SEC Football Week 4 Matchups

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Thursday, September 24

No. 4 Ole Miss (2-0, 0-0) at South Carolina (2-1, 0-1)
6:30 p.m. ; ESPN (Fowler, James, Palmer and Andrews)

Saturday, September 26

No. 7 LSU (3-0, 1-0) at Mississippi State (2-1, 1-1)
11:21 a.m.; SEC Network (Neal, Ware and Capuano)

Arkansas (1-1, 0-1) at No. 3 Alabama (3-0, 0-0)
2:30 p.m.; CBS (Lundquist, Danielson and Wolfson)

No. 1 Florida (3-0, 1-0) at Kentucky (2-0, 0-0)
5 p.m.; ESPN2 (Jones and Davie)

Ball State (0-3) at Auburn (3-0, 1-0)
6 p.m.; FSN (Rathbun, Archer and Hildreth)

Arizona State (2-0) at No. 21 Georgia (2-1, 2-0)
6 p.m.; ESPNU (Collins and Huard)

Ohio (2-1) at Tennessee (1-2, 0-1)
6 p.m.; Pay-Per-View

Vanderbilt (1-2, 0-2) at Rice (0-3)
7 p.m.; CSS (Stewart, Oliver and Golden)

SEC-TV to countdown top bowl moments

In this week's episode of SEC-TV, co-hosts Dave Neal and Natalie Taylor will count down the SEC’s top five SEC bowl moments, including:

-LSU wins Chick-fil-A Bowl; Ole Miss wins AT&T Cotton Bowl
- Kentucky wins the AllState Liberty Bowl
-Georgia wins the Capital One Bowl
-Vanderbilt wins the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
-Florida wins the BCS National Championship

Catch the show on the following dates and times:

Thursday, January 15 at 5:30 p.m. CT
FOX Sports South
FOX Sports Carolinas
FOX Sports Tennessee

Friday, January 16 at 8:30 a.m. CT
SportSouth

Stand up and shout

Recognize these guys?

Chris DeGeorge, Adam Smotherman, T.J. Greenstone, Larry Smith and Joel Caldwell had an up-close view of the women’s basketball team’s impressive 74-58 victory over Tennessee Sunday afternoon at Memorial Gym.

The football players arrived over thirty minutes prior to tip-off to secure their seats in the front row of the student section. It was the perfect location to give the Commodores an extra boost of vocal support against their in-state rivals.

“We're real good friends with the team,” Greenstone said, "and it’s just a lot of fun to come out here and watch them play. They deserve our support.”

Student-athletes from several other Vanderbilt sports were also in attendance to cheer on their peers, a true sign of the camaraderie between teams throughout the athletic year.

“We all go to class and play our respective sports,” Greenstone added. “Everyone is just rooting for each other. We're all in it together.”

One side note -- It’s no surprise that Greenstone’s been coming to the women’s basketball games regularly since he was a true freshman in the fall of 2007. His mother, Mary Beth, played basketball at Edinboro University and his older sister, Mindy, is a senior forward for North Greenville (S.C.) University.

Johnson's upcoming radio appearances

Vanderbilt Coach Bobby Johnson will appear on a pair of Nashville radio shows in the next two days.

Coach Johnson will appear Wednesday afternoon on the 104.5 The Zone’s “SportZone” show with co-hosts George Plaster, Willy Daunic and Darren McFarland.Johnson will join the hosts for a 45-minute segment starting at 3:15 p.m., during a remote show that will air from Blackstone Brewery on West End Avenue. Listen to 104.5 Live

On Thursday morning, Johnson will appear on WNSR AM-560 with co-hosts Greg Pogue and David Coleman. Johnson’s interview on AM-560 starts at 8:25 a.m. Listen to 560 Live

Nickson: 'Best way you could end it'

Chris Nickson deserved a storybook ending.

The fifth-year senior quarterback was a major factor in getting the Commodores to its first bowl game since 1982. He led Vanderbilt to its first 5-0 start since World War II and played a key role in the sixth victory at Kentucky.

Even with injuries the past two seasons, Nickson guided Vanderbilt to 13 wins (in 27 games) during his three years as a starter and finished as the school's all-time leading rusher at that position.

"If you were writing a book, this is about the best way you could end it," Nickson told The Associated Press. "It's been a great journey for me, full of ups and downs. I've grown as a man and developed so much of my character just through football. It just shows if you put your mind to something you can finish it. It's been a great, great journey."

With eighteen starters from the bowl game scheduled to return in 2009, including redshirt freshman quarterback Larry Smith, the future looks promising according to Nickson.

"And we have about 12 other guys just like (Smith) on the bench right now. It's going to be fun watching them. I can't wait to see them play."

To read the entire article, click here.

Replay of Bowl Game on CSS Right Now

If you have CSS, turn on the tube and watch a replay of Vanderbilt's exciting 16-14 win over Boston College. The broadcast started at 11:30 a.m. CT.

Oh, what a feeling

One of the special things about yesterday's game is that so many die-hard fans, who have waited a lifetime for a bowl victory, were finally rewarded.

Like Daniel Stockton.

I've known Daniel since I was hired at Vanderbilt in 2003. Through good times and bad, he's been a loyal supporter of the program and always had faith in the Commodores.

And I know there are more of you out there like him. Congratulations to all of you and thank you for supporting the best student-athletes in the country.

Daniel posted a video of the final minute of celebration from section 207 at LP Field. It will definitely give you chills.

If you have a fan video from the game, let me know, and I'll put it in the blog.

Thursday's Bowl Articles

Read Thursday's news articles on Vanderbilt's victory over Boston College in the Music City Bowl.

The Tennessean
Hahnfeldt hits the kick
Vanderbilt hears musical cheers
VU finishes 2008 as a winner
Moore says he will go pro now
Freshman gives spark
VU benefited from late penalties
Music City Bowl report card

Nashville City Paper
Vanderbilt rallies for 16-14 victory
Special teams play a big part
Moore says he's headed to NFL
Quarterback combo works ... sort of

The Associated Press
Vanderbilt gets 1st bowl win

The Jackson Sun
Everything Vanderbilt-like
Lewis' INT seals historic win

The Leaf Chronicle
Kicker, punter made difference

Chattanooga Times Free Press
Vanderbilt makes a statement

Bowl Ticket Update

Vanderbilt has sold out of its bowl ticket allotment.

All will call tickets will be available at 12:30 p.m. CT at LP Field's Gate #9 on Wednesday. If you'd still like to reserve your seats, please contact the Music City Bowl.

Also, due to coverage of the men's basketball game versus St. Francis tomorrow (11 a.m. CT) and the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, the McGugin Center Ticket Office at Vanderbilt will be closed.

First Play?

I just returned from the Coaches Luncheon at the Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville.

The fan-friendly event was the last function featuring players and coaches from both bowl teams before tomorrow's game.

The highlight of the luncheon came during the Q&A session with the crowd (which was hosted by ESPN's Mark Jones). One of Boston College's defensive lineman secretly submitted a question to find out what Johnson's first play call of the game would be.

Coach Johnson responded without hesitation (and to the delight of the crowd):

"Either a kickoff or kickoff return."

SEC Coaches' All-Freshmen Selections

Freshmen Chris Marve, a unanimous selection, Brandon Barden, Kyle Fischer and T.J. Greenstone were named to the SEC Coaches' All-Freshman Team today.

Let us hear what you think about the selections, and whether any other VU freshmen deserved to join the conference squad.

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