Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Game Time, TV Information Announced

Kentucky’s SEC opener will be an early kick. Game times for September 23 were just released and Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt in Nashville will kick off at Noon ET/11 a.m. CT. It will air live on the SEC Network.

Here are the rest of the SEC game times for September 23:

GAME	TIME	NETWORK
Auburn at Texas A&M	Noon ET / 11 AM CT	ESPN
Kentucky at Vanderbilt	Noon ET / 11 AM CT	SEC Network
Ole Miss at Alabama	3:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM CT	CBS
UTSA at Tennessee	4 PM ET / 3 PM CT	SEC Network
Arkansas at LSU	7 PM ET / 6 PM CT	ESPN
Charlotte at Florida	7 PM ET / 6 PM CT	SEC Network+/ESPN+
UAB at Georgia	7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT	ESPN2
Mississippi State at South Carolina	7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT	SEC Network
Missouri vs. Memphis (St. Louis, Mo.)	7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT	ESPNU

Vanderbilt is 2-1 this season, beating Hawaii (35-28) and Alabama A&M (47-13) before losing at Wake Forest on Saturday (36-20). Quarterback AJ Swann has 766 yards (60-98), eight touchdowns, and three interceptions through three games. Will Sheppard is his favorite target, with 20 catches for 217 yards and six touchdowns thus far. On the ground, the ‘Dores are led by Patrick Smith, who has 27 carries for 157 yards and a touchdown, and Sedrick Alexander, who has 24 carries for 117 yards and two touchdowns.

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Vanderbilt Stadium undergoing major renovations

If you want to see the Cats vs. the Dores in person, go ahead and get your ticket. Capacity at Vanderbilt’s FirstBank Stadium is reduced from 39,790 to 28,500 this season as the venue undergoes extensive renovations. The south and north end zones are completely gone to make way for a new basketball practice facility, student-athlete dining hall, and stadium premium seating options. The upgrades are part of a $300 million investment and are expected to be completed in 2024.

Until then, Vanderbilt’s stadium, much like the rest of Nashville, is a construction zone. Fittingly, a temporary video/scoreboard is suspended from cranes in one of the end zones during games. The visitor’s locker room is a giant tent, which was the subject of many jokes online after Vanderbilt’s Week Zero game vs. Hawaii, but the tent is equipped with showers and bathrooms and is nicer than Vandy’s old visitor’s locker room, which is saying something.

Tickets for the Kentucky game are still available on Vanderbilt’s website ranging from $75 to $110. Typically, the visitor’s sections are V and U, which are still intact, but, if years past are any indication, you’ll be near blue wherever you sit. There are several road closures, new walking routes, and entrance changes, but we’ll cover those closer to kickoff. For more information, check out Vanderbilt’s website.

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