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How little old Vanderbilt is making noise in the big, bad SEC

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Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea was named SEC Coach of the Year in his fourth season as coach.

The Commodores ' football program was in the throes of a 26 -game SEC losing streak in 2022 .

Lea inherited a situation when he returned to his alma mater as coach in December 2020 .

For the first time, Vanderbilt 's football team, men's and women's basketball teams have all been nationally ranked.

Vandy United $300 million campaign, announced in 2021 , to rebuild the school's athletics facilities.

Vanderbilt is "beautifully positioned to maximize whatever model is in front of us" when revenue sharing is in place.

The current proposal allows for athletic departments to directly pay athletes with a pool up to $20.5 million in Year 1 .

Vanderbilt returns many of the key players from last season .

The Commodores won't sneak up on anybody, not after wins over Alabama and Auburn.

Coach Lea's idea of culture transcends the football field.

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