“All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much,” George Harrison once said. Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea turned 42 on Saturday, Nov. 11. Unfortunately for Lea, his birthday wasn’t so celebratory. South Carolina ate up all of his birthday cake. On Saturday, the Vanderbilt Commodores (2-9) lost their ninth.
Vanderbilt will travel to Gainesville, Fla., with one foot in the grave after surrendering its fourth loss of the season at the hands of the Missouri Tigers. Senior quarterback Ken Seals made his first start in two seasons after getting the nod over struggling sophomore AJ Swann. However, Seals could not seal the deal and.
Since The Hustler’s last mailbag, a lot has happened with Vanderbilt Football. The Commodores sit at 2-2 entering SEC play, thanks to home victories against Hawaii and Alabama A&M. Vanderbilt is on a two-game losing skid, though, after falling to Wake Forest and UNLV, committing seven turnovers in those two games combined. As has been.
After two imperfect wins over Hawaii and Alabama A&M, Vanderbilt could not escape their mistakes during their road opener at Wake Forest. Poorly timed interceptions, pass interference calls and a seeming reversion of their run defense to the struggles of last season’s unit rendered the Commodores losers by 16 to the Demon Deacons. However, sitting.
Now two weeks into its season, Vanderbilt is beginning to get an idea of its strengths and weaknesses. Still, it’s difficult to gauge expectations considering that both of its first two games came against significantly weaker programs, non-Power 5 programs in Hawaii and Alabama A&M. Perhaps the Commodores’ biggest strength is their air attack. With.