Football

This month dozens of colleges across the country will participate in the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 Game Day Challenge. This is Vanderbilt’s third year in a row taking the challenge. Last year, participating schools diverted nearly half a million pounds of waste from local landfills, and Vanderbilt ranked in the Top 10… Read More

This Week on VUCast: How engineering students are driving the next big idea for the U.S. military. Why is Vanderbilt seeing green? See how Vanderbilt is getting fans pumped up to Anchor Down! [vucastblurb]… Read More

Your faculty/staff discount is now good at retail spots at Vanderbilt home football games.(John Russell/Vanderbilt) Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt University now honors the Vanderbilt faculty/staff 10 percent discount at all Vanderbilt home football games. In addition to its retail location on West End Ave., the bookstore has… Read More

This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: Star Power? Why ignorance is bliss when it comes to a star’s selling power. Football Fan Frenzy! We’re anchoring down with the Dores! VUCast takes you to the field Space Odyssey– How you can go on a… Read More

Vandyville opens at 3 p.m. on Thursday. Traffic in and around campus, as well as parking availability, will be affected by tonight’s big football home opener against South Carolina. Read More

Watch Vanderbilt University’s 2012-2013 institutional that is aired during televised athletic events. [vucastblurb]… Read More

(image courtesy of IMG Marketing) Recycling will be available at Vanderbilt football’s season opener against South Carolina Aug. 30 and at all home games this year. The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO), Students Promoting Environmental Awareness and Responsibility (SPEAR) and Vanderbilt Athletics are teaming… Read More

Wear your black and gold to work on Thursday, Aug. 30, in honor of the Dores’ first home game against South Carolina and National College Colors Day. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN, officially kicking off the SEC football season. Vanderbilt fans attending the… Read More

(Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) All of the free Employee Celebration tickets for the Commodore’s first home football game on Sept. 15 have been allotted. But you may not be out of luck: Any unclaimed football tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 11:45 am on Saturday, Sept. Read More

(Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) The Commodore football season kicks off Aug. 30, and Vanderbilt employees may still purchase season tickets at a discounted rate. Employees may purchase up to two sideline season tickets for $181 each – a savings of 30 percent off the regular price. Season tickets provide the best… Read More

In anticipation of the opening football game on Aug. 30, visit ESPN.com/CollegeColorsDay and vote for the Vanderbilt Commodores. (Image courtesy of ESPN.com) NOTE: Voting has been suspended due to “inauthentic activity,” according to the ESPN Website. We hope this will be rectified and voting will be resumed, but for… Read More

Vanderbilt cheerleaders meet with young fans at Employee Tailgate. (Vanderbilt University) NOTICE: Registration for Tailgate 2012 is closed. Due to the popularity of the event, all Tailgate 2012 football tickets have been allocated. Any unclaimed football tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 11:45 am… Read More

All Commodore fans are encouraged to wear black on Thursday, Aug. 30, when Vanderbilt University will kick off SEC football with its nationally televised game against South Carolina on ESPN. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Football season is just around the corner and Vanderbilt faculty and staff who have not already taken advantage of purchasing discounted season tickets still have time to purchase up to two sideline season tickets at the discounted rate of only $181 each – a savings of 30… Read More

Commodore football and men’s basketball games will be carried on one of the nation’s strongest radio signals, following a flagship agreement announced between Vanderbilt Athletics and Nashville's NewsRadio 1510 WLAC. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) The Commodore football team will launch its season Thursday, Aug. 30, with a nationally televised game on ESPN against Southeastern Conference rival South Carolina. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. The game is a great opportunity for the university to gain national attention and a chance to… Read More

This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: Playing hard can lead to concussions. See a new way to keep your brain safety in check! Meet Vanderbilt’s new sports authority Commodores on the cat walk [vucastblurb]… Read More

Meet the players and coaches at the ninth annual Dore Jam. (Vanderbilt University) Commodore football fans: Mark your calendars for the 9th Annual Dore Jam meet and greet on Sunday, Aug. 5. Help kick off the upcoming football season by joining head football coach James Franklin and… Read More

(l-r) Quarterback Jordan Rodgers, tailback Zac Stacy, Coach James Franklin and cornerback Trey Wilson at SEC Media Days. (Vanderbilt) Head Football Coach James Franklin and seniors Jordan Rodgers (QB), Zac Stacy (RB) and Trey Wilson (DB) made a stylish impression at SEC Media… Read More

The installation of a new lighting system at Vanderbilt Stadium will close part of Natchez Trace July 23-27. (Brandon Barca/Vanderbilt) Renovation continues on Vanderbilt’s football field, with an upgrade to the lighting system the next step in the process. A crane will be used to install new lights on… Read More