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Vanderbilt to spend $300 million to upgrade football, hoops

By Teresa M. Walker Mar. 29, 2021 02:22 PM EDT

Georgia-Vanderbilt 9/12/2015

Mar. 29, 2021 01:45 PM EDT

FILE — In this Nov. 5, 2013, file photo made with a fisheye lens, people view Vanderbilt's new multipurpose facility field house in Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt announced a $300 million project Monday, March 29, 2021, to improve football and basketball facilities and a new Vandy United Fund to raise money for athletics programs. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

VANDERBILT-INDOORS

Mar. 29, 2021 01:43 PM EDT

FILE- In this in this April 13, 2019, file photo, Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea greets players during warmups before Blue-Gold Game spring NCAA college football game at Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Lea, the former Notre Dame defensive coordinator, started worrying about an issue he'd never worried about before overseeing his first practice as a head coach 72 hours before his first spring practice as Vanderbilt's new head coach. Centers snapping the ball cleanly to quarterbacks. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)

Vanderbilt coach kicks off 1st spring practice at alma mater

By Teresa M. Walker Mar. 17, 2021 03:14 PM EDT

New Tennessee NCAA college football head coach Josh Heupel, left, shakes hands with University of Tennessee athletics director Danny White after being presented a jersey speaks during an introductory press conference at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. (Caitie McLekin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)

AP Top 25 Podcast: College football's biggest underachievers

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 03, 2021 01:58 PM EST

Vanderbilt wraps up football staff, hiring cornerbacks coach

Feb. 11, 2021 02:40 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea wrapped up his first staff, hiring LaMar Morgan on Thursday as cornerbacks coach. Morgan...

Vanderbilt football coach Clark Lea adds 2 more assistants

Feb. 09, 2021 04:36 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea has hired North Dakota State's AJ Blazek as his new offensive line coach and John Egorugwu from the NFL's...

Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea adds Earl Bennett to his staff

Feb. 08, 2021 02:49 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea has hired two more staff members, with former NFL wide receiver Earl Bennett as director of player...

Lea hires David Raih as Vanderbilt's offensive coordinator

Feb. 02, 2021 05:53 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea has hired David Raih as his offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. Lea also...

Ravens coach Jesse Minter Vandy's new defensive coordinator

Jan. 28, 2021 01:17 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt has hired Jesse Minter from the NFL's Baltimore Ravens as defensive coordinator. Commodores coach Clark...

Vanderbilt adds Gerald 'Smoke' Dixon as director of scouting

Jan. 27, 2021 04:05 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt has hired former Alabama defensive back and NFL scout Gerald “Smoke” Dixon as director of scouting. ...

Vandy coach hires former teammate as run game coordinator

Jan. 26, 2021 01:22 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt has hired Norval McKenzie as run game coordinator and running backs coach. Coach Clark Lea announced...

Badgers' Kolodziej goes from strength coach to d-line coach

Jan. 20, 2021 07:00 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has named Ross Kolodziej defensive line coach after he served as the program’s head strength and conditioning coach over the...

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo,Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller walks along the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee in Nashville, Tenn. Fuller, the first woman to score in a Power Five conference football game, says she has been invited to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)

History-making woman kicker invited to Biden inauguration

Jan. 17, 2021 04:32 PM EST

Vanderbilt's Clark Lea adds 3 more to his coaching staff

Jan. 15, 2021 02:29 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea has added three more people to his initial coaching staff. He announced Friday the...

New Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea adds 4 to his coaching staff

Jan. 14, 2021 04:24 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea has added four people to his coaching staff, a group including Justin Lustig from Syracuse as his assistant...

Auburn's Harsin hires Mike Bobo, Derek Mason as coordinators

Jan. 07, 2021 03:58 PM EST
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn's Bryan Harsin hired former head coaches as his coordinators on Thursday, bringing in Mike Bobo to run the offense and Derek Mason...

Tennessee cornerback Bryce Thompson declares for NFL draft

Jan. 05, 2021 02:59 PM EST
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee cornerback Bryce Thompson has declared early for the NFL draft, saying he feels ready for the challenge as he tries to...