Anchor Drop, January 5, 2020: Women’s basketball at Florida

Good morning.

The Vanderbilt women’s basketball team continues SEC play today with a trip to Florida. Game time is 11:00 AM CT, and the game will be televised on ESPNU. The Commodores should have a good opportunity to move to 2-0 in SEC play: Florida is 9-5 on the season and got waxed, 93-47, by Mississippi State in their conference opener on Thursday night.

Also, the men’s team lost 92-81 to SMU in overtime, a very surprising result if you turned it off assuming they had it in the bag when they held a 72-57 lead with just over six minutes left in the game.

Vanderbilt formally announced three football coaching hires yesterday: Todd Fitch as offensive coordinator, Ted Roof as defensive coordinator, and Peter Rossomando as offensive line coach. We’d pretty much known about Fitch for a few days, and Roof’s name came out a few hours before the actual announcement. Rossomando came from out of nowhere, but he was Rutgers’ offensive line coach in 2019 and was a head coach for ten years before that.

What to Watch Today

Other than the women’s basketball game, you mean? (Consider this your open thread for that, by the way.)

Two more NFL Playoff games: Vikings-Saints at 12:05 PM CT on FOX, and Seahawks-Eagles at 3:40 PM CT on NBC. NBC Sports Network has two NHL games tonight: Red Wings-Blackhawks at 6:30, followed by the Preds in Anaheim at 9 PM. Here’s your college hoops schedule for the day, highlighted by Michigan-Michigan State at 12:30 PM CT on CBS. And, the final round of the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions is on the Golf Channel at 5 PM.

Scoreboard

SEC Basketball: LSU 78, Tennessee 64 ... Georgia 65, Memphis 62 ... Kentucky 71, Missouri 59 ... Wichita State 74, Ole Miss 54 ... Auburn 80, Mississippi State 68 ... Florida 104, Alabama 98 ... Arkansas 69, Texas A&M 59.

NFL Playoffs: Texans 22, Bills 19 ... Titans 20, Patriots 13.

NBA: Grizzlies 140, Clippers 114 ... Raptors 121, Nets 102 ... Jazz 109, Magic 96 ... Thunder 121, Cavaliers 106 ... Hawks 116, Pacers 111 ... Celtics 111, Bulls 104 ... Wizards 128, Nuggets 114 ... Pistons 111, Warriors 104 ... Bucks 127, Spurs 118 ... Hornets 123, Mavericks 120 ... Pelicans 117, Kings 115.

NHL: Oilers 4, Bruins 1 ... Sharks 3, Blue Jackets 2 ... Sabres 3, Panthers 2 ... Wild 3, Jets 2 ... Golden Knights 5, Blues 4 ... Maple Leafs 3, Islanders 0 ... Penguins 3, Canadiens 2 ... Lightning 5, Senators 3 ... Avalanche 5, Devils 2 ... Coyotes 6, Flyers 2 ... Canucks 2, Rangers 1 ... Predators 4, Kings 1.

PGA Tour: Xander Schauffele has a one-shot lead over Justin Thomas going into the final round at the Sentry Tournament of Champions.