With Vanderbilt’s football season over, it’s time to start looking ahead to 2022. The early signing period is a couple of weeks away, but first, we’re going to take a look at who all is returning for the Commodores next season.
As of right now, a total of eight players have entered the transfer portal. I’m assuming those guys are gone, and while the NCAA granted everybody who was on the roster in 2020 an extra year of eligibility, I’m assuming that anybody who has played four years at Vanderbilt — whether they’re a fourth-year player who hasn’t redshirted or a fifth-year senior — is gone as well (with the exception of a couple of guys who I’ve heard are returning); but either way, such a player would not count against Vanderbilt’s scholarship limit were they to return.