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P.S. This was back in the day when NIL stood for “Nashville Interscholastic League.”

Mike Organ has a premium piece in the Tennessean highlighting the greatest players to come out of the Midstate in the 1960s. (To be followed soon by 1970s, 1980s, etc.) Watson Brown is the QB, and several others who went on to play at Vandy made it. Includes some great old photos from the Tennessean...

https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/12/18/PJAT/4e66cc5c-a760-44bc-9a1b-f1c0ad82f7e3-Peabody_TCA_05.jpg?width=1320&height=903&format=pjpg&auto=webp Peabody's Derek Kee (4) guards the ball against TCA'S Braden Sallee (21) and Noah Mauldin (15) during the first quarter at Peabody High ...

Just before Christmas on this board, we noted that Derek Kee had announced he would be "continuing his education" at Vanderbilt. It looks like all the paperwork is now in place and he is "committed" to the Commodores as a preferred walk-on for this fall. (The school cannot acknow...

Cornerback Leonard Coleman from the great 1982 team was inducted into the VU Athletics Hall of Fame in a ceremony last night. He's the tall one, fifth from the left. Also inducted posthumously were five players from the early 20th century who were already members of the College Football Hall of Fam...

but there's absolutely no recruiting those private schools are engaged in....right? It's quite obvious that some degree of "recruiting" happens with the private schools; to what degree that happens is a long discussion. However, in the TSSAA, the private schools compete in their own divis...

Bryan Longwell of Lipscomb Academy inks with the Commodores.



To the right of Longwell is teammate and fellow VU signee Maureice "Junior" Sherrill.

Signing Day at CPA; London Humphreys is in the Vandy shirt. A teammate, Trey Brown, is going to Oklahoma as a PWO.

Orji has been looking good in practice, according to a number of reports.

Vandy will have three CPA alumni on its roster next year, two from Lipscomb, two from MBA, and one from Brentwood Academy.

Every August the Tennessean publishes its "Dandy Dozen" top senior prospects from the Middle Tennessee area. On Thursday George Robinson published a "way too early" version with a few guys who will be seniors next year. Here's his list: First Five: Kaleb Beasley, CB Lipscomb - co...

Wonderful (premium) profile of a Vandy legend who now has significant accomplishments on and off the field... by Jon Greenberg.

https://theathletic.com/4121683/2023/02 ... urce=nfltw

Photo posted by Justin Lustig...

LeFlore County [Miss.] student-athlete Dante Kelly, center, officially signed with Vanderbilt University in December. Wednesday he reenacted the signing with teammates Marcus Ross (6) and Dezmond Ray (2). (By Jared Conerly)

Everyone who purchased a front entrance renovation “brick” several years ago, they have been removed it’s my understanding. Dang, that’s discouraging. I bought one of those in honor of my late brother. They went down about 2010 or 2011. They raised a lot of money selling those bricks. I would hope ...

Josh has a younger brother O'Marion (O.J.), who is 6-foot-6. Here's a story about the two playing against each other in a recent high school basketball game... https://www.montgomeryindependent.com/sports/palmer-brothers-wage-friendly-battle-when-autaugaville-visits-catholic/article_342ee0e8-906d-11...

At 6-foot-5 and 215 pounds, Palmer mixes the speed and skills of a wideout with the size and toughness of a tight end and can play both inside and outside. He creates a mismatch wherever he lines up: At tight end, he can burn slower linebackers, and at receiver, he can dominate shorter cornerbacks ...

Montgomery Catholic athlete Josh Palmer puts on a Vanderbilt University cap during college football signing day at the school in Montgomery, Ala. on Wednesday February 1, 2023.
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VUCommodores.com: Dores Finalize Signing Class
Bryan Longwell and Josh Palmer round out #GoldStandard23

Clark Lea: "The ultimate competitor, Josh Palmer is ready to seize this opportunity and show Nashville what he's made of. Couldn't be more excited for him to join our program!" Barton Simmons: "3-sport athlete that will be 17 as a college freshman. Gained 20 pounds since June and only...