In the first half of Saturday night’s game against Georgia, Vanderbilt seemed to have the right game plan to at least put a scare into the Bulldogs. After the teams traded punts on their first drives, Vanderbilt got down the field in a hurry after a 43-yard run by Ke’Shawn Vaughn, but had to settle for a field goal after Khari Blasingame got stuffed on 3rd-and-1 at the Georgia 5.
That was the story of the first half. Offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig’s oft-criticized ball control offense was working in the first half, except when it wasn’t.