Tag: Vanderbilt Football

Former Georgia DL commit picks Florida

Former Georgia Bulldogs defensive line commitment makes verbal pledge to Florida days after decommitting from UGA

Three-star defensive line recruit Stephon Shivers has committed to the Florida Gators a little more than a week after decommitting from the Georgia Bulldogs. Shivers committed to Florida over Vanderbilt.

Shivers, who is a member of the class of 2025, is the No. 489 recruit in the country, the No. 52 defensive lineman and the No. 16 prospect in Tennessee, per 247Sports. Shivers projects to play nose tackle at the next level and is a disruptive run defender.

Shivers originally committed to Georgia in March 2024. The huge three-star defensive lineman plays football for Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee. The 6-foot-5, 365-pound lineman was Georgia’s biggest defensive commitment (by size) in 2025 recruiting cycle.

Coach Kirby Smart and Georgia have 25 commitments in the 2025 cycle. Georgia has commitments from a pair of defensive linemen: three-star J.J. Hanne and five-star Elijah Griffin. UGA also has a two commitments from quality edge rushers: four-star Darren Ikinnagbon and five-star Isaiah Gibson. Georgia remains favored to land a commitment from five-star defensive lineman Justus Terry.

Georgia football has the No. 2 recruiting class in the nation and the second-best class in the SEC.

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Florida has the No. 28 recruiting class in the country. The Gators and coach Billy Napier have 15 commitments.

Elite DL recruit decommits from Georgia

Georgia football’s biggest commitment in the class of 2025 recruiting cycle has decommitted and is projected to commit to a surprising SEC school

Three-star defensive line recruit Stephon Shivers decommitted from the Georgia Bulldogs. Shivers, who previously reopened his recruitment, is projected to commit to the Vanderbilt Commodores, per 247Sports.

Shivers is a member of the class of 2025 and originally committed to Georgia in March 2024.

The three-star defensive lineman plays high school football for Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee. Brentwood is located very close to Vanderbilt. The 6-foot-5, 365-pound lineman was Georgia’s biggest defensive commitment (by size) in the class of 2025.

Shivers is the No. 485 recruit in the country, the No. 49 defensive lineman and the No. 16 prospect in Tennessee. Shivers projects to play nose tackle at the next level and is a disruptive run defender.

Coach Kirby Smart and Georgia have 24 commitments in the 2025 cycle. Georgia has two commitments from defensive linemen: three-star J.J. Hanne and five-star Elijah Griffin. UGA also has a pair of commitments from quality edge rushers: four-star Darren Ikinnagbon and five-star Isaiah Gibson. Georgia remains favored to land a commitment from five-star defensive lineman Justus Terry.

Georgia football has the No. 3 recruiting class in the nation and the second-best class in the SEC.

Alabama lost to Tennessee and Vanderbilt in the same season for the first time in 40 years

Alabama hasn’t lost both SEC games in Tennessee in a long, long time.

Alabama football did not fare well in its two trips to the Volunteer State this month.

After the team shockingly dropped a game to Vanderbilt in Nashville on Oct. 5, the team lost its annual bout with No. 11 Tennessee in Knoxville on Saturday, 24-17.

This is the first time since 1984 that Alabama has lost to both Tennessee and Vanderbilt in the same season, according to the school’s records between the teams.

Of course, Vanderbilt had not beaten Alabama in 40 years before this month’s victory. Tennessee only had two victories against the team since 2006, including 2022’s upset in Knoxville.

Alabama typically fares well with its trips up to Tennessee. However, this October left the Crimson Tide with an 0-2 record.

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Nick Saban blasted Alabama players after its stunning Vandy loss on College GameDay

Nick Saban didn’t hold back.

Former Alabama coach Nick Saban let his old team have it during Saturday’s latest edition of College GameDay.

While discussing the Crimson Tide’s shocking loss to Vanderbilt last week, Saban tried to pinpoint what he felt went wrong for Alabama during the game.

To Saban, the loss went beyond what happened on the field. He criticized the team’s general disposition after its Georgia win the week before.

“I saw a little bit of complacency, almost even arrogance, after the Georgia win,” Saban told his College GameDay co-hosts. “That creates a blatant disregard for doing what’s right.”

That is just not what you want a program legend like Saban saying on national television about your football team.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN. 

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Watch former Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel surprise Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia on ESPN

One of Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia’s heroes is Texas A&M legend Johnny Manziel, who surprised the young signal caller during an ESPN segment

The 2024 college football season has found its annual darling. The Vanderbilt Commodores, the usual bottom dwellers in the SEC, have found life in head coach Clark Lea’s third season, mostly due to an aggressive defense and the play of senior quarterback Diego Pavia.

Pavia’s football life is fascinating, to say the least. The under-recruited journeyman transferred to Vanderbilt after two impressive seasons at New Mexico State under head coach Jerry Kill, who is now a consultant with the Commodores.

Developing into a true duel-threat option, Pavia has been a problem for defenses, already throwing for 973 yards and eight touchdowns while running for 335 yards and two scores through five games. Pavia and the Commodores made headlines last weekend after defeating the then-No. 1-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, which was the program’s first win vs. a No. 1-ranked team since 1977.

Pavia is quickly becoming a household name due to his passion and love of the game. At the same time, several previous interviews have noted that his quarterback here is Texas A&M legend Johnny Manziel, whom Pavia learned from as a young man.

On Wednesday, during an ESPN College Football interview segment, Manziel surprised the quarterback by complimenting him on his play this season, as the 3-2 Commodores have an opportunity to take down another No. 1-ranked program in the Texas Longhorns later this month. Here is the full segment courtesy of On3 and ESPN.

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Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia got a surprise from idol Johnny Manziel thanks to ESPN

How cool is this?

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia is the toast of the college football world this week after he led the Commodores to their shocking Alabama upset this past Saturday.

During an interview with ESPN about the win, Pavia was asked about why he compares his game to former Texas A&M great Johnny Manziel.

“I think we kind of bring the same, electric mentality to the football game, to the football field,” Pavia said in the interview about comparing himself to Manziel.

Although Pavia said he’d not gotten a chance to talk to Manziel just yet, he added that he feels they’re both wired differently and would do anything to win.

Well, ESPN fixed that pretty quickly as the network surprised Pavia with a virtual meeting with Manziel, which delighted the Vandy quarterback.

“So fun to watch,” Manziel told Pavia about Vandy’s Alabama upset. “Couldn’t be happier for you. I mean, sitting there watching the whole thing play out, man. It has to feel like, you know, maybe 2012 for me.”

Pavia and Manziel’s exchange was pretty brief, but you could tell just how excited the Commodores quarterback was to meet his idol and how much Manziel appreciated his comparison.

After all, Manziel and Texas A&M shocked the world in 2012 when that team beat a top-ranked Alabama. It was only fitting that Pavia and Vanderbilt follow in those footsteps.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN. 

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A furious Alabama fan delivered an all-time rant about the Vandy loss on Paul Finebaum Show

Alabama fans are not taking the Vandy loss well.

As if it wasn’t already obvious, Alabama fans aren’t taking kindly to the team’s shocking loss at Vanderbilt on Saturday.

On Monday’s The Paul Finebaum Show, the ESPN college football personality took a ferocious call with “Legend from Alabama” that will go down in “angry fan yelling at his sports team” history.

Legend absolutely excoriated new Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer on the call, hysterically comparing the Vandy defeat to someone’s spouse being caught in adultery with their neighbor.

“Paul, I’m in sports hell, brother,” the caller named Legend told Finebaum on the program. “I never thought I would utter these words. Vandy is my daddy. Can you believe that?”

Yowza. You can hear Legend from Alabama’s nearly 7-minute call below. Just, erm, don’t share this with DeBoer.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN. 

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Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell cracked the perfect joke about Vanderbilt’s goalpost in the river

Nashville’s mayor knew exactly how to celebrate Vandy’s upset of Alabama.

Vanderbilt’s breathtaking upset of No. 1 Alabama shocked the college football world on Saturday, and the celebrations for the win were amazing.

Those celebrations included Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell taking to Twitter (X) and sharing some delightful thoughts on the victory.

O’Connell celebrated the school’s historic win as much as all well-wishers in town, but his commentary on Commodores fans tossing a Vandy goalpost into the Cumberland River was particularly fantastic.

“I’m hearing reports that the Cumberland River is experiencing low tide,” O’Connell joked on social media about the Alabama upset.

Alright, that’s absolutely gold. All mayors should have their Twitter (X) game as strong as O’Connell after a town’s major college football win over a juggernaut like Alabama.

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Vanderbilt hysterically trolled Nick Saban on the jumbotron after shocking Alabama upset

Vanderbilt got the last laugh on Nick Saban.

Vanderbilt football made history on Saturday as the Commodores stunned No. 1 Alabama in a 40-35 victory in Nashville.

What made the win that much sweeter for Vandy fans was how the stadium’s jumbotron trolled Alabama coaching great Nick Saban after the upset.

The Vanderbilt jumbotron played a clip from ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show where Saban issued a pretty direct diss to the atmosphere at Vandy’s FirstBank Stadium for opposing teams.

“The only place you play in the SEC that’s not hard to play is Vanderbilt,” Saban told Pat McAfee a couple of weeks ago to laughs from on set.

Well, the Commodores got the last laugh by topping Alabama and playing this very clip inside the stadium Saban insulted after the win.

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College football fans absolutely loved Vanderbilt’s awesome upset of No. 1 Alabama

Vanderbilt beat Alabama. For real.

When Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia rushed for a first down on second-and-6 with under 90 seconds to play against Alabama, it sealed the win an all-time historic win for the Commodores over the Crimson Tide.

For the first time since 1984, Vandy beat Bama.

No, really. This happened. It’s not a dream.

Vanderbilt won 40-35 in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, handing Alabama its first loss of the season, and its first defeat under new head coach Kalen DeBoer.

For Vandy, the win snapped a 23-game losing streak to Alabama. It was also the Commodores first win against a team ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 Poll.

In every sense of the definition, the win was an iconic one for Vanderbilt, and college football folks across the internet loved it.

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