On The Ball With Andrew Maraniss I Candice Lee

For the 100th episode of our podcast, we’re joined by Vanderbilt Athletic Director Candice Lee. On the eve of the 2026-2027 academic year, Sports Business Journal’s national AD of the Year talks about growing up in a military family, her journey from student-athlete to intern to AD, the state of college athletics, and the importance of the Vanderbilt Sports & Society Initiative.