Early 2026 Vanderbilt Season Preview | Cover 3 Summer School
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🗓️ 25 May 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Bud Elliott sits down with Chris Lee of Vandy247 to preview Vanderbilt’s 2026 season.
They discuss Vanderbilt following a strong 9-3 season, including the transition from Diego Pavia to top quarterback recruit Jared Curtis and what that could mean for the offense. Plus, a look at a defense that may be positioned to take another step forward in 2026.
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(0:00) Vibes in Nashville
(1:30) Quarterbacks
(5:52) Running Backs
(7:03) Wide Receivers
(8:55) Offensive Line
(14:09) Defense
(17:25) Potential Breakouts
(19:15) Schedule Breakdown
(24:24) Roster Construction
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| 0:00.0 | Indiana can sort of cement itself as we are no longer this team that's going to be fighting for six wins anymore. |
| 0:07.3 | Malachi Tony, is he going to be ready? |
| 0:09.3 | Dante Moore, he showed improvement, better command. |
| 0:18.2 | What's going on, y'all, Bud Elliott here of the Cover 3 College Ball podcast. |
| 0:21.9 | This is Summer School, and we are in session today with Chris Lee, publisher of Vanity 247. |
| 0:27.4 | Chris, welcome to the program, man. |
| 0:29.1 | Yeah, looking forward to this. |
| 0:30.4 | There's a lot more to talk about around Vanderbilt football than there typically is. |
| 0:34.7 | Absolutely. |
| 0:35.2 | I mean, 10 and 3 season, like one of the best Vanderbilt seasons, I certain I can remember, |
| 0:39.7 | six and two in the SEC. |
| 0:42.8 | When's the last time they won 10 games in a season? |
| 0:46.1 | Never. |
| 0:47.1 | Never. |
| 0:47.5 | Okay. |
| 0:47.7 | Well, that, there we go that I was trying to think. |
| 0:50.7 | Like, man, that couldn't have been too recent. |
| 0:55.2 | Coaching staff-wise, obviously, like, the vibe's got to be pretty immaculate around the program. |
| 1:00.5 | You know, they landed Jared Curtis. |
| 1:02.3 | They retained Tim Beck. |
| 1:05.1 | Is Steve Gregory knew, or was he there last year? |
| 1:07.4 | He was there last year or his first year to kind of be the solo defensive coordinator. |
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