Good morning.
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We are now 4 days away from Vanderbilt football’s season opener against Hawaii. 4 for the Commodores is running back Patrick Smith. The 5’9”, 189-pound junior from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, rushed for 151 yards on 56 carries in eight games last season. His freshman year — 81 carries, 358 yards, and a touchdown — was considerably better. He’ll probably be the starter.
Joe Rexrode went there:
Actually, the television executive told me, it won’t be the SEC asking Vanderbilt and Mississippi State to leave.