Anchor Drop, July 1, 2023: 56 Days to Kickoff

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We are now 56 days — eight weeks — away from Vanderbilt football’s season opener against Hawaii. 56 for the Commodores is linebacker Alex Brown. The 6’2”, 257-pound senior from San Antonio is in his sixth year in the Vanderbilt football program; during the first five years, he appeared in five games. How many Vanderbilt degrees will he end up with? Will he stay long enough to break Josh Henderson’s record?

In men’s basketball news, former Commodore James Strong, who’s been on the staff for four years, was officially promoted to assistant coach yesterday. This move had been rumored for a while and it’s now…