Anchor Drop, August 5, 2022: 22 Days to Kickoff

Good morning.

Optional Musical Accompaniment

We are now 22 days away from Vanderbilt football’s August 27 season opener at Hawaii. 22 for the Commodores is defensive back John Howse. The 6’2”, 195-pound redshirt freshman from Nashville appeared in the ETSU and Colorado State games last season before redshirting; he didn’t register any stats as a true freshman.

Both the football and basketball team landed new commitments on Thursday. First, the football team, which flipped three-star tight end Kamrean Johnson from Georgia Southern:

And on the basketball side, it was three-star JaQualon “JQ” Roberts, a forward from Bloomington, Indiana:

And the post-practice interviews from yesterday:

Sports on TV

All times Central.

• 1:00 PM: PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship, Second Round (Golf Channel)
• 6:05 PM: MLB: Nationals at Phillies (Apple TV+)
• 6:30 PM: CFL: Calgary Stampeders vs. Ottawa Redblacks (ESPN+)
• 7:10 PM: MLB: Red Sox at Royals (ESPN+)
• 7:10 PM: MLB: Reds at Brewers (Apple TV+)

Scoreboard

MLB: Pirates 5, Brewers 4 ... Cardinals 4, Cubs 3 (Game 1) ... Dodgers 5, Giants 3 ... A’s 8, Angels 7 ... Rockies 7, Padres 3 ... Phillies 5, Nationals 4 ... Mets 6, Braves 4 ... Astros 6, Guardians 0 ... Rays 6, Tigers 2 ... Blue Jays 9, Twins 3 ... Cardinals 7, Cubs 2 (Game 2) ... Rangers 3, White Sox 2 ... Royals 7, Red Sox 3.