Anchor Drop, May 27, 2023: 91 Days to Kickoff

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We are now 91 days — that’s 13 weeks — away from Vanderbilt football’s season opener against Hawaii. 91 for the Commodores is defensive lineman Christian James. The 6’4”, 290-pound fifth-year senior from Germantown, Tennessee (ironically also Tom’s hometown, though I must put in an obligatory boo to the Christian Brothers Purple Wave, no really that’s their nickname) started all 12 games last season and made 32 tackles with two sacks.

Vanderbilt baseball beat Alabama 9-2 on Friday night, jumping out to a five-run lead in the first inning and never really letting the Tide back in the game, with…