🏈🐯 Are you ready for a roaring quarrel?

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

In today’s content ⚓
- Kickin’ off November ⏩
- A few words from coach 💬
+ so much more 💪

🏈 Football looks to even the all-time series at Auburn

🎤 COACH LEA WEEKLY PRESSER: AUBURN

Heading into Football’s final month of the season, Coach Lea chats with the media ahead of the team’s matchup against the Tigers:

• “In the world of college football, football in general, you just don’t have time to let one game linger into the next” (0:15)

• Coach speaks on Texas’ intense defense leading to upset (6:42)

• Did you pursue an explanation on the Quincy Skinner call? (12:33)

• Sometimes my best practice is to get out of the way and let the guys play” (13:35)

🐯 SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: AUBURN TIGERS

Vanderbilt hits the road for a weekend clash at the 3-5 Auburn Tigers. Here are a few things you should know about AU:

• The battle at The Plains will be the 45th meeting all-time between the two schools since 1893

  • The Tigers hold the upper hand in the teams’ last two meetings

• Auburn standouts Jarquez Hunter, Keldric Faulk and Izavion Miller earned Southeastern Conference weekly honors for their impact in Auburn's 24-10 win over Kentucky

• Nine current athletes and coaches were members of the New Mexico State program that upset Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium last season

• A win for the Dores would make the program eligible for the bowl for the first time since 2018

Nothing in this section. We’ll see you back here on Friday. 👋