Vaughn's 3 touchdowns spark Vandy past Arkansas, 45-31

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason had some fun this week at the expense of running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn , jokingly calling the junior "fat man" as he returned to practice after missing 10 days with an injury. Mason might want to consider poking his bear of a running back more in the future after his performance on Saturday. Led by a refreshed Vaughn, the Commodores earned their first Southeastern Conference victory of the season with a 45-31 win over Arkansas. The 5-foot-10, 222-pound Vaughn did much of the damage, rushing 26 times for 172 yards and three touchdowns in leading Vanderbilt (4-5, 1-4) to its first SEC win since a victory over Tennessee to end last season. Vaughn's effort came a week after he missed the Commodores sluggish loss against Kentucky, and it was just in time for a team that had lost three in a row and five of its last six.