Tag: Vanderbilt Commodores

Alabama wide receiver ruled out for Vanderbilt game

Alabama will be without one of their top wide receivers Saturday at Vanderbilt.

The status of an injured Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver entering Week 6 against the Vanderbilt Commodores became clearer Friday night, as junior Kendrick Law was officially downgraded from questionable to out.

In addition to Law, linebacker Justin Jefferson was listed as probable once again on Friday night’s SEC Availability Report entering the program’s Week 6 matchup against Vanderbilt.

So far this season, Law has seen action in each of Alabama’s four games where he has a combined stat line of two receptions for 41 yards and a touchdown. Law has also rushed for six yards on two attempts, as well as returned two kickoffs for 77 yards, which translates to an average of 38.5 yards per return.

In the absence of Law, there will be a few Alabama receivers that will likely see increased action Saturday against Vanderbilt alongside the duo of Ryan Williams and Germie Bernard. Some of these names include Kobe Prentice and Cole Adams.

Staff predictions for Week 6 matchup between Alabama and Vanderbilt

The Roll Tide Wire staff make their picks for Alabama vs. Vanderbilt.

Now ranked as the nation’s No. 1 team, the Alabama Crimson Tide hit the road to Nashville, Tennessee, for a conference matchup against the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday.

It is the first SEC road trip for Kalen DeBoer at Alabama, and here are the Roll Tide Wire staff predictions for Alabama-Vanderbilt:

Matt’s Prediction – Alabama 48, Vanderbilt 13

In the head-to-head series, Alabama has owned the Commodores, and this game will likely be no different. Vanderbilt will not be able to keep up with Alabama offensively, meaning the Crimson Tide should cruise to a victory.

Sam’s Prediction – Alabama 45, Vanderbilt 3

The Commodores have looked much improved to start the 2024 season. They beat Virginia Tech and took No. 9 Missouri to double-overtime. But, they still don’t have the talent or coaching to keep up with DeBoer and this Alabama team coming off a massive win. Vanderbilt’s only real hope is it catches the Tide sleep-walking with three top 15 games ahead in the next month.

Brody’s Prediction – Alabama 42, Vanderbilt 10

Alabama is coming off one of its most impressive wins in recent memory. Last weekend, the Crimson Tide defeated the Georgia Bulldogs. It was Kalen DeBoer’s first SEC victory. With Alabama coming off a huge win, the coaching staff has made it clear than this is a new week and a new opponent to prepare. A challenge that I feel like this team will take on with a full head of steam. While Vanderbilt is an improved team from a season ago, I think the Crimson Tide have too many offensive weapons for the ‘Dores to keep things close.

Alabama wide receiver listed as questionable for Vanderbilt game

Alabama had two players listed on the SEC’s initial Week 6 Availability Report.

The SEC released their initial Availability Report for Week 6 on Wednesday night, with a total of two Alabama Crimson Tide players listed ahead of their game with the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Those two players were wide receiver Kendrick Law and linebacker Justin Jefferson, who were both listed as questionable and probable, respectively.

Law has a pair of receptions so far this season for 41 yards and a touchdown, while also having rushed for six yards on two attempts, as well as returned two kickoffs for 77 yards. Jefferson however has been a key contributor for the Crimson Tide defense so far, recording 13 tackles, one TFL, and one forced fumble.

Vanderbilt also had eight players mentioned on the SEC’s Availability Report on Wednesday night, headlined by three players being out.

With the next SEC Availability Report set to come out Thursday night, will Law and Jefferson be listed once again? Till will ultimately tell.

A look at Alabama vs. Vanderbilt head-to-head football history

The Crimson Tide have dominated Vanderbilt in recent years.

After being ranked as the new No. 1 team in college football, the Alabama Crimson Tide will hit the road Saturday for the second time this season, as the program travels to face the Vanderbilt Commodores in SEC play.

While the Commodores are an opponent that Alabama is certainly familiar with, the Crimson Tide have not necessarily played Vanderbilt as much in recent years, squaring off only three times since 2011. Over that span, the Crimson Tide have certainly dominated as well, outscoring Vanderbilt a combined 148-3 in the 2011, 2017, and 2022 matchups.

The most recent of those meetings in 2022 came in Tuscaloosa, with the Crimson Tide defeating Vanderbilt by a final score of 55-3. Vanderbilt’s last home game in the series came back in 2017 when Alabama shut out the Commodores, 59-0.

In the overall series history, Alabama holds a 63-18-4 all-time advantage over the Commodores in a head-to-head matchup that dates back to 1903. Vanderbilt owned the early days of the matchup, but it has simply been all Alabama recently, owning a 23-game current winning streak dating back to the Commodores’ last win over the Crimson Tide in 1984.

Will the Crimson Tide continue their dominance against Vanderbilt this Saturday in Nashville?

Kickoff time, TV info announced for Kentucky-Vanderbilt Week 7 game

Kickoff time and TV channel for Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt on Oct. 12 was announced Monday.

The SEC on Monday provided an update on kickoff times for its Weeks 6-7 games, including the Kentucky Wildcats’ SEC showdown with the Vanderbilt Commodores on Oct. 12 in Lexington.

The Wildcats (3-2) and Vanderbilt (2-2) will kick off under the lights of Kroger Field at 7:45 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on SEC Network.

This year’s contest will mark the 97th all-time head-to-head meeting between the two border state rivals. Kentucky holds a narrow 48-43-4 lead in the series, which dates back to 1896.

A year ago, the Wildcats won 45-28 in Nashville, marking their seventh win in the last eight tries against the Commodores. In that game, Maxwell Hairston had not one but two interceptions returned for touchdowns. Ray Davis ran for 78 yards and two touchdowns.

Kentucky is coming off its biggest victory of the season — if not the Mark Stoops era — after taking down the No. 5-ranked Ole Miss Rebels, 20-17, in Oxford. The Wildcats have a bye this week.

RELATED: Winners and losers from Kentucky’s win over Ole Miss

Vanderbilt started the year with an upset win over the Virginia Tech Hokies, 27-24 in overtime. Coach Clark Lea’s team has dropped its last two games, 36-32 at Georgia State on Sept. 14 and a heartbreaking 30-27 loss in double overtime at No. 9 Missouri on Sept. 21.

The Commodores host the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0) this Saturday in Nashville.

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Alabama football announces kickoff time for road trip to Vanderbilt

Alabama and Vanderbilt are set to kick off at 3:15 p.m. CT on SECN.

The Alabama Crimson Tide have raced out to a solid (3-0) start before enjoying a bye in Week 4. However, the schedule gets much more difficult from here on out with five games against ranked opponents as well as the Iron Bowl.

The Tide face their toughest test of the season with the No. 2 ranked Georgia Bulldogs coming to town this weekend. It is the first home game since 2007 that Alabama has not been favored in. Even after the Dawgs come to town, the schedule in October doesn’t loosen up with a road trip to Vanderbilt, a visit from South Carolina, a road game at No. 5 Tennessee and a home game against No. 11 Missouri to close out October.

In the past, a road trip to Vanderbilt has been essentially a guaranteed victory, but the (2-2) Commodores look much improved this year with a win over Virginia Tech and a close loss to Missouri in 2OT. With the road trip to Nashville coming on the heels of a visit from UGA, it’s a classic letdown spot.

Today, Alabama football announced that the kickoff against Vandy will be at 3:15 p.m. CT on the SEC Network. It will be Kalen DeBoer’s first true road test in the SEC.

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Notre Dame football 2025 safety target decommits from SEC program

This could end up working out very well for the Irish

For as much as other schools are trying to flip Notre Dame football commits, the Irish are trying to do the same.

Late Friday night, in-state 2025 safety [autotag]Brandon Logan[/autotag] reopened his recruitment. The Fort Wayne native was committed to Vanderbilt as a baseball player, but after Notre Dame offered in July, he had second thoughts.

At 6-feet and 185-pounds, Logan has a solid frame to roam the secondary. You know he’s an exceptional athlete, as the Commodore baseball team is one of the best in the country.

Logan is currently unranked by most major services, mainly due to the fact that he wasn’t intending on playing football at the next level.

If he does ultimately land in South Bend, it would be a big win for both the football and baseball programs.

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Former Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse hired by Golden State

Former Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Jerry Stackhouse was hired as an assistant by the Golden State Warriors.

Jerry Stackhouse, who served as the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores from 2019 until this past season, was hired as an assistant coach by Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Stackhouse was hired alongside longtime NBA head coach Terry Stotts, who will serve as Kerr’s lead assistant.

Stackhouse finished up an incredible professional career in 2013 and started working as an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors in 2015. He had a short stint as the head coach of the Raptors 905 G-League squad, and spent one season as an assistant for the Memphis Grizzlies before taking over for Bryce Drew at Vanderbilt in the 2019-20 season.

The former North Carolina star went 20-37 in his first two seasons with the Commodores before breaking through with a 19-17 season in 2021-22, followed by a 22-15 campaign and SEC Coach of the Year award in 2022-23.

However, things fell apart for Stackhouse and Vanderbilt this past season, as the team went just 9-23 and 4-14 in SEC play.

Vanderbilt ultimately let Stackhouse go at the conclusion of the season, hiring Mark Byington from James Madison as his replacement.

Now the two-time NBA All-Star will get back to the professional ranks to work with Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and Golden State’s young core as they look to stay relevant in the post Klay Thompson era.

Vanderbilt lands power hitting infielder from James Madison in transfer portal

James Madison second baseman Mike Mancini committed to the Vanderbilt Commodores via the transfer portal on Monday.

Vanderbilt is doing their part to keep up in the loaded SEC, snagging a commitment from second baseman Mike Mancini out of James Madison in the transfer portal on Monday.

Mancini exploded as a sophomore for the Dukes this past season, slashing .329/.419/.587 with 15 home runs, 49 RBI, and 29 stolen bases. He was the 70th ranked player in the transfer portal according to 64 Analytics.

Mancini is perhaps most known for hitting a combined four home runs on one day against South Carolina and NC State in the Raleigh Regional this past season.

The 20-year-old also hit well in the Appalachian League in 2023 – slashing .318/.438/.424 – although he is struggling a bit with Orleans in the Cape Cod League this summer.

Vanderbilt has solid infield depth but was lacking power and speed in a big way last season, and in an extremely deep SEC that resulted in a 13-17 record in conference play and a fourth place finish in the East behind Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia.

Notre Dame football offers in-state safety, SEC baseball commit

The Irish are attempting a double-flip, from a baseball powerhouse

Notre Dame football may have unearthed another gem in recruiting in its own backyard.

Fort Wayne safety [autotag]Brandon Logan[/autotag], who is committed to Vanderbilt baseball, was offered by the Irish on Friday evening. The 6-foot and 180-pound prospect isn’t ranked, but that has a lot to do with his decision to play another sport at the collegiate level.

Only two other schools have offered in football, Indiana and Iowa, again, a lower number because of his interest on a different sport. Logan could end up playing both in college, as many current and former Irish stars have, it would be a big win for both Notre Dame programs if that were to happen.

It will be very interesting to see how this plays out, if Logan opts to stay with baseball or try his hand at football.

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