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3 weeks ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Good morning. We are now 87 days away from Vanderbilt football’s season opener against Charleston Southern. 87 for the Commodores is wide receiver Joseph McVay. The 6’1”, 200-pound redshirt freshman from Earle, Arkansas, appeared in four games last season and made one catch, but it was a memorable one:A week removed from the NCAA Championships, Jackson Van Paris will make his professional golf debut at this weekend’s BMW Charity Pro-Am on the Korn Ferry Tour.

3 weeks ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Steve Roberts-Imagn Images Good morning. We are now 88 days away from Vanderbilt football’s season opener against Charleston Southern. Two players wore 88 for the Commodores last season: wide receiver Markeis “Boski” Barrett, a 5’11”, 175-pound redshirt freshman from Knoxville, made his debut in the bowl game against Georgia Tech. And then there was 6’1”, 161-pound redshirt sophomore kicker Brock Taylor, who made 18-of-21 field goals and 39-of-40 extra points in his debut last season.

3 weeks ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Good morning. We are now 90 days away from Vanderbilt football’s season opener against Charleston Southern. 90 for the Commodores is defensive lineman Ted Gregoire. The 6’3”, 327-pound redshirt sophomore from Jersey City, New Jersey, has appeared in one game in two years at Vanderbilt, and registered no stats. Vanderbilt baseball got dumped into the losers’ bracket with a 3-2 loss to Louisville last night.

4 weeks ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports Good morning. We are now 91 days away from Vanderbilt football’s season opener against Charleston Southern. 91 for the Commodores is edge rusher George Okorie. The 6’2”, 222-pound freshman from Vancouver, Canada, chose Vanderbilt over offers from Western Kentucky and Florida Atlantic. Vanderbilt baseball...

4 weeks ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports Good morning. We are now 92 days away from Vanderbilt football’s season opener against Charleston Southern. There is no 92 on the current roster. And, it’s NCAA Regional time! Vanderbilt plays Wright State at 5 PM CT on the SEC Network and, as much as I don’t really pay much attention to college baseball during the season — I have to admit, regional weekend is one of those goofy fun sports things that I find to be must-watch TV.