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Memorial Magic is back! Read more about the men's revamped roster and women's experienced team.
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University

The Vanderbilt Hustler
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University since 1888
Memorial Magic is back! Read more about the men's revamped roster and women's experienced team.
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University

The Vanderbilt Hustler
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University
Memorial Magic is back! Read more about the men's revamped roster and women's experienced team.

The Hustler Sports 30 on VandyRadio: Football heads to Starkville, soccer wraps up regular season

The Hustler Sports 30 podcast is back—this week, the hosts discuss what went wrong with football, and what has gone well for soccer.
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By Simon Gibbs, Betsy Goodfriend, Alyssa Muir and Justin Hershey
Nov 5, 2020
Elijah Moore celebrates a career day against Vanderbilt on Oct. 31, 2020, scoring three touchdowns on 14 receptions for 238 yards. (Hustler Multimedia/Truman McDaniel)

On this week’s episode of the Hustler Sports 30, Simon Gibbs, Alyssa Muir, Betsy Goodfriend and Justin Hershey discuss the latest in Vanderbilt fall sports, which features two programs—football in soccer—heading in very different directions. While soccer is coming off a 2-0 win heading into the final regular season tilt, football is coming off a jarring 54-21 loss to Ole Miss.

https://soundcloud.com/vandyradio/the-hustler-sports-30-football-heads-to-starkville-soccer-wraps-up-regular-season

1:17 — Simon starts things off by recapping Vanderbilt’s 54-21 loss to Ole Miss, a game in which the Rebels broke numerous school records.

2:35 — The hosts discuss what exactly went wrong for the Commodores in this contest, from the secondary to the defensive front.

7:52 — Despite the high-scoring outcome, Vanderbilt’s offense, led by freshman Ken Seals, showed massive improvements.

14:00 — Is there any way that Vanderbilt wins its upcoming contest at Mississippi State? Who are you taking in the spread?

19:55 — Vanderbilt soccer is improving on all fronts, and that culminated in a 2-0 win against LSU last week. Heading into their final contest of the regular season, is there anything more they need to show you?

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About the Contributors
Simon Gibbs
Simon Gibbs, Former Sports Editor
Simon Gibbs (‘21) is the former Sports Editor for The Vanderbilt Hustler. He has been on staff since the first semester of his freshman year, previously serving as a Staff Writer, Senior Writer and Deputy Sports Editor. Simon is also the host of VU Sports Wired on Vanderbilt Video Productions and The Hustler Sports 30 on VandyRadio. Simon has attended several events as credentialed media, including the 2019 NFL Draft, 2019 College Baseball World Series and the 2019 SEC Tournament. Outside of his Commodore coverage, Simon has had bylines published on NHL.com and NashvillePredators.com. When he's not writing, you can find Simon watching his hometown New York Mets, waiting for that next ring. For tips, comments or concerns, please reach out to: [email protected]    
Betsy Goodfriend
Betsy Goodfriend, Former Deputy Sports Editor
Betsy Goodfriend ('21) was the Deputy Sports Editor for The Vanderbilt Hustler. She majored in Human and Organizational Development with a minor in Business. In her free time, she enjoys online shopping, creating to-do lists and watching football even if she has no interest in either team playing. She can be reached at [email protected].    
Alyssa Muir
Alyssa Muir, Former Deputy Sports Editor
Alyssa Muir ('21) was Deputy Sports Editor for The Vanderbilt Hustler. She majored in economics with minors in business and sociology. When she has free time, she can usually be found binge-watching Grey's Anatomy or rooting on her hometown teams, the Tampa Bay Rays and Tampa Bay Lightning. For tips and comments, feel free to reach out to: [email protected].    
Justin Hershey
Justin Hershey, Former Sports Editor
Justin Hershey ('22) was Sports Editor for The Vanderbilt Hustler. He has been on staff since freshman year, previously serving as a Staff Writer, Deputy Sports Editor and Lead Sports Analyst. He majored in human and organizational development with minors in business and economics. In addition to writing, he hosts The Hustler Sports 30 Podcast, enjoys playing golf and is waiting for his hometown Philadelphia 76ers to complete The Process. For tips and comments, feel free to reach out to: [email protected]