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Anchor Drop, October 1, 2020: The best defensive line in the country?

Good morning.

Optional Musical Accompaniment

Okay, so, let’s talk about this thing that’s been making the rounds on these here interwebs all week, because vucommodores.com is:

No, I don’t know what goes into that rating, either, but “highest-graded defensive line in the country last week” sounds good, so let’s go with it! The thing is, as I wrote in the preseason mailbag, Vanderbilt’s defensive line was actually the position group I had the most confidence in going into the season. Dayo Odeyingbo is a legitimate star, and then there are all sorts of interesting prospects on the line to the point that a guy like Rutger Reitmaier was barely seen on Saturday night.