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Vanderbilt quarterback Drew Dickey plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Dickey has spent four seasons with the Commodores, logging three career appearances. Two of those appearances have been this season.
See live updates as Vanderbilt football signs its 2026 recruiting class, including whether Jared Curtis signs with the Commodores.
That's only the start of the list of quarterbacks who fell short of lofty expectations. Others include Florida's DJ Lagway, Boise State's Maddux Madsen, Iowa State's Rocco Becht and Kansas State's Avery Johnson. And when you factor in projected stars who missed significant time with injuries, the list grows even longer.
Tyler Tanner scored a career-high 26 points and No. 17 Vanderbilt remained unbeaten with an 88-69 victory over SMU on Wednesday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea has been named a finalist for the Walter Camp Award alongside Indiana's Curt Cignetti and Ohio State's Ryan Day.
Mikayla Blakes, who played all 40 minutes as Vanderbilt beat Virginia in the ACC/SEC Challenge, reached 1,000 career points in the game.
Vanderbilt is reportedly getting prepared to play a game on Saturday to prove it belongs in the College Football Playoff.
Vanderbilt looked for an additional game to play Saturday in an effort to sway the College Football Playoff committee. The Commodores confirmed the exploration to Trey Wallace of Outkick.