NC State, Vanderbilt Are Opposing Each Other Saturday Afternoon As NC State, Vanderbilt Are Opposing Each Other In Nashville Tennessee
NC State, Vanderbilt are opposing each other Saturday afternoon as NC State, Vanderbilt are opposing each other in Nashville Tennessee.
Where?
On the gridiron!
NC State comes into the game with Vanderbilt with record of 1-1 because NC State comes into the game with record of 1-1 because NC State beat Richmond 73-0 for their first win of 2026 season Friday night in North Carolina’s state capital scoring 10 touchdowns, a field goal.
NC State scored three touchdowns in the first quarter as Davion Gause who is a running back , Kanoah Vinesett kicked, made extra point putting NC State ahead 7-0. From there NC State would relinquish the lead they would continue to score touchdowns as Jayden Scott who is a running back would run 65 yard touchdown Kanoah Vinesett would kick, make extra point extending NC State’s lead over Richmond 14-0 before Jayden Scott would get involved offensively again this time , with a 7 yard run. Kanoah Vinesett would kick, make extra point extending NC State lead over Richmond 21 -0 in 1st quarter . In the 2nd quarter CJ Bailey ran for 1 yard Kanoah Vinesett kicked, made extra point before Preston Douglas who is tight end caught 15 yard pass from CJ Bailey , Kanoah Vinesett kicked, made extra point extending NC State lead over Richmond 42-0 before Will Wilson ran for 1 yard touchdown . Kanoah Vinesett kicked, made extra point. In the 3rd NC State scored pair of touchdowns as Will Wilson ran for 5 yard touchdown, Kanoa Vinesett kicked, made extra point extending NC State’s lead 56-0 before Hunter Provience caught 3 yard from Will Wilson. Kanoah Vinesett kicked, made extra point .In 4th quarter Kanoah Vinesett kicked, made field extending NC State lead over Richmond 66-0 before Dylan MCcoy ran for 51 yard touchdown.
Though before NC State was able to beat Richmond finish the game their was a weather delay!
According to ESPN App
Following NC State beating Richmond 73-0 for their first win of 2026 season Friday in North Carolina’s state capital NC State Head Coach Dave Doeren shared his thoughts by saying. I don’t care how long we sat there we had to come out hungry.
According to ESPN App
Vanderbilt comes into the game with NC State with record of 2-0 because they’ve won every game they’ve played up to this point including 35-26 win over Delaware on Saturday September 12, 2026 where in the 1st quarter Jared Curtis who is quarterback ran for 1 yard touchdown Brock Taylor kicked, made extra point before Vanderbilt would extend their lead on Delaware 14-0 as Sedrick Alexander who is running back would run for 9 yard touchdown , Brock Taylor would kick, make extra point. . In 2nd quarter Delaware would get themselves back in the game with Tucker smack kicking making 37 yard field before Viron Ellison Jr. who is running back would run 1 yard touchdown , Tucker Smack would kick, make extra point getting Delaware within 14-10 before taking the lead at 17-14 on a Bryson Graves 0 yard return blocked punt Tucker Smack would kick, make extra point . Though, Delaware’s lead would be brief because in 3rd quarter Jared Curtis would run for 1 yard touchdown Brock Taylor would kick, make extra point making score 21-17 Vanderbilt as Austin Howard would have 0 yard return of blocked punt Brock Taylor would kick, make extra point extending Vanderbilit’s lead on Delaware 28-17 before Walter Taylor who is a tight end would catch 19 yard pass from Jared Curtis , Brock Taylor would kick, make extra point extending Vanderbilit’s lead over Delaware 35-17 before Delaware would score final points of the game as Tucker Smack would kick, make 40 yard field goal before Da Wain Lofton would catch 43 yard pass from Nick Minicucci though two point conversion failed.
According to ESPN App
Kickoff is set for 12:45pm Eastern Time from First Bank Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on SEC Network with Taylor Zarzour , Matt Stinchcomb, Michella Chester commentating!
Taylor Zarzour currently serves as a play-by-play commentator for college football and college baseball, working alongside college football analyst Matt Stinchcomb and sideline reporter Alyssa Lang for SEC Network’s Saturday afternoon college football action. In addition, Zarzour is the radio voice for golf’s major championships and calls play-by-play for the Nashville Titans on radio.
Growing up in Mobile, Ala., Zarzour began his broadcasting career as a sports reporter for WEAR TV in Pensacola, Fla. From there, he went on to host the Morning Show for Sports Radio 560 in Nashville, Tenn., before returning to Mobile where he served as the Program Director and Afternoon Host for Sports Radio 105.5 WNSP.
Zarzour moved to North Carolina in 2004 as the Program Director and Morning Host for Triangle Sports Talk 1490/1090 in Raleigh/Durham. He later became the Sports Director for Curtis Media Group in Raleigh, while also hosting his own daily sports talk show. In January 2011, Zarzour moved to Charlotte to join 610 WFNZ, as the host of The Drive each weekday afternoon.
Taylor graduated from Huntingdon College (Montgomery, Ala.) in 2000, with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. He lives in Charlotte with his wife and two daughters.
Matt Stinchcomb joined ESPN in June 2009 as a college football analyst. He now teams with play-by-play commentator Taylor Zarzour and sideline reporter Alyssa Lang to call afternoon games on SEC Network. Additionally, he appears on studio programming across ESPN platforms throughout the week.
Stinchcomb began his broadcasting career in 2007 with Comcast Sports Southeast as an analyst and host. He has appeared as a commentator and college football expert on SportsNite and was a color commentator for the Georgia Bulldogs. He was also on SEC College Football Today on Atlanta radio AM 680 The Fan.
In 2007, he was an analyst on the Chick-Fil-A SEC Tailgate Show. Stinchcomb has also done pregame analysis and commentary for Fox Sports South and CBS, in addition to being a co-host for Georgia Bulldog Radio Network AM 750’s postgame show Dawg Talk in Athens.
Prior to broadcasting, Stinchcomb was drafted in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. During his five seasons with Oakland, he was a starting guard, tackle, tight end and center, and he played in Super Bowl XXXVII. He also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004-06) and received the Ed Block Courage Award while playing in the NFL.
As an offensive tackle at the University of Georgia, he was a consensus All-America First Team in 1998 and a two-time All-American in 1997 and 1998. He was also named to the SEC First Team All-Decade Team for the 1990s.
At Georgia, Stinchcomb was the 1998 Academic All-American of the Year, Burger King Scholar Athlete of the Year and a two-time Academic All-America First Team. He also received the Wall Street Journal National Student Achievement Award and the William V. Campbell Trophy.
He earned the NCAA Top Eight Award and the Jacobs Blocking Trophy and was a Lombardi Award finalist. The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Male Athlete of the Year for 1998 also was a two-time honoree of the AFCA National Good Works Team. In 2009, he was named as an SEC “Living Legend” and was also inducted into UGA’s Circle of Honor. He will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in Fall 2018.
Stinchcomb is a partner at Sterling Seacrest Partners, a consulting and brokerage firm. He’s also the president and co-founder of the Stinchcomb Family Foundation, a private, nonprofit organization that supports public children’s charities. Together with his brother Jon, a FORMER PRO BOWL right tackle for the New Orleans Saints, and former Georgia quarterback David Greene, he hosts annual children’s charity events in support of those causes.
In addition to being an emeritus board member of the Georgia Transplant Foundation, Stinchcomb is chairman of the board for the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Sports Network, the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation, the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation, and School Captain for All Pro Dad.
Stinchcomb graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1998 from the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in finance. In 2006, he completed the Harvard Business School’s Executive Education Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program.
Michella Chester is an ESPN college football and volleyball sideline reporter. She is currently working alongside play-by-play voice Taylor Zarzour and analyst Matt Stinchcomb on SEC Network football games and has been one of ESPN’s college volleyball sideline reporters since 2024.
In addition to her reporter role at ESPN, Michella serves as NCAA Digital’s lead reporter and host for volleyball, softball and baseball and serves as the NCAA’s on-camera talent at the MCWS and WCWS. She also has contributed as an on-camera talent to Big Ten Network’s digital coverage of baseball and softball and contributed to BTN baseball and softball broadcasts. She formally worked for WBD Sports at NCAA.com, and hosted March Madness related shows across WBD and NCAA Digital platforms.
Michella graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Journalism, a minor in Sport Management and a Sports Media Certificate. At UGA, she worked At IMG Media and was the captain of the UGA women’s lacrosse team.
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