The Sports Credential Essentials—September 2022

Tennessee Titans and Vanderbilt football is here, and fans can expect a busy month filled with football, as well as Nashville SC as their season begins to wind down.

Vanderbilt will welcome Elon for their first home game at the newly named FirstBank Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 3. A week later on Sept. 10, Vandy will host No. 22 Wake Forest and SEC Network will be on campus all weekend with on-scene coverage of their live programs.

After a long training camp with lots of questions around certain positions, Derrick Henry, Ryan Tannehill and the Titans are back at Nissan Stadium for its Week 1 matchup against the New York Giants on Sept. 11. The Titans will then head to Buffalo on Sept. 19 in a huge early season game against the Bills for Monday Night Football on ESPN. Tennessee heads back home to host the Las Vegas Raiders on Sept. 25.

The Titans finalized their 53-man roster on Tuesday, naming Malik Willis as their official backup, Hassan Haskins as Henry’s backup, and keeping wide receivers Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and 2022 fifth round draft pick Kyle Philips.

Nashville SC’s season is coming to a close and the standings are getting tighter as the playoffs loom. Hany Mukhtar has become a must-see as he now leads MLS in goals (19) and goals+assists ratio (30), and following his hat trick against Colorado on Aug. 31.

NSC have three games in the month of September with two games at GEODIS Park. The Boys in Gold are coming off three straight wins where they’ve outscored their opponents 11-1. This month, the Boys in Gold take on Austin FC and LA Galaxy at home on Sept. 3 and Sept. 10.

In late September, the Nashville Predators will be back on the ice for the NHL Preseason and will host a split-sqaud double header against the Florida Panther on Sept. 26. The Preds will then face 2022 Eastern Conference champions Tampa Bay Lightning to close out the month on Sept. 30.

For more events and games, head to The Sports Credential calendar.

SEPT 3
Nashville SC vs. Austin FC at GEODIS Park
Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt vs. Elon at FirstBank Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee

Titans Foundation 5K
Nashville, Tennessee

SEPT 10
Nashville SC vs. LA Galaxy at GEODIS Park
Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt vs. Wake Forest at FirstBank Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee

SEPT 11
Tennessee Titans vs. New York Giants at Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee

SEPT 15
Metro Sports Authority Board Meeting at Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee

SEPT 17
Middle Tennessee State University vs. Tennessee State
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

SEPT 19
Tennessee Titans at the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo, New York

Smashville Showdown Charity Event with the Predators & Vanderbilt at Hawkins Field
Nashville, Tennessee

SEPT 25
Tennessee Titans vs. Las Vegas Raiders at Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee

SEPT 26
Nashville Predators vs. Florida Panthers at Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee

SEPT 30
Nashville Predators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee

Steven Boero