Tennessee 2018 Opponent Preview: Vanderbilt Commodores

If the Vanderbilt Commodores football program has anything to hang their hat on as the 2018 season approaches, it’s their success against in-state rival Tennessee in recent years.

Vandy has defeated the Vols the last two years (42-24 last season) and four out of the last six matchups.

Head coach Derek Mason is looking for much more this year from the Commodores than just handling Tennessee. Vandy finished 1-7 in the SEC and 5-7 overall in 2017. They are expected to do more of the same this year — at least by the SEC media — who projects the ‘Dores to finish last in the east division.

It may be the year of the quarterback in the SEC and Kyle Shurmur more than holds his own. As Shurmur goes, so…