Vanderbilt remembers Doster

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Vanderbilt has dedicated its season to running back Kwane Doster, who was shot to death last December while in Florida for the holidays.<br> <br> The Commodores have kept Doster&#39;s locker set up.<br> <br> ``As far as we&#39;re concerned, he&#39;s still a member of our team this year and will be with us,&#39;&#39; coach Bobby Johnson said this week.<br> <br> Vanderbilt&#39;s players have worn a decal on their helmets, and the Commodores will have a ceremony in Doster&#39;s honor at their home opener next Saturday against Mississippi.<br> <br> Arkansas faced Vanderbilt for the first time since 1995 Saturday night. The teams won&#39;t wait nearly as long before their next meeting.<br> <br> The Razorbacks will play Vanderbilt next year and again in 2010 and 2011. In 2002, the Southeastern Conference adopted a schedule format in which teams play their five division opponents, as well as one permanent and two rotating non-division opponents each season. Each school faces every SEC member at least four times during a 10-year span.<br> <br> Briefly ...<br> <br> Vanderbilt freshman defensive end Steven Stone was a high school teammate of Arkansas tailback Peyton Hillis&#39; at Conway. Their 2003 team went 11-2. ... Arkansas&#39; matchup with Vanderbilt marked the Razorbacks&#39; earliest start to SEC play since 2001, when they lost to Tennessee in the season&#39;s second week.<br> <br> (Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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