🏈 Dores meet Georgia State for the first time in history

Welcome to Anchor Impact, a newsletter fueled by Student-Athlete NIL (SANIL) for Vanderbilt University’s collective Anchor Impact.

In today’s content ⚓
- GSU game preview 🔵
- Coach Lea press conference 🎙️
+ so much more 💪

🏈 Vandy vs Georgia State game preview 

⛳ Dores finishes third on the podium in Toledo

🏀 Men's Hoops announces its non-conference slate

🎤 COACH LEA PRESSER: WEEK 3 VS GEORGIA STATE

Get ready as Football hosts Georgia State in week 3 of its 2024 campaign this Saturday.

• “Excited for a chance to go on the road and play a tough opponent” (0:01)

• What’s the status of Khordae Sydnor and Kolbey Taylor? (3:03)

• “Nate (Johnson) prepares the same way each week, he’ll be ready…His number’s going to be called for us this year” (8:40)

• Advantage of having more on-field coaches per the new NCAA rule (11:47)

• Thoughts on the automatic ejection rule (17:50)

🔵 SCOUTING THE COMPETITION: GEORGIA STATE

Georgia State heads to Vandy for a southern battle. Here are a few things to know about the Panthers:

• The Commodores and Panthers will face off for the first time in history with Georgia State scheduled to visit Nashville in 2025

• Vandy is currently 3-0 all-time against teams in the Sun Belt Conference

• Most notably, the Panthers' 38-30 victory at Tennessee in the 2019 season opener is the program's only win over a Power Five team

• RB Freddie Brock leads the Panthers with 152 all-purpose yards, including 134 receiving yards, which ranks eighth in the Sun Belt

• This season, Georgia State saw its largest number of transfers in the offseason (48)

⚽ September 12 // Soccer welcomes Eastern Kentucky at 7:00 pm CT (Pups at the Pitch)