Some solid picks. Often considered the punching bag of the SEC when it comes to football, Vanderbilt has been on a hot streak over the past two years. After decades and decades of disappointment on the football field, last year, coach Clark Lea and quarterback Diego Pavia, along with the addition of Jerry Kill as an advisor and analyst, shocked many fans of the SEC and went 7-6, along with two stunning upsets against then-top-ranked Alabama and Auburn to close the season. Flash forward to this year, and Vanderbilt has turned itself into a real threat to the SEC. The Commodores came out of the gate with wins on the road at Virginia Tech and South Carolina, along with dominant performances against Georgia State and Utah State, to start the season 5-0 before falling at Alabama. But last week, with LSU visiting Nashville, the ‘Dores proved that they’re the real deal by knocking off the top-20 Tigers and cementing themselves as legitimate contenders in a wide-open SEC. With a ton of momentum heading into the past weekend, Vanderbilt was selected to host ESPN’s College Gameday this week for just the second time ever, and they did not disappoint. Beyond booking Kenny Chesney and Dierks Bentley to deliver a killer set during the pregame show, the Commodores took care of business on the football field. In a defensive battle, Vandy took down 19th-ranked Missouri en route to a 17-10 victory. Even before the game and eventual win, the vibes were at an all-time high on Vanderbilt’s campus. So much so, in fact, that members of the university’s highly-touted baseball program were there to show support for their fellow athletes. While the baseball team was in attendance, ESPN’s Katie Feeney, who recently interviewed Luke Combs when he drafted his hilarious all-country music football team, met with some players to ask them their favorite country walk-up songs for the season — a pretty fitting question considering they’re playing Music City. As we know, country music (along with Latin music) has dominated the MLB’s list of walk-up songs for the past few years. Famously, Chris Stapleton’s “White Horse” topped the list of most-used songs in the MLB this year, along with the likes of Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down,” Blake Shelton’s “God’s Country” and Luke Combs’ “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” all placing in the Top 5. And for Vandy, it seems like country music is pretty popular among their players as well. As expected, plenty of players showed love for Morgan Wallen with his Lil Durk collaboration, “Broadway Girls,” his ERNEST-backed #1 hit, “Cowgirls,” and, of course, his ode to the 1998 Atlanta Braves, “’98 Braves,” all being mentioned. Other shoutouts included Cody Johnson’s “Welcome to the Show,” (a fantastic pick I might add), Brooks & Dunn’s “Brand New Man,” (the Luke Combs version specifically), Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down,” Zach Top’s “Sounds Like the Radio” and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” Ignoring the Shaboozey pick, the track outfielder Tommy Goodin picked and described as “kinda fire,” you gotta love to see the Vandy boys picking the likes of Top, Johnson and Brooks & Dunn for their walk-ups. Of course, I would have loved to see the ever-popular “Loud and Heavy” from Cody Jinks and even some Eric Church or Stapleton in the mix, but it’s not a bad showing from the team overall. Watch here: @katiefeeneyy What would your walk-up song be? @vandyboys @College GameDay @ESPN #vandyboys #vanderbilt #country #baseball #collegegameday ♬ original sound – Katie Feeney “Welcome To The Show” “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” “’98 Braves” The post Vanderbilt Baseball Players Sound Off On Their Favorite Country Music Walkup Songs Including Johnny Cash, Morgan Wallen, Cody Johnson & More first appeared on Whiskey Riff.