Vanderbilt University NCAA News

The older gentleman operating the elevator Saturday night at the Vanderbilt Stadium press box offered a proud smile.

NASHVILLE, Tenn . - All week in practice, Vanderbilt quarterback Mackenzi Adams took snaps and took notes.

South Carolina quarterback Chris Smelley, Vanderbilt linebacker Patrick Benoist and Commodores punter Brett Upson received Southeastern Conference players of the week honors.

Maybe Nebraska's Memorial Stadium or The Swamp in Gainesville. But never in Nashville, home of the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Vanderbilt, welcome to the big time. Mackenzi Adams came off the bench and threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and No.

BATON ROUGE - It was a beautiful fall Saturday in September of 1993 as No. 2 and defending national champion Alabama was in Nashville, Tenn., to play unranked Vanderbilt.

After averaging 14 passes through its first four games, Vanderbilt will almost certainly have to take to the air much more often Saturday against a stout Auburn defense.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. : Chris Nickson would be the perfect quarterback for the spread offense No.

Ranked teams beware: Upset alerts could be on the rise for Saturday. Does Auburn belong on the upset watch list? Tubs' Tigers are only narrowly favored by the experts for their visit to rockin' Music City .

Auburn's Tommy Tuberville looks at Vanderbilt quarterback Chris Nickson and sees the perfect triggerman for the Tiger's attack.

In a manner similar to the way Vanderbilt moved up in the polls this past weekend, the Commodores also took advantage of some losses by other teams to earn ESPN's College GameDay destination.

Next stop for ESPN College GameDay: Nashville. Saturday's Southeastern Conference matchup between 19th-ranked Vanderbilt and No.

Vandy didn't crack the 100-yard mark until its last possession and finished with 131 yards.

The story is so far-fetched it's hard to believe it was born anywhere but in the mind of some Hollywood hopeful trying to land a movie deal.

The Detroit Lions fired president Matt Millen, more than seven years after the former linebacker and TV analyst took over one of the NFL's most mediocre franchises and made it the worst.

College YAHOO! Ole Miss-Vanderbilt postgame By Marlon W. Morgan , Memphis Commercial Appeal Sunday, September 21, 2008 Big man on campus Vanderbilt came into the game with a heralded secondary.

Vanderbilt junior free safety Ryan Hamilton was named the Football Writers' Association of America's National Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday, following his performance in Saturday's 23-17 win at Ole ...

Vanderbilt Coach Bobby Johnson has never wavered in his support of senior kicker Bryant Hahnfeldt.

LSU tailback Charles Scott was the SEC offensive player of the week. Vanderbilt safety Ryan Hamilton won defensive honors Monday and Florida return man Brandon James was the top special teams performer.

The Southeastern Conference needs to find another pushover. Vanderbilt, for years the weakest team in college football's toughest league, moved into the AP Top 25 on Sunday for the first time in 24 years.