The Vanderbilt Commodores have been a work in progress ever since Derek Mason was hired as the team's head coach in Jan. 2014, but a 6-6 regular season punctuated by a couple of wins over SEC foes reportedly has the third-year boss primed for a raise.
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Wednesday, Nov. 30
According to ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg, the two sides "have started discussions about a revised contract that would include a raise and more years."
The Commodores started the season in inauspicious fashion after they lost four of their first six games, but back-to-back wins over the Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee State Tigers propelled them back to 4-4 on the year.