It goes without saying that about the only thing keeping Ke’Shawn Vaughn from owning every rushing record at Vanderbilt is the fact that he spent the first two years of his career at Illinois.
Now, Vaughn is gone, the third-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, after a season in which he rushed for 1028 yards and 9 touchdowns on 198 carries. Arguably, Vaughn was even better as a junior, when he rushed 157 times for 1244 yards and 12 touchdowns; his reduced production as a senior frankly came down to Vanderbilt having a retooled offensive line and little threat from the passing game.