Clark Lea continues to rack up the postseason recognition following the end of Vanderbilt’s 2025 football season. Lea was named a finalist for the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award.

After securing the program's first-ever double-digit win season, head coach Clark Lea finds himself navigating through the offseason. That includes the transfer portal, which opened on Friday and will run through Jan. 16.

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After Iowa and Vanderbilt enjoyed two days of fun at Busch Gardens and Clearwater Beach, it hardly felt like a football game between two AP Top-25 teams was about to commence.  But when Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz and Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea walked into the Hyatt House media hotel dressed in

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia apologized for a controversial Instagram post after finishing as the Heisman runner-up. Coach Clark Lea expressed support for Pavia, attributing the post to emotion and noting the player's competitive passion. Lea stated ...

Vanderbilt Football’s historic season came to a bitter end Saturday with a 34-27 loss to Iowa in the ReliaQuest Bowl, as an early hole and defensive breakdowns

Heisman comments, Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea chose to stand behind him instead of suspending him for the ReliaQuest Bowl.

Clark Lea addressed Diego Pavia’s controversial social media posts following the Heisman Trophy ceremony, offering a lengthy defense of his quarterback while acknowledging that the whole thing crossed a line. “I regretted the fact that he put that out ...