Sarah Fuller remains on Vanderbilt football's roster and will travel for the team's upcoming game against Georgia
- Sarah Fuller — who made history Saturday as the first woman to participate in a Power 5 football game — is sticking with the Vanderbilt football team.
- The women's soccer goalie turned Commodores kicker is still on the football roster despite the dismissal of head coach Derek Mason last week.
- Interim head coach Todd Fitch told reporters Tuesday that Fuller will take the trip to Georgia this weekend and may see the field against the No. 11 Bulldogs Saturday afternoon.
Sarah Fuller could be hitting the gridiron again.
The Vanderbilt women's soccer goalie turned football kicker made history Saturday as the first woman to participate in a Power 5 college football game, and the Commodores coaching staff is sticking with the senior soccer star heading into the team's next contest.
Interim head coach Todd Fitch confirmed during a Tuesday call with media that Fuller has continued to practice with his team. Fitch — who took over the program after former head coach Derek Mason's dismissal last week — added that Fuller will travel to Athens, Georgia, this weekend ahead of Vanderbilt's game against the No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs.
"She'll be with us on the trip to Georgia and we're going to put the best people out there," Fitch said, per ESPN. "If she's our best option we'll continue with her and we'll do the best we can for the team."
The school's football team initially called on Fuller after COVID-19 protocols forced a number of the Commodores' specialists into quarantine. Fitch confirmed that the players in question remain ineligible for his team.
Though she boasts an impressive leg, Fuller didn't have a chance to showcase her full strength during Saturday's 41-0 blowout loss. The SEC Special Teams Player of the Week only kicked once during the lopsided affair, and though she perfectly executed a squib kick for the team, the 30-yard placement wasn't close to the powerful boot the netminder has displayed during soccer games.
Perhaps she'll put it to use on Saturday. She sits atop Vanderbilt's depth chart and is the only kicker currently listed ahead of this weekend's game, according to Yahoo! Sports. And that's just fine by Fuller, who had previously said that she's "sticking around until someone tells me to go."
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