Vanderbilt football got some good news for its roster for the 2026 season Friday afternoon. Vanderbilt running backs Sedrick Alexander and Makhilyn “MK” Young were confirmed to both return for next season via a post on Twitter/X from Vanderbilt football assistant running backs coach Josh Adams.

Florida (12-5, 3-1) has relied heavily on its front court to pull out the majority of its wins. However, the Gators will likely need exceptional play from guards Boogie Fland and Xaivian Lee, who have both improved since the start of the year but have been inconsistent overall.

Mikayla Blakes scored a season-high 38 points and No. 5 Vanderbilt won its school-record 18th straight game to open the season, beating Mississippi State 89-84 on Thursday night.

NASHVILLE—Jayvontay Conner still remembers driving from his Alabama home to East Forsyth high school when he got the call. On the other end was Vanderbilt.  By

Tina Knowles joined Vanderbilt's Beyoncé course, sharing her own journey and fostering conversations about Black identity and culture.

Game summary of the Texas Longhorns vs. Vanderbilt Commodores NCAAM game, final score 80-64, from January 14, 2026 on ESPN.

A Vanderbilt course focused on Beyoncé recently welcomed one special guest: the icon’s mother, Tina Knowles. On Wednesday (Jan. 14), the 72-year-old matriarch virtually joined the class “Beyoncé: Epic Artist, Feminist Icon,” taught by Professors Michael Eric Dyson and Gilman Whiting, The Tennessean reported.

Vanderbilt basketball took its first loss of the season, dropping to Texas. See the final score and highlights.

Vanderbilt men’s basketball is back in Nashville after a road trip to Texas that did not go as planned. The Commodores suffered their first loss of the season 80-64 to the Longhorns and came up just short of a historical start to a season.