Clark Lea of Vanderbilt football welcomes fourth child

Vanderbilt football coach Clark Lea and his wife, Allison, welcomed their fourth child, Miles Murphy Lea, on Oct. 31, the program announced.VUFB welcomes newest member Miles Murphy Lea! Oct. 31, 2026 pic.twitter.com/TY6fV5LFqs— Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) November 1, 2026The Leas have three other children: Clark III (often referred to as "C3"), 14; Mara, 11; and Jack, 9.Vanderbilt (3-5, 0-5 SEC) was on an open week when Miles was born. This is the first child Clark Lea has had since taking the Commodores job, with Jack being born while Clark was working at Notre Dame, Mara while he was at Wake Forest and Clark III while at Bowling Green.Vanderbilt will hit the road to face Mississippi State (4-4, 2-4) in Starkville on Nov. 7 (3:15 p.m. CT, SEC Network) at Davis-Wade Stadium. The Commodores have yet to win an SEC game this season, with losses to Kentucky, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Georgia and Auburn, and wins over Austin Peay, Delaware and NC State.Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X @aria_gerson.This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Clark Lea of Vanderbilt football welcomes fourth child