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Anchor Drop, December 19, 2022: Dansby Gets Paid

Also, the women’s basketball team beats Lipscomb.

By Tom Stephenson@tcstephenson818 Dec 19, 2022, 8:13am EST

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Former Vanderbilt shortstop Dansby Swanson is getting paid. The free agent reportedly signed with the Chicago Cubs for $177 million over 7 years. Anyway, between Dansby going to the Cubs and Kumar Rocker and Jack Leiter both getting drafted by the Rangers, all the VandyBoys are going to the teams I hate, it seems.

Football picked up a new quarterback:

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— Brennan Storer (@Brennan7Storer) December 19, 2022

Brennan Storer threw for 3092 yards as a senior at Highland Park High School in Dallas, along with 34 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. He’s undersized at 5’11” and 190 pounds, though his 247 Sports profile indicates that he’s coming as a preferred walk-on. Do we have our Stetson Bennett?

Finally, the women’s basketball team beat Lipscomb 72-71 in overtime on Sunday, improving to 8-5 on the season. They have one final tuneup before Christmas break and SEC play against Alabama A&M on Wednesday.