We conclude our team-by-team preview of the SEC this week with a look at a Vanderbilt team that many believe might break through this season.
Key question heading into Week 1: Can the Commodores improve on offense? The defense was ranked top 10 nationally in efficiency last year, and with eight starters returning, that unit should be strong again this season. The offense, though, remains a question mark. It has been a problem area for Derek Mason since he has been at Vanderbilt, and the revolving door at the quarterback position hasn’t helped. But Mason has already named Kyle Shurmur the starter for 2016, and the hope is Shurmur, who started five of the team’s final six games last year, can keep the job all season.