Anchor Drop, September 9, 2023: Brunch Football

Good morning.

Optional Musical Accompaniment

It’s game day, and Demon Deacon Digest writer Les Johns poses the question on everyone’s minds.

The answer is yes. Vanderbilt and Wake Forest kick off at 10 AM CT (that’s 11 AM local time in Winston-Salem), and the game thread goes live at 8:30. So does the pregame show. We won’t have to wait long today.

Vanderbilt is looking to start 3-0 for the first time since 2017. That seems like it’s going to be an uphill fight — the Commodores were anywhere between a 10 and 14-point underdog depending on when you got the line. But it’s doable. (None of our writers believe Vanderbilt will do it, though.)

Pregame Reading

• The Vanderbilt Hustler: Film Room: Wake Forest Preview
• The Vanderbilt Hustler: Three Matchups to Watch: Vanderbilt vs. Wake Forest
• The Vanderbilt Hustler: Behind Enemy Bylines: Wake Forest Demon Deacons
• Nashville Post: Swann, Vanderbilt football prep for season’s stiffest test so far
• Game Notes: Vanderbilt | Wake Forest

In other news, men’s golf opens its season competing at the Valero Texas Intercollegiate in San Antonio. The event tees off at 9 AM CT.

Sports on TV (non-college football edition)

All times Central.

• 7:30 AM: FIBA World Cup: Latvia v. Lithuania (ESPN+)
• 3:05 PM: MLB: Mariners at Rays (FS1)
• 6:00 PM: MLB: Padres at Astros or Pirates at Braves (MLB Network)
• 9:00 PM: MLB: Guardians at Angels or Rockies at Giants (MLB Network)
• 3:30 AM: FIBA World Cup: United States v. Canada (ESPN+)

Scoreboard

MLB: Diamondbacks 1, Cubs 0 ... White Sox 6, Tigers 0 ... Rays 7, Mariners 4 ... Cardinals 9, Reds 4 ... Dodgers 8, Nationals 5 ... Marlins 3, Phillies 2 ... Brewers 8, Yankees 2 ... Blue Jays 5, Royals 4 ... Orioles 11, Red Sox 2 ... Braves 8, Pirates 2 ... A’s 6, Rangers 3 ... Twins 5, Mets 2 ... Padres 11, Astros 2 ... Guardians 6, Angels 3 ... Giants 9, Rockies 8.

FIBA World Cup: Germany 113, United States 111 ... Slovenia 89, Italy 85.