Live Blog: No. 20 Vanderbilt Football vs. Georgia State

The Commodores return home this weekend in hopes of avenging last season’s loss.

Sep 13, 2025; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Clark Lea waves to his team’s fans following their win over the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-Imagn Images | Jeff Blake-Imagn Images

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nobody on Vanderbilt’s campus would have thought this last season, but it is time for revenge.

After two big time road victories to jump into the AP Top 25, Vanderbilt returns home this weekend against Georgia State, seeking revenge from last season’s upset.

The Commodores traveled to Atlanta last season and lost to Georgia State 36-32 after narrowly beating a then-top 10 Missouri team on the road. Whether it was lack of execution or Vanderbilt just got caught sleeping, it was a loss that nobody saw coming.

Tonight, it has the opportunity to right last season’s wrong and take down the Panthers for a 4-0 start to the 2025 season. If Vanderbilt learned anything from last season’s matchup, it is to never take any game or opponent for granted. While many teams may find it difficult to be motivated to play a group of 5 opponent, the Commodores should have no issue finding theirs. It is simple: get revenge.

In addition to tonight’s game is the opportunity for Vanderbilt to start its season 4-0 and continue to try and climb the rankings and get into the national conversation. It is coming off one of the more impressive wins that fans have seen this college football season. Last week, Vanderbilt went to South Carolina and dominated the Gamecocks in a 31-7 victory for a 1-0 start to SEC play.

Vanderbilt’s defense has continued to impress the first quarter of the season. As the second quarter of the season starts, it is looking to continue its dominance on the defensive side of the ball.

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4th Quarter

• FINAL: Vanderbilt moves to 4-0 with a 70-21 win over Georgia State.

• Georgia State scores a huge touchdown to cut the Vanderbilt lead to 49 points. 70-21 Vanderbilt.

• How about this: Drew Dickey runs it in from inside the 10-yard line to extend the Vanderbilt lead by even more. 70-15 Vanderbilt. Pure dominance.

• Blaze Berlowitz rushes in a touchdown from inside the 10-yard line. 63-15 Vanderbilt.

3rd Quarter

• The special teams unit shows up in a big way by blocking a Georgia State punt and returning it 11 yards to the end zone for a touchdown. It is all Vanderbilt tonight. 56-15 Vanderbilt.

• MK Young finds a seam and runs it 60 yards to the house for another Vanderbilt touchdown. 49-15 Commodores.

• Georgia State scores first in the second half with a touchdown, but has the extra point blocked. 42-15 Vanderbilt.

2nd Quarter

• HALFTIME: Vanderbilt leads 42-9 going into the locker room. Safe to say the Commodores did not take Georgia State lightly this time around.

• Vanderbilt's dominance continues. The Commodores score yet another touchdown with 24 seconds to go before halftime. 42-9 Vanderbilt.

• Vanderbilt getting one last chance here to score before half. Reminder: Vanderbilt also starts the second half with the ball as well.

• Another one for AJ Newberry as Vanderbilt extends the lead to 35-9. Still perfect on offense on all five drives. The Commodores are not messing around tonight.

• Junior Sherrill shakes off a defender and runs it down to the 15-yard line after his reception. Back in the red zone.

• AJ Newberry runs it in on 3rd down and puts his team back up three scores. Four drives, four touchdowns for Vanderbilt. Commodores lead 28-9.

• Vanderbilt's got it 3rd and goal from the 2-yard line here. Could be 4 down territory, but we will see.

• Darius Garland and Jay Cutler are both in the house tonight for the game.

• Georgia State does a surprise onside kick and recovers it, but the Panthers were offside and decides to kick it down the field. Tre Richardson returned it to Vanderbilt's 48-yard line, which is just a few yards away from where the onside kick landed.

• Georgia State converts on a 3rd and long and eventually scores a touchdown, but the extra point is blocked. 21-9 Vanderbilt.

1st Quarter

• Georgia State has it on the 48-yard line as the first quarter ends. All in all, a successful start to the game if you're Vanderbilt and the response fans wanted to see after last season's upset.

• All of the sudden it is 21-3 Vanderbilt after a Junior Sherrill touchdown. 21 points in 4:22. Absolutely dominating right now. The Commodores woke up ready for revenge.

• Vanderbilt's defense gets a takeaway with a forced fumble. A Pavia pass to Cole Spence has Vanderbilt at first and goal.

• Pavia runs it in from 16 yards out for a touchdown. Vanderbilt leads 14-3 after Brock Taylor's extra point.

• Pavia finds Stowers on an out route for a first down and Stowers runs it down thew sideline to the Georgia State 16-yard line. Another trip to the red zone for Vanderbilt.

• Vanderbilt gets a defensive holding, but then forces a three-and-out. Defensive line did a much better job there to get pressure on TJ FInley.

• Sedrick Alexander runs it in from 3 yards out for a Vanderbilt touchdown. 7-3 Commodores. That's a great first drive and great response after Georgia State got the field goal.

• Junior Sherrill gets a first down reception but his foot was out of bounds and prevented a much larger gain. Commodores at the Georgia State 43.

• Vanderbilt holds Georgia State to a 52-yard field goal. 3-0 Georgia State.

• Georgia State wide receiver Ted Hurst gets a third down conversion as the Panther move into Vanderbilt territory at the Vanderbilt 35-yard line.

Pregame

• Vanderbilt won the toss and elected to defer. Commodore defense on the field first.

• Vanderbilt defensive lineman Yilanan Ouattara is out for tonight's game with an injury, per Vandy On SI's Joey Dwyer.

• The players have returned the the field as the delay seems to have ended. 30 minutes until game time for a 7 p.m. CT kickoff.

• Weather Update: both teams have cleared the field due to a potential storm that is brewing just north of First Bank Stadium. Fans have also been asked to exit the stadium as well. Looking at the radar, it does not seem like something that could pose a threat to the game, but more updates are to come.

• Teams are both stretching and warming up on the field as we are under two hours until kickoff.

Weather Report

It is another warm and sunny evening here in Nashville. Temperature at kickoff is expected to be 84 degrees and dip into the mid 70s by the end of the night. There are just a few clouds in the sky as kickoff is about two hours away.