July 27, 2017
By Zac Ellis
VUCommodores.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt football opens fall camp on Monday, July 31, and as head coach Derek Mason enters his fourth season on campus, he likely hasn’t had a Commodore roster with this much experience. Mason heads into the 2017 season with a veteran group of Dores looking to take another step in the SEC following the program’s bowl berth a year ago.
Mason sat down with the Commodore Insider Podcast to assess his Vanderbilt team as it enters preseason practice. The coach discusses Kyle Shurmur’s maturation at quarterback, Ralph Webb’s durability in the backfield, how the Commodores plan to replace Zach Cunningham on defense and much more. Plus, Mason reflects on how he has grown as a head coach in the SEC as he prepares for his fourth season at Vanderbilt.