Vanderbilt Commodores Preview 2022: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Vanderbilt season with what you need to know and keys to the season.
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Vanderbilt Commodores Preview
Head Coach: Clark Lea, 2-10, 2nd year at Vanderbilt
2021 Preview: Overall: 2-10, Conference: 0-8
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Vanderbilt Commodores Preview 2022
So the first year under head coach Clark Lea was … rough.
It was a 2-10 run that started with a blowout loss to East Tennessee State, came way too close to being 0-12 – no SEC team should’ve beaten 2021 UConn by anything less than 30; it was a 30-28 victory – and it was a tough watch from beginning to end.
However, Lea can coach defense – that’s how he made his reputation – and he can recruit.
The 2022 recruiting class might not seem like much to most SEC teams, but it was a top 40ish overall haul full of a slew of very promising players who should see time right away. That’s where the improvement is about to come – the talent level is better.
This isn’t a totally impossible situation, but the SEC has become unfairly awesome, and now it’s up to Vanderbilt to find a niche.
It might be on defense, and with a tough running game, and with a team that will be physical on both sides of the ball.
Nothing massive will happen overnight, but the 2022 team will be better. That’s a start.
Vanderbilt Commodores Preview 2022: Offense
The offense needs something it can rely on.
It was a struggle to move the ball, score, everything – it scored 17 points or fewer six times and only came up with more than 24 twice. The offense averaged just 313 yards and 16 points per game, with nothing happening down the field.
There’s experience, and it starts with an offensive front that has to generate a better push. It wasn’t bad in pass protection, and there were moments for the ground…
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