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all right welcome to first game of college football they're going to go for four and short Mexico State on and Pavia keeps [Music] it yep they got that up see that midle I go back to yesterday's practice we were watching in the last 15 minutes or Chris was going through theive on stay hi to shoulder to shoulder allowing no penetration when you're fourth and one you don't allow penetration that automatically leads to first downs Pavia had something to say after he got up conversion number two he's doing his best Johnny Football impersonation so far we saw Johnny Manzel on game day today it was great to see his return again to College Station Straight Ahead in a gain of just a yard but Pavia thrives off of that kind of mentality challenge him doubt him as he's been doubted his entire career going back to high school when he won a state championship as a wrestler it's that kind of mentality that gives Vander this year he's a competitor he was told when he transferred that hey you're going to have to compete for the starting spot he said man don't worry I'm going to get that star only heed on campus this summer graduate transfer from the agies with a SP and that's it and Virginia Tech defense stands Kelly Lawson again and foring field goal moments AG go they forced another field goal attempt here that's a win for the hes and the all white unions today big time win Butch hasn't been able toop much and so looks like it's the end the quarter but those line got more pressure to slow downod on the ground a lead [Music] third we got to but believe Taylor start of our quarter Roy Phil Taylor Davis third pav with a shot toward the end zone skner oh he was there for the [Music] touchdown pabley line weed about gots you may not grab the early quincer back in the studi afternoon Fairfield by Marriott Studio update we going to keep it for the ACC audience pit and Desmond Reed T5 y later too much F here with Roy Phil Jo Gallow I say what up Joey hope you're doing well buddy it's been a long time hope you guys are doing great we're doing fantastic here and Quincy Skinner three touchdowns a year ago the toe tap a brilliant finish again with blanket coverage nothing easy about that grab blanket coverage but someone of a loose blanket off the line of scage mon missed on his jam and so with that there's a little bit of Separation col I get it that's like in the NFL that's like that's wide open college is a little bit different though and so mon Del's got to be better especially when they're in manto and especially when you know you're on the single receiver side you don't have safy on that F that's in the NF talking right ladies and gentlemen we're going to learn something today Willis back on the field for Vander toon had two kick returns for scores a year ago he can absolutely take one to the house with a full head of Ste racing across the 30 sto at the don't forget our Labor Day weekend ESPN ABC college football line rolls right along today the sunsh state Showdown 330 Eastern Miami travels to the swamp hurricanes ranked in the top you got Notre Dame Texas another show tonight then tomorrow college football in Prime SC 23rd in Atlanta against number 13u from Vegas and then Monday night Florida State Mike the revenge tour starts now after Ireland last week bill o'ri welcome back to college football the Boston eag labor night straight of footb right now well they're playing Clark le football intelligent football they're showing so when you watch watch the safeties they have two safeties up high and that gives some confusion to what are they going to be when the ball isna going come on do betterus drones to the and a Quicks to felt got do better lineage and on third down hold it right there a critical call coming from this veteran officiating cre ACC involved in the tack okay at least that's something yes we need that you can't do I like that call I like that call know I mean so you're you're running to the football on the ground you trip over your your Defender I don't love theen out ofs Seline wide in N malach Thomas first Thomas with the tackle and a gain of four yard in Virginia Tech with thaten in vanderville territory and already with some moment ear said hey we got R the football and I get I I like the New Jersey design they made I wish I could customize my own jerseys second and they'll fake it to Thomas the slant rout unavailable jayen Lane his first Target Dante Carter freshman helping prevent that potential completion it's third down where is this Vanderbilt defense was it a year ago and clarky taking over the play calling duties now an EMP statement perhaps to be made on this play an impressive start already it's all about for to change thect for drones so don't him a CLE early but that's that head screen Bren LT Vander the transfer has had an incredible pre-season T transfer from TCU look at him get outside of the blocker and meet the receiver the is being cut that's what that tells me is not only is that fil review but it's also knowing yourage little things things yourside made that Peter Moore the number 25 Jersey honoring the great Frank Beamer honing Virginia Tech special teams as thats into the zone for the touch 23 y here in Music City and a 10 nothing lead back to medelli number in the hosting firman Al and Alabama at 7:30 download the ESPN go to ESPN plus.com to watch playaction there what are we even doing stickers givey Skinner a helmet sticker early so we've seen a lot of this Zone read lot of this pistol action this is the first time that we saw them off of the pistol go to that pass essentially and so this is the second line defens line and first first throw stop there you go wrap them up J gain by Vander in that last special teams play well I SP I SP this week watching Vander speci team they're known for great special teams but right here they're not both both number zero Kelly Lawson and strowman have to run to the endine they have to get toine right here and build a wall it's it's it's unbelievable that they would stop at the 10 Y Line especially a 50 you know your is going to block it to go all the way down to the Z so you got to get to that line and stop thatall frustrating watch literally it is for special teams it Junior Cher in virgin Tech territory mid it'll be third Mo PHS down 9y pickup how surprised are you with what we've seen so far from Vander on sides of the I'm not and Taylor vaylor you there's of confidence but this has the game state they did this the we're that here two yard needed to keep this drive alive Pavia sing the froms it to needed two he nearly four Jaden Keller the tackle the drive continues and one thing I no about that drive the last dve as well Virg Tech to bring they realiz we're not getting to the quarter so we're going to actually bring more pressure in order to try and get a sa the issue is when you bring pressure you have less people in coverage so more people rushing less people in coverage more open Caleb Woodson tring to get to the Vander quarterb on [Music] thatav at least one incompletion fake the swing off a little shake and bitop the 42 a four yd gain and that is exactly where Vander wants to live on this day third and man taking their the game not a large number of possessions we saw that a week ago in Ireland didn't we yeah and not going backwards we saw that fumble early from V but we saw a couple penalties are holding on that first series but they're getting forward getting positive yardage rather than either getting stopped or getting negative to me that stands out the offensive line specifically is getting push on on Virginia Ted's defensive line Alexander a and close to another Vander first down they'll give it to him aop skip and a jump no problem for number 2 freshman a year ago from Austin Texas Alexander rushing TDS year all freshman teaming over Mo phip I do phips nationville and Alexander in the first and a surprise in this ACC SEC battle a consistent theme on this week one Mari Copeland able to bring down the ball carrier but not before Alexander picks up six more we talked with Tim Beck offive coordinator forer and he looked at Alexander when he when Tim came in this year like man he watch the fil he's like this dude can play ball as a freshman was dominant now all of a sudden in the area of transfers they have over 50 players new players on the team Alexander guy here that play [Music] stop okay that's not bad at least he got a bounds out ofs that clock cranks back up two yd gain it's a new year in college football the 12 te college football playoff introduc this campaign helmet communication between the sideline the quarterback and also a defensive play and it looks like a new Vander under a it's Mojo [Music] ear fory so thing I is the they're creating creating you're going to see all these L BL BL block you're going to see one two four four guys to not student but you get the idea certainly one way to do it third drive for the commod their third trip into the Red Zone Alexander breaking tackin his we got to do something about this defense this defense ISE year as a freshman CC Alexander was the only freshman with or Rush R71 yard heent he's not we got to do something about this defense they're not stepping up teamct against the h Taylor's [Music] extra in every generation there are those who question the status questions like why CH we got to do something where this defense and offense sucks so far we got to do something vander's First Team all SEC honors a guess no guess I don't even have a guess no guess at all no guess who was vander's last star skill position I don't know I could tell you exposive kick returner with a in aase and a good2 saw quarterback but I mean that's 2005 it's got to be more recent that other guys when James Franklin was here think back to those teams that upset Florida and Georgia they had some WIS I don't think it's a running back I think it's got to be receiver I have a guess first and for the h possession Virginia came in as a heavy favorite just their third Poss oh my God near by cjl that's cannot inters the get some moment that that between team Dron oh my inter to Ricky they'll rule it incomplete for a moment it was close in a brief conversation they will say did not Poss and forunate for drones we did not see him make these kind of mistakes a year ago we did not and and part of the reason is this so this is a new defense Andy cannot hang on to the ball unfortunately new defense so some of it is you don't know exactly what to expect and then secondly with thegu disgu disgu you're wonder why is Kyon throwing it to the defense well if you don't know what's going to happen make it more anticipate on the replay was CL but he dropped [Music] it there it go we got to get [Music] some and cover who you're going to cover and so what that does is exposes what defenses are going to do and so if you're playing man man you got to show it play too high got it helps for the h they Qui oh my God are you kidding me very [Music] Preposterous okay okay okay that's something okay we'll take it take that penalty ARS right back for a first down impressive charge the ball to your Playmakers hands you're giving it to to 83 and N those are the targets the guys that have to get the [Music] ball okay okay bars his way ahead to the 36 to stop by longw Weekend ESPN ABC college football lineup continues today Miami and Florida from the swamp on ABC at 3:30 Eastern Notre Texas [Music] layc oh good third not sure you can feel the sense of urgency for off here after Notting a lot ofes not a lot of snaps in this first oh they definitely do all right they definitely need to get down to business J Lan oh good f that's a nice one nice okay we're getting somewh Embrace Life you just have to learn to let go we'll take a look at those highlights plus pit West Virginia we knew that game was going to be good pen State West Virginia ra that prame and and avoc sorry that the Is Not Great Tech deepest Drive of the day into vanderville territory triling by H to get the second half kickoff which is critical here given their set of current set of circumstances deepest Drive of the day but only their third Drive of the day this is exactly what Vanderbilt wanted they wanted to shorten the game how do you do that you let the clock run all the way down to three two or one how else you do that you force interceptions you force turnovers how else you get a stop right here [Music] before okay that's that's something k with him carrying a person Playmakers is a playmaker Jay Lane is aaker is aaker get it out to them and lets inace and out the defense on the reverse they'll swing it back oh good move that's a face mask where's the fle face mask I saw the face mask I saw he grabbed like the face mask someone see he got the face mask look look at this carefully oh no he he grabbed by the Jersey I thought was a face mask PTY I thought he gra by a face mask reive the ball in the second half Thomas and on the field at the same time that's something go oh almost who get injured know on top of everything let's see if he's okay [Music] that's preposterous penalty and strength has helped him as he press the edge instead of first and goal the two it's first and 20 at the 29 drones to the air dump off to Thomas out of bounds short of the 20 yd Line Tech does have all three timeouts remaining Capers was there to stop that g to just and sometimes you wonder as an outside lineer how can I affect the game let say they're running all the time how do I affect it well right there you saw him in coverage able to make the tackle the play before there's a wide receiver trying to block you wide receivers can't block players and so that has to be your mentality to affect the game second and long Dron going to buy some time across his body incomplete looking for Felton third and long slow start for this H offense K drones eight completions 66 yard talk about the importance of this drive for Virginia Tech how important is this for vanderville if you get a to a field goal you go going to at with even more confidence h under 100 yard of total offense so far quick strike drones to jayen L def he at least we're going field goal range atcu has been Inc we've heard in preseason camp well he was a former High School quarterback you see him dropping into coverage he was the number n safety in the 2023 recruiting class so this dude knows ball called by the commod long and perhaps a Virginia Tech field goal coming as we take a look now today's weekend lineup brought to by Wendy's Saucy nugs pick your poison there are so many great games on ESPN networks on ABC what do you like I love that Notre Dame at Texas A&M we heard Kirk her street earlier even after we was say how that loud that stadium is I've played there in college that's the loudest stadium I've ever played in the reason that matters is that Notre Dame has young offensive linemen so the crowd's going to be rocking they won't be able to hear the I'm thinking upset that was Texas Texas a&n back in the day the good news there is those two teams will play again for the first time at 13 years later this fall I can't imagine the warm reception you received Eric Kyle Field I don't know if warm is the correct word frigid freezing more like 22 of 24 a year ago one of the top kickers in all right at least we got something that's something but we need a touchdown first I know everybody was vander's last positioner to earn first all Hors we think receiver I'll go Jordan Matthews oh that's a great thing Jordan Matthews I'm gonna second that yes let's go I I forgot back in 2013 1500 receiving yards some pretty big names there obj Mike Evans these are guys that have made their careers Matthew n he also a good got to know him in my time the NFL great player but even better human just remember when he was here things just happened for vanderville offensively you knew it was going to Jordan Matthews and it didn't matter you couldn't stop them we get that window though didn't we we got that's a win that's a win for for team is it teamot team Sam team Taylor Davis team TD team big dog that's it I like that I'm so glad you could join us you feel the nervous energy emanating from blackburg a lot of football left to be played here and a great start for that young man Diego Pavia and the Vanderbilt offense coming in from New Mexico State a 10- win team last year off the bounce here's Junior Cheryl with a timeout and Cheryl will bounce his way across the 25 well this season all state will celebrate every field goal and extra point made by participating universities and making a donation to the unity General scholarship thank you all states they're they're always in good hands your Saturdays in the studio I think we've got it better here on site at these games oh absolutely I know I know right now way kicking his feet up got his sweats on eating some chips watching the game but we're here we're in it I love it commodor have it Pavia just one incompletion in this first half five for six 80 yards and a touchdown hes will show pressure full compliment of timeouts to work with if friend pry wants to be aggressive deep hand off bottled off the tfl APR first time week used the acronym anine pal Ryland big things expected from him this year he'll get to stop behind the line there H with two timeouts remaining Ry all ACC second team performer a year ago if you're a fan of the hes you're not pressing the button just yet all you got a lot of time left yeah a lot of time played your worst half so far and if you get a stop you might have some momentum impressive start for Diego Pavia TD what do you have down there yeah you could say that Roy along with the helmet coms this system guys this season we also have tablets down here on the sidelines I don't think anyone's been utilizing it more than Diego cavia and he always has a group of guys around him leading conversation keep in mind he may be a new face here but this is the same offense that he ran with offensive coordinator last season he arguably knows it better than anybody it's interesting too because it was Tim Beck that came to Vanderbilt from New Mexico State Diego Pavia head coach Jerry kill is now the associate head coach of the offense here Eli St and Monty Jones so the entire agies offense and it's production the bulk of it now playing in the SEC after the H timeout quick gain to the 30y likely to utilize another is pebles the Duke transfer the tackle 35 seconds to go in the half it'll be third down our Stellar SEC football lineup rolls on today the SEC network Williams BR Stadium South Carolina hosting Old Dominion at 415 Eastern Captain off with Kentucky and Southern Miss ONN plus SEC network plus bus 6 Easter Miss in the top 10 company get fir out the so easn and then Alabama and freeze Thor at 7:30 tonight team that lost to Mexico state in diegoo wonder if there's any kind of property that translates between what happen in a game like that and what happens in a game like this you have confidence winning on the road now you come into the you've kind of been there and done that to a certain extent and confidence carries you a lot longer than a lot of other things you don't are the helmet and they'll get the and we'll get the St to for the first a loss of five another timeout the right here atpr not the aniz percent rate you're going to see callame we call Tack goes up excuse me that's not the tack right here tack goes up APR going to come underneath he's going to blow up the running back so boom exit game orch game excuse me boom and right there over the The Freshman are really a sophomore running back had n and half sacks last year but this game posi the rest of the quarterback because they haven't been able to stop the R so if you can actually stop the on defense it gives you the privilege and the opportunity to rush the quarterbacks Chris Mar talked about season ago he got to the quarterback last year was the first year able toing down record all those sacks they were second the conference in that department this year they are aiming to take that next step out of seconds Jennings returner nearly blocked after a putt of 43 y so K drones back on the field Virginia Tech without a Time curious to see if Tyler Bowen wants to be conservative or aggressive basic two touchdown deps yeah often times in situations like these to many situations you want to try a screen first the play to get a little to see if you can get an going the issue here is that you don't have any so if that screen doesn't get a first clock's not going to reick oh my God there's a penalty you can't toss my boy drones like that you can't do that let got be pen on yes you cannot talk my boy drones like that you can't do that personal foul on theodor's defense today yeah I don't but I love that I love the by L up he's we got not a great penalty of course by Capers let the guys play what I feel but you know I'm coming from different perspective coming from a line perspective te would love to takeen Mar again and that pass sails out of [Music] bounds the physicality of Vander and what we've seen so farag oh my God not again 30es at the line ofage perhaps unexpected of course thirdd holding call against the H here my issue when I think of Virginia Tech offensively okay your left tackle two holding penalties your right tackle just got beat for a sack though there was aeny so it didn't end up counting if if you're not able to run the ball that's a problem but at least you can pass it but if you're not able to pass protect that's problem we're seeing a little bit of unexpected shift at least when it comes to the line of scage 17 to what a performance and upset in the works in Music City 14 for you're watching the ESPN college football halftime report presented by