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VANDERBILT GAME NOTES 2014 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE Date Opponent Result/Kick Info Location Notes Aug. 28 Temple L, 7-37 Nashville Seven VU turnovers too much to overcome Sept. 6 Ole Miss * 3:30 pm CT/ESPN LP Field Ranked Rebs notch 35-13 win over Boise St. Sept. 13 UMASS 11 am CT/FSN Nashville Minutemen drop opener to Boston College VANDERBILT-OLE MISS INFO Sept. 20 So.Carolina * TBA/TBA Nashville SC shocked at home 52-28 by Texas A&M DATE: Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 Sept. 27 Kentucky * TBA/TBA Lexington 'Cats open with easy win over UT-Martin KICKOFF: 3:30 p.m., Central Time Oct. 4 Georgia * TBA/TBA Athens 'Dogs impressive in victory over Clemson STADIUM: LP Field, Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 11 Charleston So. TBA/TBA Nashville CSU earns 61-9 victory in season opener ESPN TELEVISION: Oct. 25 Missouri * TBA/TBA Columbia Tigers open with win over So. Dakota St. Joe Tessitore, play-by-play; Brock Huard, analyst; Nov. 1 Old Dominion TBA/TBA Nashville ODU earns 41-27 victory over Hampton Shannon Spade, sidelines Nov. 8 Florida * TBA/TBA Nashville Weather cancellation of FL-Idaho opener VANDERBILT RADIO: Nov. 22 Miss. State * TBA/TBA Starkville MSU impresses in shutout over So. Miss. Flagship: NewsTalk 1510 WLAC Joe Fisher, play-by-play; John Gromos, analyst; Nov. 29 Tennessee * TBA/TBA Nashville Vols earn 38-7 home win over Utah State. Mitch Light, sidelines SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius (Ch.134); XM (Ch. 201) NATIONAL RADIO: Touchdown Radio Network VANDERBILT, OLE MISS FACE OFF TICKETS REMAIN AvAILABLE Tickets remain available for the Vanderbilt-Ole DOWNTOWN AT LP FIELD Miss game, the Commodores' first contest at LP Field since winning the 2012 Franklin American Key Storylines for Game 2 Mortage Music City Bowl over N.C. State. Tickets are $68 (club), $58 (lower bowl) and ★ This marks the 89th meeting between ★ Andrew East, Joe Townsend and Kyle $38 (upper level). Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. More on the series. Woestmann elected co-captains by teammates. - Page 3 - Page 8 'SEC NATION' LIVE ON SATURDAY ★ SEC Storied 'It's Time" film on Brad Gaines- ★ Vanderbilt's active career stat leaders. Commodore Chucky Mullins friendship debuts Sept. 6 on - Page 6 theSEC Network. Premiere tonight on campus. and Southeastern ★ Comparing Vanderbilt, Ole Miss 2014 stats. - Page 4 Conference fans - Page 11 are invited to ★ Twenty-three newcomers see action in ★ An update on ten former Commodores on participate in the Commodores' youth movement vs. Temple. current NFL rosters. audience of 'SEC - Page 4 - Page 12 Nation, the SEC ★ 'Dores are making fifth appearance all-time Network's new live ★ Vanderbilt depth chart entering the Ole in LP Field, located in downtown Nashville. Saturday pre-game show. The production, which Miss game. - Page 4 features host Joe Tessitore, analysts Tim Tebow - Page 14 and Marcus Spears, popular sports radio com- mentator Paul Finebaum and reporter Kaylee Hartung, will air from 9-11 a.m. CT. VANDERBILT, OLE MISS QUICK FACTS The 'SEC Nation' set will be outside LP Field VANDERBILT OLE MISS near the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. Location Nashville, Tenn. Oxford, Miss. - More about the 'SEC Nation' Show, page 2 Founded 1873 1848 Enrollment 6,796 22,286 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Conference Southeastern Southeastern LARRY LEATHERS............. Primary Football Contact Nickname Commodores Rebels cell: (615) 480-8226 • [email protected] Colors Black & Gold Cardinal Red & Navy Blue KYLE PARKINSON ............... Secondary FB/Baseball Home Field Vanderbilt Stadium Vaught-Heminghway ROD WILLIAMSON ........Director of Communications Capacity 40,350 60,580 ANDY BOGGS ......................................Men’s BB/Golf Field Surface artificial artificial DAVID DAWSON ..................Women's BB/Track/XC RYAN SCHULZ ................................Internal Operations Head Coach Derek Mason (1st) Hugh Freeze (3rd) JEROME BOETTCHER ...... Editor, Commodore Nation Record at School 0-1 (.000) 16-11 (.593) BRANDON BARCA .........................Digital Strategies Career Record 0-1 (.000) 46-18 (.719) CATHERINE HILLEY ..Athletics Communications Intern Coach's Twitter @CoachDerekMason @CoachHughFreeze ROBYNN CANDISH ...........Administrative Assistant Official Twitter @VandyFootball @OleMissFB Office Phone: (615) 322-4121 Press Box Phone: 320-0436 Website vucommodores.com OleMissSports.com VUCOMMODORES.COM @VANDYFOOTBALL COMMODORE NOTES DEREK MASON ERA BEGINS ON VANDERBILT CAMPUS As a key member of the Stanford University staff from 2010-13, Derek Mason helped guide the Cardinal to a 45-8 overall record and four straight BCS postseason games, including appearances in the last two VU FIRST-YEAR CoACHING Rose Bowls. RECORDS SINCE WORLD WAR II Named as the 28th head coach in Vanderbilt gridiron history on Jan. 17, Coach Year Record the former Cardinal Associate Head Derek Mason 2014 0-1 Coach and Willie Shaw Director of James Franklin 2011 6-7 Robbie Caldwell 2010 2-10 Defense directed his first game on Bobby Johnson 2002 2-10 the sidelines in Nashville when the Woody Widenhofer 1997 3-8 Commodores hosted Temple on Rod Dowhower 1995 2-9 SEC NETWORK'S 'SEC NATION' SHOW Aug. 28. Gerry DiNardo 1991 5-6 One of 20 new head coaches in Watson Brown 1986 1-10 COMING TO LP FIELD SEPT. 6 NCAA FBS college football this sea- George MacIntyre 1979 1-10 The SEC Network's two-hour Saturday morning college football show, son, the 44-year-old Mason, is one of Fred Pancoast 1975 7-4 SEC Nation, will air from the grounds of LP Field in Nashville prior to the Steve Sloan 1973 5-6 just five FBS coaches enjoying their Ole Miss-Vanderbilt game Saturday, Sept. 6. Bill Pace 1967 2-7-1 first year as a head coach. Jack Green 1963 1-7-2 Vanderbilt Athletics officials hope Commodore students and fans Regarded as one of the nation's Art Guepe 1953 3-7 converge on the SEC Nation set in large numbers. The show invites all leading defensive minds while at Bill Edwards 1949 5-5 college football fans to participate in its audience. Stanford, Mason quickly went to "We could not be happier than hearing news that the SEC Nation show work in Nashville. Within three weeks of getting the position, Mason is broadcasting next to Vandyville prior to the game Sept. 6. This is more secured signa- evidence to what an important early-season matchup the Vanderbilt-Ole tures from 22 NEW HEAD CoACHES IN FBS Miss game is in the SEC," VU associate athletics director Steve Walsh said. prep standouts on School 2014 Head Coach Former Coach SEC Nation is designed similar to ESPN's highly popular College National Signing Vanderbilt Derek Mason James Franklin GameDay production that also airs on Saturday mornings. Day from across Arkansas State Bryan Harsin Blake Anderson The show will broadcast from 9-11 a.m. CT from a LP Field parking lot the nation. Since Army Rich Ellerson Jeff Monken next to the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge, which connects the 67,000- then, Mason has Boise State Chris Petersen Bryan Harsin seat stadium with downtown Nashville. The SEC Nation set also will be attracted a stellar Bowling Green Dino Babers Dave Clawson next to Vandyville, Vanderbilt's official tailgate location for the Ole Miss coaching staff, Connecticut Bob Diaco Paul Pasqualoni game, just outside the south gates of LP Field. and installed new Eastern Michigan Chris Creighton Ron English After the show, the Commodores and Rebels will kickoff at 3:30 p.m. schemes during a Florida Atlantic Charlie Partridge Carl Pelini CT at LP Field. The VU-Ole Miss game is the only pairing of SEC schools on busy Spring Louisville Bobby Petrino Charlie Strong Sept. 6, and will be televised nationally on ESPN. Practice. He's Massachusetts Mark Whipple Charley Molnar SEC Nation will feature ESPN play-by-play announcer Joe Tessitore also worked Miami (Ohio) Chuck Martin Don Treadwell hosting the stage with several prominent SEC Network and Southeastern diligently to Penn State James Franklin Bill O'Brien Conference football personalities, including 2007 Heisman Trophy winner build strong Texas Charlie Strong Mack Brown Tim Tebow, former LSU and Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Marcus relationships in UAB Bill Clark Garrick McGee Spears, sports talk provocateur Paul Finebaum. the Vanderbilt USC Steve Sarkisian Lane Kiffin SEC Network premiered SEC Nation August 28 before the Texas Wake Forest Dave Clawson Jim Grobe and Nashville A&M-South Carolina. They also produced the show just outside Jordan- Washington Chris Petersen Steve Sarkisian communities. Hare Stadium Aug. 30 prior to the Arkansas-Auburn game. Western Kentucky Jeff Brohm Bobby Petrino Mason Wyoming Craig Bohl Dave Christensen replaces James Franklin, who THREE 'DORES CALL MISSISSIPPI HOME went 24-15 over FBS'S FIRST-TIME HEAD CoACHES IN 2014 Three Commodores, Vince Taylor (Sr., DT), Jahmel McIntosh (R-Jr., three years on safety) and Campbell Vise (Fr., OL), hail from the state of Mississippi. the Vanderbilt Coach School Former Position Taylor was a standout lineman at Oak Grove HS near Hattiesburg, campus, leading Derek Mason Vanderbilt Stanford (AHC/DC) helping the Warriors to deep runs in the 5A state playoffs as a junior and the Commodores Blake Anderson Arkansas State North Carolina (OC) senior in 2008-09. Jeff Brohm Western Kentucky Western Ky. (OC) to three straight McIntosh was a three-year defensive starter and senior MVP at Bob Diaco Connecticut Notre Dame (DC) bowls. Cleveland HS. Charles Partridge Florida Atlantic Arkansas (AHC/DL) Vise, a freshman walk-on with the Commodores, started on the offensive line for Jackson Prep's back-to-back AAA-I state champions in 2012-13. 2 2014 VANDERBILT GAME NOTES THE VANDERBILT-OLE MISS SERIES LAST TIME VS. OLE MISS ★ Meeting between schools: 89th ★ Series record: Vanderbilt trails, 38-48-2 ★ Last Meeting: Vanderbilt 35, Ole Miss 39 (2013) LATE ToUCHDOWN RUSH GIVES ★ First Meeting: Vanderbilt 40, Ole Miss 0 (1894) ★ Last Game in Nashville: Vanderbilt 35, Ole Miss 39 (2013) OLE MISS EDGE IN 2012 OPENER ★ Vanderbilt record in Nashville: 27-24-2 ★ Vanderbilt road record vs.