Anchor Drop, August 6, 2023: 20 Days to Kickoff

Good morning.

Optional Musical Accompaniment

We are now 20 days away from Vanderbilt football’s season opener against Hawaii. 20 for the Commodores is linebacker Prince Kollie. The 6’1”, 221-pound junior from Jonesborough, Tennessee, is in his first season at Vanderbilt after transferring from Notre Dame. Rated as a four-star recruit out of high school, he played in 23 games in two seasons for the Irish and last season had 19 total tackles, 1.5 sacks, and a blocked punt. (Also, his primary recruiter to Notre Dame was Clark Lea.)

The football team has its first scrimmage of fall camp today, and the Tennessean has three things Clark Lea wants to see. Vanderbilt does have some players out, though none of this seems all that serious:

Full videos from yesterday’s media availability:

Also at the main site, Andrew Allegretta has thoughts on early returns from fall camp.

Sports on TV

All times Central.

• 11:05 AM: MLB: White Sox at Guardians (Peacock)
• 12:00 PM: PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship, Final Round (Golf Channel)
• 12:30 PM: MLB: Mets at Orioles or Royals at Phillies (MLB Network)
• 2:00 PM: PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship, Final Round (CBS)
• 3:30 PM: MLB: Mariners at Angels or Giants at A’s (MLB Network)
• 6:00 PM: MLB: Dodgers at Padres (ESPN)
• 2:30 AM: FIFA Women’s World Cup: England v. Nigeria (FS1)
• 5:30 AM: FIFA Women’s World Cup: Australia v. Denmark (FS1)

Scoreboard

MLB: Yankees 3, Astros 1 ... Tigers 4, Rays 2 ... Cubs 8, Braves 6 ... Rangers 9, Marlins 8 ... Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 4 ... Nationals 7, Reds 3 ... Phillies 9, Royals 6 ... Orioles 7, Mets 3 ... A’s 2, Giants 1 ... White Sox 7, Guardians 4 ... Brewers 3, Pirates 2 ... Cardinals 6, Rockies 2 ... Twins 12, Diamondbacks 1 ... Padres 8, Dodgers 3 ... Mariners 3, Angels 2.

FIFA Women’s World Cup: Netherlands 2-0 South Africa ... Sweden 0-0 United States (Sweden advances 5-4 on penalties.)