Athletics

For the past several weeks, hundreds of people have entered their names in a drawing at Rand Bookstore for a chance to win Music City Bowl tickets. First-year student Caroline Hadley was the lucky winner on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Read More

Put on your game face, wear black and gold and let's get excited. It's Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl time. Read More

Vanderbilt will make its first football postseason appearance in 26 years on New Year\'s Eve in Nashville when it plays Boston College in the 11th Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl at LP Field. Vanderbilt accepted an invitation to the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Dec. 7. Read More

D.J. Moore scored touchdowns on his first two career receptions and added two critical interceptions, and Vanderbilt beat Kentucky 31-24 Saturday night to gain bowl eligibility for the first time in 26 years. Read More

Vanderbilt, welcome to the big time. Mackenzi Adams came off the bench and threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 19 Vanderbilt beat 13th-ranked Auburn 14-13 Saturday night to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 1943. The Commodores also improved to 3-0… Read More

A message from David Williams, vice chancellor for university affairs and athletics to the Vanderbilt community about the big Oct. 4 game with Auburn and ESPN\'s presence on campus that day. Read More

Count ESPN\'s College GameDay crew - yes, Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard - among the audience for Vanderbilt\'s nationally televised meeting with Southeastern Conference Western Division power Auburn this Saturday on campus. ESPN officials confirmed Sunday morning that its popular "College GameDay Built by the Home Depot" show will broadcast from the Vanderbilt campus on Saturday, October 4. It will mark College GameDay\'s first appearance in Nashville. Read More

Vanderbilt University will promote Commodore spirit by encouraging all Vanderbilt fans to wear black and gold on College Colors Day, Friday, Aug. 29. Read More

Construction is under way on the first phase of several multi-million dollar upgrades to Vanderbilt Athletics facilities that promise to benefit both Commodore student-athletes and Vanderbilt supporters for years to come, Vice Chancellor of University Affairs and Student Athletics David Williams II announced at a news conference Tuesday. Read More

Officials of Vanderbilt Athletics will conduct a press conference Tuesday, May 20, at 9 a.m. CT to detail the recently adopted Athletic Facility Project that promises to have wide-ranging benefits for Commodore student-athletes and fans. Watch a free live webcast of the press conference in Commodore Nation All Access on VUcommodores.com Read More

Vanderbilt basketball star Shan Foster, who will receive a degree in human and organizational development from Vanderbilt\'s Peabody College on May 9, is the kind of student who gives teachers hope that the next generation is in good hands, said Sharon Shields, professor in the practice of human and organizational development."He embodies the idea that learning should be transformational," Shields said. "And it was for him. But he also transformed those around him." Read More

The women's bowling team makes another run for an NCAA National Championship April 10-12. Our VUCast crew takes a CloserVU of what it takes to become a winner in the sport of bowling. Read More

Vanderbilt Football Head Coach Bobby Johnson has withdrawn his name from consideration for the head coaching vacancy at Duke, Vanderbilt officials announced today. Read More

It's fall¬Ö and that means time for SEC football! StudentVU vloggers Dustin Lynn and Gaby Roman give us a look at all the excitement and entertainment surrounding game day with the Vanderbilt Commodores football team! Read More

Acclaimed poet Robin Becker, poetry editor and contributing editor for The Women's Review of Books, will give a public reading from her work at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Walter R. Murray, Jr., spent his life inspiring, leading and serving his community and others, becoming one of Vanderbilt's most celebrated African American alumni. Tuesday Vanderbilt named one of the new Commons residence halls in his honor and held the first Walter Murray Jr. Memorial lecture. Read More

As it seems, Nashville's shining star in big-time sports may have been tarnished by recent events. Our proud Predators have been left in limbo, abandoned by lame-duck ownership. The Sounds ballpark deal imploded from internal squabbling between owner and developer. Fortunately, everything is not as it seems. Music City is still a big-time player in the pro sports game. Read More

After the Nashville Predators ended their best regular NHL season on the ice with 110 points, absentee owner Craig Liepold (Racine, Wis.) soon sold the proud Preds to Canadian Jim Balsillie (BlackBerry techno-preneur from Hamilton, Ontario) for a cool $220 million. Read More

President Bush honored Vanderbilt University's NCAA Champion Women's Bowling team Monday afternoon during a special ceremony on the White House's South Lawn. Read More

Fans' shouts of "black" and "gold" helped fuel a magical journey for the men's baseball team to the SEC championship and beyond. Read More