Wednesday, July 16, at 6:30 p.m. in Carpenter Chapel
Vanderbilt football coach Clark Lea will be in dialogue with Clay to discuss “Culture, Values, N.I.L., and the Landscape of College Football” on Wednesday, July 16, at 6:30 p.m. in Carpenter Chapel.
Lea has been the head football coach at Vanderbilt since 2021 after previously serving as the defensive coordinator at Notre Dame from 2018 to 2020. Vanderbilt’s 2024 campaign marked one of the best turnarounds in the nation and resulted in a Birmingham Bowl victory. Among his accomplishments, Lea led the team to its first win over the nation’s #1 team in program history, its first win over an AP top-five team in program history, and its first time with wins over Alabama and Auburn in the same season since 1955. Lea’s defense was instrumental in the turnaround as the ‘Dores held opponents to 23.4 points per game on the season, the lowest total by Vanderbilt since 2015 (21.0).