Anchor Drop, September 16, 2020: Another DB in the portal

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So, for the second day in a row, a Vanderbilt defensive back has announced he’s transferring. This time, it’s Tre Douglas:

Both Douglas and Tae Daley (who announced his transfer on Monday) were upperclassmen who weren’t projected to start, but seriously: why now?

Derek Mason liked what he saw in practice on Tuesday, though, and Adam Sparks talked about the quarterback competition and, uh, thanks for reminding us of this:

There’s a fine line between freshman quarterbacks who grow or regress with early playing time in tough circumstances. In 2014, Wade Freebeck played in five games as a Vanderbilt freshman for a…