Vanderbilt spring kickoff
Vanderbilt announced the kickoff time for its Black & Gold Spring Game — the program is using the event to showcase offseason progress and attract recruits ahead of the 2026 season. Spring games are a quick read on depth charts and who’s pushing for starting reps right now. (x.com)
Tickets for the spring game will be complimentary and available to claim via VUCommodores.com beginning April 2 at 10 a.m. CT. (vucommodores.com) (vucommodores.com) Seating will be general admission in the main bowl, with premium South End Zone Commodore Club options for purchase that include complimentary food and drinks and access to a cash bar; NCC members get early premium access ahead of the public window. (vucommodores.com) (vucommodores.com) Fans will enter through Gate 2/Frist Family Gate (Natchez Trace and Jess Neely Dr.) or Gate 3 (near Hawkins Field), and parking will be free in the 25th Avenue Garage or the VUMC “Flat Lots.” (vucommodores.com) (vucommodores.com) Vandyville is relocating to Jess Neely Drive for the spring game and will feature inflatables, face painting, sponsor activations, a Kids’ Zone open 11 a.m.–12:45 p.m., the Vanderbilt Team Store, and a performance by musical artist Jake Matthew. (vucommodores.com) (vucommodores.com) The event is billed as the first look at Clark Lea’s sixth-edition Commodores after Lea’s 2025 campaign that earned him the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award and produced Vanderbilt’s first 10-win season and an AP ranking as high as No. 9. (vucommodores.com) (vucommodores.com) Limited season tickets remain for the 2026 campaign, the season opens Sept. 5 against Austin Peay at FirstBank Stadium, and fans can purchase season tickets through the Vanderbilt Ticket Office or at the Season Ticket Sales Tent during the spring game. (vucommodores.com) (vucommodores.com)
