The Vanderbilt Commodores had a new quarterback on Saturday. Mo Hasan got his first career start, and did okay under the circumstances.
Still, the offense was only mildly improved. 5.2 yards per play is hardly anything to write home about, and a 34.4 percent success rate is actually bad. The reason why that was enough to win was because the defense had easily its best game of the year, and probably its best since the Tennessee game last year. But that performance came against a woeful team that was ready for the season to be over; this was against a Top 25 squad.