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Vanderbilt could turn to women's soccer player for kicking duties

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Vanderbilt could make college football history on Saturday.

Due to COVID-19 protocols landing a handful of the team's specialists in quarantine, Commodores women's soccer team goalkeeper Sarah Fuller could be used for kicking duties versus Missouri.

"She's got a strong leg, we'll see what that yields," head coach Derek Mason said Wednesday, according to ESPN's Adam Rittenberg. "... Sarah's an option. She seems to be a pretty good option, so we'll figure out what that looks like on Saturday."

"(We) had her out, had a chance to look at what she can do with a football," Mason added, according to The Athletic's Peter Baugh. "She's really good with a soccer ball, seems like she's pretty good with a football, too."

Fuller practiced with Vanderbilt's football team on Tuesday, though she didn't take a snap.

If she plays against Missouri, it's believed Fuller would be the first woman to participate in a Power 5 football game, according to ESPN's Alex Scarborough.

Becca Longo made history in 2018 as the first woman to be offered a college football scholarship. However, she suffered an injury and didn't appear in a game.

The Commodores are 0-7 this season.

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