Tom Stephenson: The easy answer is that Vanderbilt played with zero urgency for most of the game, but that’s belied by the fact that the Commodores, up by four points in the closing minutes, allowed Tennessee State to drive down and very nearly score to take the lead.
In my opinion, the offense should be fine. Kyle Shurmur just isn’t going to throw two interceptions in bad spots on a regular basis, and Derek Mason can go with Javan Rice on field goals to fix that issue. The defense, though, seems to have some pretty severe issues.