Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason wants his players to use last season’s Independence Bowl loss to North Carolina State as motivation in 2017.
The Wolfpack rolled to a 41-17 win and the Commodores finished 6-7.
“We didn’t finish the way we wanted to,” Mason told reporters Monday before the Commodores’ opened preseason camp. “That taste is a little sour for this group. This group understands exactly what we wanted to do and what we didn’t get done. We left something on the table. That’s got to be fuel. It’s got to fuel you. You got to know and understand you want to win.