Listen to all the calls of Vanderbilt’s miracle win over NC State

Vanderbilt beat NC State on Saturday in one of the most stunning, improbable college football finishes you will ever see.

NC State led 31-28 and had fourth-and-3 at their own 5-yard line with six seconds remaining. Fearing a blocked punt or a short punt to give Vanderbilt strong field position or the chance for a touchdown return, the Wolfpack opted to try to take a safety and run as much time off the clock as they could.

However, that went horribly. NC State quarterback CJ Bailey was tackled and fumbled, with Vanderbilt’s Cayden Daniels recovering the fumble in the end zone for a Commodores touchdown.

It appeared to be a walk-off touchdown initially, but replay review determined that there was one second remaining. NC State was unable to do much on its play after the ensuing kickoff, and Vanderbilt came away with an unbelievable 35-31 win in Nashville.  The Commodores never led the game until the final second.

Taylor Zarzour and Matt Stinchcomb had the television call for SEC Network.

VANDERBILT WINS IN A MIRACLE OVER NC STATE!

NC State tried to run down the clock and take a safety… but fumbled in the end zone. Vandy recovered for a TD.

(Officials put 1 second on the clock after review, but Vandy held on)

Here’s how it looked and sounded on SEC Network. pic.twitter.com/JXmRMlGHu6

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 19, 2026

Zarzour: “THE BALL CAME OUT! AND VANDERBILT RECOVERED THE FOOTBALL!… And how on Earth do you explain this if you’re NC State?”

“You really can’t,” Stinchcomb responded.

For that kind of finish, you can’t help but be curious about how the radio calls for each team sounded. You can listen here, with longtime sports media Timothy Burke putting together a video featuring radio calls from Vanderbilt and NC State:

AS CALLED BY ANDREW ALLEGRETTA ON VANDERBILT RADIO AND MATT CHAZANOW ON NC STATE RADIO:

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— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog.xyz) September 19, 2026 at 1:33 PM

Andrew Allegretta had the Vanderbilt radio call.

“YOU’VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!” Allegretta exclaimed. “ONE OF THE MOST IMPROBABLE FINISHES IN THE HISTORY OF VANDERBILT FOOTBALL… NO WAY!”

Matt Chazanow had the NC State radio play-by-play duties.

“They say it’s a touchdown!” a stunned Chazanow explained. “That’s unbelievable.”

And here’s video of Allegretta going wild in the booth while making the call.

What a day to be Black & Gold! ⚓️⚓️

🎥 INSIDE THE BOOTH for the improbable finish versus NC State‼️@VandyFootball | #AnchorDown 🏈🏈 pic.twitter.com/tUePpARYpX

— Andrew Allegretta (@AAllegretta) September 19, 2026