Vanderbilt student Tyler Hwang won $500,000 on ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday morning by making a 33-yard field goal during host Pat McAfee’s weekly kicking contest. McAfee also donated another $250,000 to charity, bringing the successful kick’s total to $750,000.

When "College GameDay" came to Vanderbilt in 2008, Amanda Brooks was in her fifth week as a divinity school student. "I loved it, but I was starting to think maybe this isn't the path for me," she said.

In 2024, Sedrick Alexander ran for two touchdowns, Randon Fontenette scored on a pick-six and Diego Pavia outplayed Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe as Vanderbilt stunned Alabama 40-35 for the Commodores’ first win over the nation’s top-ranked team.

ESPN’s College GameDay was electric Saturday with Pat McAfee broadcasting live from Nashville and Nick Saban was unexpectedly in the mix. Saban surprised many when he publicly jumped on the “Vanderbilt bandwagon.

We’ve seen a lot of high-pressure, big-money kicks on College GameDay this season. Tyler Hwang from Vanderbilt just blew all those kicks out of the water with an absolute nuke worth a grand total of $750,000.

Nick Saban doubled down on his new-found Vanderbilt fandom. On Saturday, the former Alabama coach made it clear during ESPN’s College GameDay how he felt about the Vanderbilt-Missouri game. “I made a commitment to all you folks,

Nick Saban once called Vanderbilt the easiest SEC venue, now he's jumping on their bandwagon after their historic rise.

Nick Saban has a new look. The legendary Alabama head coach and College GameDay host is on-site for Mizzou at Vanderbilt, what should be one of the best games of Week 9. And at first, he wasn’t doing much for his popularity poll in Nashville – insisting that for a time, Vanderbilt didn’t exactly strike fear into opponents.

See our predictions, picks for Vanderbilt football's matchup with Missouri as Diego Pavia plays at FirstBank Stadium with "College GameDay" in town.