The Vanderbilt defense came up tall on the final Hail Mary against Missouri, holding back the Tigers as they had all day. That made for a Commodores win, their second in a row at home against a ranked opponent.

Clark Lea always saw Brian Kelly, the former LSU and Notre Dame coach, as a mentor in his career. Lea worked under Kelly when he was Notre Dame's defensive coordinator from 2018-20.

While Lane Kiffin appears to be the No. 1 target in the SEC, the Penn State opening appears to be more of a mystery now.

Lea and quarterback Diego Pavia are two big reasons for Vanderbilt's success, but they aren't the only people behind its sudden transformation from SEC also-ran to legitimate College Football Playoff contender.

Clark Lea revealed on ESPN's "College GameDay" that he fasts three times a week during the Vanderbilt football season.

Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Clark Lea delivered a powerful message on Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning, whose status is uncertain for the matchup on Saturday.

That’s always in the back of the mind for coaches: It’s still a profession, and it could still go south. Ralph Friedgen coached Maryland for 10 years before his alma mater fired him. He was offered the Georgia Tech job in 2002, after his first year at Maryland, and said later that, in hindsight, he should have taken it.

Here's what Clark Lea and Diego Pavia said about Vanderbilt football's offensive line issues as Pavia took 6 sacks against Texas.