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- Vanderbilt Commodores vs. - Austin Peay Governors | Nashville, Tenn. | Sept. - 5, 2026 Vanderbilt’s four captains – Issa Ouattara , Nick Rinaldi , Cole Spence and Makhilyn Young – represented the Dores for the coin toss

- Vanderbilt quarterback Jared Curtis received a 76.7 PFF offensive grade on 18 snaps against Austin Peay, compared with Blaze Berlowitz's 53.5 on 46 snaps, a notable performance split that does not itself establish a change in starter. - Most Vanderbilt offensive linemen graded substantially better in pass protection than run blocking, while Lyndon Cooper's 66.7 overall offensive grade was the highest among offensive players who took more than half the snaps. - With starting tight end Cole Spence absent, Vanderbilt used Javontay Conner for 28 snaps, Maurice Veney for 25 and Walter Taylor for nine, with PFF offensive grades of 68.0, 72.3 and 77.7 respectively. - Vanderbilt's running-back workload was spread across Sedrick Alexander with 36 snaps, MK Young with 31 and Jamezell Lassiter with 13, with Lassiter's 66.1 PFF grade the highest in the group on the smallest workload. - Linebacker Nick Rinaldi led Vanderbilt's defense with an 84.0 PFF grade on 34 snaps, while Bryan Longwell played 41 snaps and earned a 72.6 grade.

- Vanderbilt beat Austin Peay 28-9 behind defense and special teams, holding the Governors to 178 total yards in a game ended early by lightning. - Blaze Berlowitz made his first collegiate start and produced 194 total yards with a rushing touchdown while completing 11 of 16 passes to nine different Commodores. - Issa Ouattara returned after missing nearly all of last season and recorded his first career multi-sack game with two sacks plus a blocked PAT that Vanderbilt returned for two points. - Sedrick Alexander ran for 60 yards and scored his 22nd career rushing touchdown, moving into fourth place on Vanderbilt's all-time rushing touchdown list. - Vanderbilt's special teams added Brock Taylor's two field goals and Josiah Broxton's 27-yard punt-return touchdown, while Taylor reached 200 career points.

- QB/OL: Vanderbilt will host Delaware for its second game of the 2026 season and will have multiple keys to focus in on to come away with, what it hopes will be, a comfortable victory.

- QB: I just want to say this because there has obviously been a lot of discussion lately about our coverage and some of our takes, especially when it comes to the quarterback position.

- Pick/market: Vanderbilt Beats Austin Peay, But Week 1 Raises Plenty of Questions Vanderbilt beat Austin Peay 28-9, but Week 1 raised major questions about the quarterback situation, offensive approach and secondary.

- OL: Delaware’s OL is solid for their scheme.

- OL: The Bottom Line: Grading Vanderbilt’s Offensive Line vs.

- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After performing at festivals across the country, country-rock stars American Mile will be the featured performer Saturday in Vandyville prior to Vanderbilt football’s second contest of the season. - With sounds ranging from Aerosmith, The Black Crowes, Brothers Osborne and Chris Stapleton, the band has released a pair of albums highlighting its pursuit to showcase vocal harmonies in a modern way. - The group has been featured...

- Intel: Vanderbilt receives 2 votes College Football Rankings: AP Poll Top 25 after Week 1 released .