The last time Notre Dame played an SEC team, it didn’t go so well, falling to eventual national runner-up Georgia about 53 weeks ago. Vanderbilt, however, is not a program of the same caliber as the Bulldogs. The Commodores are currently 2-0 with dominant wins against Middle Tennessee State and Nevada, but they also have not finished with a winning record since 2013, encompassing all of head coach Derek Mason’s four-year tenure.
Is this Vanderbilt team different? Are these Commodores capable of knocking off the No. 8 Irish? Let’s ask Adam Sparks of The Tennessean.