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Anchor Drop, April 19: Vandy wins series

6 days ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images Good morning. Vanderbilt baseball took the series against Georgia, winning 13-7 last night. The Commodores knocked four homers, including two from Brodie Johnston (who also homered on Thursday.) Vanderbilt will go for the sweep today at 2:00 PM CT on the SEC Network. Women’s tennis lost 4-2 to Auburn in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. I assume they’re still good to make the NCAA Tournament. Both the NBA and NHL start the playoffs today. Have fun. All times Central.
Anchor Drop, April 18: The stupid new NCAA rule change

1 week ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK Good morning. A lot of fans specifically of football teams that run hurry-up offenses complained about players faking injuries.
Anchor Drop, April 12: Spring game today

1 week ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images Good morning. Vanderbilt football will host its spring game today at 1 PM CT at FirstBank Stadium, and from best I can tell this won’t be televised (so no game thread.) I’m sure there will be plenty of places on the internet where you can read about it from people in attendance though. And speaking of spring football: lol. Lmao, even. Sources: Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava did not attend Tennessee spring practice today.
Anchor Drop, April 11: Frankie Collins commits

2 weeks ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Good morning. Vanderbilt got a commitment from TCU transfer Frankie Collins on Thursday, bringing the total number of players (by my count) on next year’s roster to seven:NEWS: TCU transfer guard Frankie Collins has committed to Vanderbilt, he tells @On3sports. The 6-2 senior averaged 11.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.4 assists this season. Began his career at Michigan and played two years at Arizona State.
Anchor Drop, April 10: Vandy to play Battle 4 Atlantis, per report

2 weeks ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Good morning. Per Jon Rothstein, Vanderbilt is going to play in the Battle 4 Atlantis in 2025, which is usually on Thanksgiving weekend. NEWS: The 2025 Battle 4 Atlantis is currently expected to feature the following teams, per sources. Virginia TechSaint Mary'sVanderbiltSouth FloridaVCUColorado StWestern KentuckyWichita StOhio State is no longer expected to be in the event.
Anchor Drop, April 5: Transfers!

2 weeks ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Good morning. (thankfully, no tariffs on North Korean potatoes!)Vanderbilt basketball landed two transfers on Friday, both 6’10”:NEWS: North Carolina transfer big man Jalen Washington has committed to Vanderbilt, his agency @WEAVE tells @On3sports. The 6-10 junior averaged 5.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game this season.
Anchor Drop, April 4: Bowling Opens NCAA Regionals

3 weeks ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Photo by Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Professional Bowlers Association Good morning. I suppose I should go back to doing my job and posting the Anchor Drop every day, right? (Completing the basketball player report cards would be a bit much, though.)Vanderbilt bowling is headed to the Lansing Regional today, where they’ll join Wichita State, Fairleigh Dickinson, and Felician (huh? that’s a real college?) in a four-team, double-elimination Mega Match event.
If you don’t like the NCAA, you really won’t like what comes after it

3 weeks ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images As I return from hibernation, I lament the worst NCAA Tournament I’ve ever seen, and I’m not just saying that because it’s been 10 days since Vanderbilt farted away a first-round game while I was stuck in a work meeting. Yeah, that happened. It’s not just that the Final Four is all 1-seeds, and the tournament has been stunningly devoid of upsets and Cinderella and everything else that makes the NCAA Tournament compelling.
Vanderbilt-Saint Mary’s set for 2:15 PM tip on Friday

1 month ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Per CBS Sports’s Matt Norlander, Vanderbilt will play Saint Mary’s in the second game of the day Friday at Cleveland’s Rocket Arena: NCAA TOURNAMENT TIP TIMES pic.twitter.com/UGMSMicGDL— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) March 17, 2025The 2:15 PM CT tip-off is a guess; the first game of the day between Alabama and Robert Morris is set to tip off at 11:40 AM with the Vanderbilt-Saint Mary’s game to follow approximately 30 minutes later.
Vanderbilt gets 10-seed in NCAA Tournament

1 month ago | anchorofgold.com | Tom Stephenson

Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images As it turns out, Vanderbilt wasn’t close. The Commodores made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017, as the 10-seed in the East Regional. Vanderbilt will open the tournament on Friday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, where they’ll play 7-seed Saint Mary’s at a time to be determined. Vanderbilt finished the regular season 20-11, 8-10 in the SEC, and lost to Texas in the first round of the SEC Tournament.