The Vanderbilt defense came up tall on the final Hail Mary against Missouri, holding back the Tigers as they had all day. That made for a Commodores win, their second in a row at home against a ranked opponent.

NASHVILLE—18 hours of plane travel, stops in San Francisco, Cleveland and an eight-hour drive to Nashville later, Damien Hardwick and the rest of the Gold Coast

Coaching legend Nick Saban sent a strong warning to the Vanderbilt Commodores and their fans about coach Clark Lea.

Clark Lea revealed on ESPN's "College GameDay" that he fasts three times a week during the Vanderbilt football season.

That’s always in the back of the mind for coaches: It’s still a profession, and it could still go south. Ralph Friedgen coached Maryland for 10 years before his alma mater fired him. He was offered the Georgia Tech job in 2002, after his first year at Maryland, and said later that, in hindsight, he should have taken it.

The revival of Vanderbilt's football program began in a Sunday school classroom with Clark Lea and Barton Simmons many years ago

Vanderbilt football is putting the finishing touches on its 2026 recruiting class ahead of the early signing period. The Commodores are taking advantage of a successful 2025 season by adding a handful of strong later commits. Vanderbilt is bowl eligible for the second straight year and has a shot at the College Football Playoff.

Vanderbilt football coach Clark Lea sees his name on a list of candidates for other schools and he talked to his son about it

Lea has guided Vanderbilt to a 6-1 record entering the weekend, a stunning turnaround for a program long regarded as the SEC’s bottom-feeder.

Vanderbilt's Clark Lea is the No. 56 highest-paid coach in college football, according to USA TODAY's 2025 compensation survey. The Commodores coach is set to earn a total of $3,711,137, not including bonuses, which ranks No. 16 in the Southeastern Conference.

Here's what Clark Lea said in his "College GameDay" interview before Vanderbilt football's matchup with Missouri.