The coaching career of Butch Davis

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Welcome to another edition of sports scenter John Buccigross here to report that Vanderbilt has hired Butch Davis to be their new head coach. Butch served as miami's head coach from 1995-2000, then he moved on to the cleveland browns from 2001-2004, he also coach at north carolina from 2007-2010.
Butch's overall record is 63-43.

Vanderbilt's athletic director David Williams released this statement ''We felt like amongst all the candidates for the position butch was the best fit for what we're trying to accomplish. Coach Davis' record of success is extraordinary, but even more impressive is his passion for not only the game of football, but also creating an atmosphere in which student-atheletes can succeed. “We launched this search with several priorities, but our primary focus was to identify someone who shared our commitment to integrity, academics and winning championships. We're thrilled to welcome Coach Davis to Vanderbilt."

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Posted 1/16/2014 by shane Lee

Vanderbilt football has named their new coaching staff

Head Coach - Butch Davis

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks - Jeff Tedford

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive backs - Greg Schiano

Wide Receivers/Tight end - Chuck Scott

Offensive line - Cosmo Solone

Running Backs - Will Graves

Defensive line - Kermit Cooper

Linebackers - Pepper Dolan

Strength and Conditioning - Cal Thompkins

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Good morning folks this is another edition of mike and mike in the morning. Im your host mike greenberg to bring you all the latest new in the sports world. We all were informed yesterday that butch davis did indeed accept the job at vanderbilt. My initial thoughts on this was its an ok hire not a homerun but about what you expect for vanderbilt. Guys like Ed Orgeron are still available it makes you think you know? The most interesting thing is the fact that he brought in jeff tedford and greg schiano who worked with him as an assistant at miami. Schiano is the second highest paid assistant coach behind only kirby smart of alabama. What are your thought mike golic? I like the hire if you look at the amount of players coach davis has sent to the nfl it's just staggering. James franklin had this team go 9-4 a year ago so they're some talent on the roster it's going to be interesting to see what this seasoned staff can do with this program. thats all for today thanks for tuning in everybody

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Butch Davis - ''Spring practice is underway I told all the guys that every position was open. just because you started last year doesnt mean you'll start this year. They have to earn a starting spot. We're going to be doing extensive drills and pushing them to their limits so when game day comes they're in cruise control. Our depth chart will be released 2 weeks before the season starts.'''

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Vanderbilt spring recap Commodores starters are released

Quarterbacks - C- Patton Robinette flashed potential but lacked poise in the pocket. Josh Grady added a scrambling dynamic however lacked accuracy on deep throws

Runnigbacks - B Junior Jerron Seymour looked good in spring drills bouncing off of tackles, also showed great patience for holes to open up.
Brian Kimbrow was electric and a homerun threat each time he got the ball

Wide Receivers/Tight End - B- Senior Chris Boyd flashed dominance when ever the quarterbacks threw in his area. the rest of the group looked really young

Offensive Line - C+ In the run game the offense showed promise, opening up lanes for the runningbacks. in passing situations the group struggled a bit with blitz pick up

Defensive line - C+ Junior Caleb Azubike had four sacks in one spring game. the rest of the unit was solid and played fairly consistent

Linebackers - B Coach Greg Schiano was raving about how fundamentally sound they were. this unit was solid all spring

Secondary - C+ Freshman Richard Atkinson swatted a would be touch down out of Jehu Chessons hands. This is a young group that needs experience simple mistakes where made when it came to zone coverage

Special Teams - C George Carey showed he doesnt have the leg to get those 50+ yarders consistently the closer the better. i'd imagine in a year or two of strength and conditioning will help his leg strength

Vanderbilt Commodores Depth Chart -
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Chris Boyd(91)Sr	Latevius Rayford(76)Fr	Alan Benson(75)Fr
TE	Steven Scheu(85)Jr	Kris Kentera(81)Jr	Dillon Vanderwal(79)Jr	Mitchell Parsons(72)Fr
LT	Delandro Cooks(78)So
LG	Jake Bernstein(84)Jr	Will Holden(66)So
C	Joe Townsend(82)Sr	Spencer Pulley(81)Sr
RG	Barrett Gouger(80)So	Chase White(76)Sr	Kevin Mccoy(68)So
RT	Andrew Jelks(83)Jr	Andrew Bridges(77)Sr	Sean Dowling(74)Fr	Dwayne Rice(70)Fr
WR	Jordan Cunningham(76)So	Deandre Woods(75)Fr	Carlos Burse(75)Fr
QB	Patton Robinette(81)so	Josh Grady979)Jr	Derrick Johnson(74)Fr	Clinton Guidry(63)Jr
FB	Blake Gowder(68)Sr
HB	Jerron Seymour(86)Jr	Brian Kimbrow(84)Jr	Raphael Webb(73)So	David Patterson(72)Jr
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Jimmy Stewart(80)Jr	Stephen Weatherly(78)Jr	Andy Johnson(71)Fr
LDT	Vince Taylor(79)Sr	Barron Dixon(78)Jr	Jay Woods(73)Fr
RDT	Adam Butler(79)So	Ladarius Banks(78)So	Torey Agee(77)So
RDE	Caleb Azunike(84)Jr	Kyle Woesterman(77)Sr	Landon Stokes(70)Fr
WLB	Darreon Herring(81)Jr	Kellen Williams(80)Jr
MLB	Jake Sealand(80) Jr	Harding Harper(73)So	Nigel Bowden(73)Fr	Dusty Williams(71)Fr
SLB	Larry Franklin(80)Jr	Oren Burks(77)So
CB	Richard Atkinson(75)Fr	Tre Bell(74)So	Ryan White(72) Fr	Chris Andrew(65)Fr
SS	Corey Obrien(79)Fr	Andrew Williamson(78)Jr	Jalen Banks(73)Fr
FS	Jahmel Mcintosh(76)Jr	Randy Carpenter(63)Fr
CB	Paris Head(75)So	Torren Mcgaster(73)So	Nicholas Barron(69)Fr
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	George Carey(76)Fr
P	Colby Cooke(75)So

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Vanderbilt Schedule released

9/1 FCS Northwest
9/13 Umass
9/20 Wake Forest
10/4 at Ole Miss
10/11 Florida
10/18 at Gerogia
10/25 at Missouri
11/1 Texas A&M
11/8 at Kentucky
11/15 Tennessee
11/29 at army

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Posted Friday, January 17 ,2014

Vanderbilt 7 on 7 recap



Butch Davis hosted over 100 recruiting prospects at Vanderbilt today. Some of the names that showed up to the camp was a pleasant surprise. Quincy Smith a quarterback from florida looked great in 7 on 7 drills. The biggest surprise of the entire day was former USC commit david sills who dominated in the drills and was extremely accurated with the ball. Vanderbilt coach Jeff Tedford commented on Sill performance ''His proggression, reads, and footwork are advanced for a high schooler. I told him if he came here we would turn him into a first rounder.''

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Vanderbilt Commodores Targets Recruiting -
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Quincy Smith	QB	HS	East Bradenton,FL	6'0	215
Todd Cook	OG	HS	East Liverpool,OH	6'3	321
Grant Chapman	DE	HS	Lawrencenburg,TN	6'5	240
Vincent Hines	DT	HS	St. Simons,GA	6'2	286
Shawn Williams	WR	HS	Hueytown,AL	6'2	194
Erik Pierce	C	HS	Montevallo,AL	6'5	292
Leonard Wright	FS	HS	Childersburg,AL	6'4	207
Jimmy Tate	LB	HS	Dermott,AR	5'11	221
Kyle Randall	TE	HS	Lackawanna,NY	6'4	243
Bobby Peterson	LB	HS	Milan,TN	6'0	234
David Sills	QB	HS	Elkridge,MD	6'3	196
Brandon Sanders	FB	HS	Progress	6'0	237
Tim Osborne	C	HS	Thomasville,AL	6'1	282