“The first year they sleep, the second year they creep, the third year they leap.”
As Derek Mason heads into his third year at Vanderbilt, he’s hoping that common gardening phrase also holds true for his football team.
His first year didn’t go so well. The Commodores went 3-9 and failed to win an SEC game. There was improvement from Year 1 to Year 2, though, as they won two conference games and finished 4-8 overall. But 2016 is their year to take the next step and leap.
It was no surprise then that the team had a little extra bounce in its step when spring practice began last week.