 FF, 2 FR

JEFF JENNINGS
POSITION: Halfback
OVR: 87
2007 STATS: 19 carries, 83 yards, 0 TD; 5 catches, 46 yards, 0 TD
CAREER STATS: 24 carries, 109 yards, 0 TD; 5 catches, 46 yards, 0 TD

HAMILTON HOLLIDAY
POSITION: Center
OVR: 86
2007 STATS: 19 pancakes, 0 sacks
CAREER STATS: 41 pancakes, 3 sacks

MARCUS BUGGS
POSITION: Outside linebacker
OVR: 84
2007 STATS: 54 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 int., 2 FF
CAREER STATS: 86 tackles, 6 sacks, 3 int., 3 FF

JOSH EARNES
POSITION: Offensive guard
OVR: 84
2007 STATS: 13 pancakes, 2 sacks
CAREER STATS: 23 pancakes, 2 sacks

CHRIS WILLIAMS
POSITION: Offensive tackle
OVR: 84
2007 STATS: 17 pancakes, 6 sacks
CAREER STATS: 38 pancakes, 8 sacks

DAVID CARTER
POSITION: Defensive end
OVR: 84
2007 STATS: 36 tackles, 6 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR
CAREER STATS: 46 tackles, 7 sacks, 1 FF, 2 FR

THOMAS WELCH
POSITION: Tight end
OVR: 82
2007 STATS: 0 catches
CAREER STATS: 7 catches, 59 yards, 0 TD

MERRITT KIRCHOFFER
POSITION: Offensive guard
OVR: 82
2007 STATS: 13 pancakes, 6 sacks
CAREER STATS: 24 pancakes, 7 sacks

CURTIS GATEWOOD
POSITION: Defensive end
OVR: 80
2007 STATS: None
CAREER STATS: 1 tackle

THEO HORROCKS
POSITION: Defensive tackle
OVR: 80
2007 STATS: 16 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 FR
CAREER STATS: 45 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR

ELLIOT HOOD
POSITION: Offensive tackle
OVR: 78
2007 STATS: 8 pancakes, 2 sacks
CAREER STATS: 9 pancakes, 2 sacks

DARNELL MARTEMUS
POSITION: Fullback
OVR: 78
2007 STATS: 21 carries, 58 yards, 0 TD; 3 catches, 48 yards, 0 TD
CAREER STATS: 37 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD; 4 catches, 55 yards, 0 TD

GABE HALL
POSITION: Defensive tackle
OVR: 76
2007 STATS: 13 tackles, 1 sack
CAREER STATS: 16 tackles, 1 sack

KYLE KEOWN
POSITION: Punter
OVR: 72
2007 STATS: 37.8 yards per punt, 29.6 net, 53 long, 4 of 52 inside 20
CAREER STATS: 38.0 yards per punt, 30.5 net, 53 long, 19 of 118 inside 20

BILL ROBERTSON
POSITION: Kicker
OVR: 70
2007 STATS: 1-for-1 FG, 29 long
CAREER STATS: 1-for-1 FG, 29 long

Colt McCoy, QB, 84 OVR, r-Soph., from Texas to Central Florida
Richie Rich, HB, 84 OVR, r-Soph., from North Carolina to Connecticut
Jake Christensen, QB, r-Soph., from Iowa to Arkansas State
Terrrell Skiner, WR, 82 OVR, r-Soph., from Maryland to Connecticut
Kevin Moyd, HB, 82 OVR, r-Soph., from Colorado to Arkansas State
Justin Crum, QB, 82 OVR, Fr., from Notre Dame to Eastern Michigan
Thomas Welch, TE, 82 OVR, r-Soph., from Vanderbilt to UAB
Milt Cole, TE, 80 OVR, r-Soph., from LSU to Tulane
Cornell Tarrrant, HB, 80 OVR, r-Fr., from Texas A&M to Rice
Melvin Manning, MLB, 80 OVR, Fr., from Mississippi State to Troy
Steve Ensminger, QB, 80 OVR, r-Fr., from Auburn to UAB

Antoine Caldwell, C, Alabama, 97 OVR, r-Jr.
Arian Foster, HB, Tennessee, 96 OVR, r-Jr.
Willie Williams, OLB, Miami, 96 OVR, r-Jr.
Darren McFadden, HB, Arkansas, 96 OVR, Jr.
Rudy Carpenter, QB, Arizona State, 95 OVR, r-Jr.
Rey Maualuga, MLB, USC, 94 OVR, Jr.
Branden Ore, HB, Virginia Tech, 93 OVR, r-Jr.
Javon Ringer, HB, Michigan State, 93 OVR, Jr.
Derron Thomas, HB, Miami, 93 OVR, r-Jr.
Calais Campbell, DE, Miami, 93 OVR, r-Jr.
Kirby Freeman, QB, Miami, 92 OVR, r-Jr.
Jared Gaither, OT, Maryland, 92 OVR, Jr.
Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma, 91 OVR, Jr.
Otis Wiley, FS, Michigan State, 91 OVR, Jr.
Tranell Morant, DE, Arizona State, 91 OVR, r-Jr.
Rocky Hinds, QB, UNLV, 89 OVR, r-Jr.
Jarius Neal, SS, Texas A&M, 89 OVR, r-Jr.
Aaron Brown, HB, TCU, 89 OVR, Jr.
Xavier Lee, QB, Florida State, 89 OVR, r-Jr.

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