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

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.

After beating Missouri 17-10 on Saturday, the Vanderbilt Commodores sit at 7-1, will be in the top-10 in the AP Poll, and sit three wins away from a College Football Playoff berth. Two years ago, this thought would have seemed impossible.

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 welcomed "College GameDay" to campus and won a top-15 matchup for the first time. Do you believe in the 7-1 Commodores yet?

Westview quarterback Graham Simpson, younger brother of Alabama star Ty Simpson, has added Vanderbilt to his growing list of offers.

Vanderbilt football is still outside the top 10 in the US LBM Coaches Poll, moving up one spot to No. 11 after a 17-10 win over Missouri. The Commodores remained in the top 10 of the AP Poll, moving up one spot to No. 9.

Nick Saban once called Vanderbilt the easiest SEC venue, now he's jumping on their bandwagon after their historic rise.

A Vanderbilt women’s basketball star is getting plenty of preseason recognition and she got additional recognition on Tuesday afternoon. Sophomore guard Mikayla Blakes was named to The Athletic’s preseason All-America first team on Tuesday.

Missouri football provided an update on injured starting quarterback Beau Pribula on Wednesday. Here’s the QB’s updated status, timeline for return.