The Vanderbilt program has improved in several ways -- especially on defense -- since Derek Mason’s disappointing first season as coach in 2014.
Above all others, quarterback is the spot that remains a gigantic question mark after another season of uncertainty at the position ended with freshman Kyle Shurmur as the starter. Was he the missing piece that will bring life to Vandy’s offense in 2016?
2015 in review: The Commodores finished second-to-last in the SEC in passing offense last season (171.