September 9, 2015: Vanderbilt hosts Western Kentucky at Dudley Field. The Commodores lost to the Hilltoppers 14-12.
This season for Vanderbilt football, though, that may very well be the case.
In late December of 2014, head coach Derek Mason hired James Dobson as the head strength coach from his same position at the University of Nebraska, and there are already clear changes with the team.
“(Last season, our strength and conditioning program) was very conservative, not really rigorous at times,” said Jay Woods, defensive tackle. “Some days we would have a cool off day, but this year Coach Dobson and his staff have done a tremendous job pushing us to the limit, pushing us to the end, and getting us to where we need to be for game day.