Vanderbilt Team Preview: 2010 Season

The Vanderbilt Commodores comes into the 2010 season looking to improve on last years dismal success, where they did not even win a conference game and only won twice. Bobby Johnson is hoping this season has far more success than last, and why not? They return All-SEC freshman of the year Warren Norman at runningback and dual-threat quaterback Larry Smith as well as three top targets from last years team in Udom Umoh, John Cole, and Brandon Barden. However there offensive line is suspect to say the least. On defense they have an under the radar star in linebacker Chris Marve to solidify their defense. Look for safety Sean Richardson to become a rising star in the SEC. If your a Commodore fan, you might have a bunch of playmakers returning but remember these players went 2-10 last year and did not notch a win in the SEC.

2010 Schedule and Predictions:
September 4 Northwestern L 24-28
September 11 LSU L 20-35
September 18 @ Ole Miss L 24-28
October 2 @ Connecticut L 31-34
October 9 Eastern Michigan W 56-0
October 16 @ Georgia L 7-28
October 23 South Carolina L 20-24
October 30 Arkansas L 28-35
November 6 Florida L 7-35
November 13 @ Kentucky L 14-35
November 20 Tennessee W 31-28
November 27 Wake Forest L 31- 34

Predicted Results: 2-10 Overall, 1-7 SEC 5th place Eastern Division

Depth Chart

Offense
QB- Larry Smith
RB- Warren Norman (pictured right)
WR- Brady Brown
WR- John Cole
WR- Udom Umoh
TE- Brandon Barden
OT- Ryan Seymour
OT- James Williams
OG- Kyle Fischer
OG- Chris Aaron
C- Joey Bailey
K- Ryan Fowler

Defense
DE- Tim Fugger
DE- Teriall Brannon
DT- T.J. Greenstone
DT- Rob Lohr
LB- John Stokes
LB- Chris Marve (picture left)
LB- Tristan Strong
CB- Casey Hayward
CB- Jamie Graham
FS- Sean Richardson
SS- Jay Fullam
P- Richard Kent

2009 Stat Leaders
QB- Larry Smith 106-227 cmp-att, 1126-yards, 46.7-cmp%, 4-2-td-int
RB-Warren Norman 145-car, 783-yards, 5.4-ypc, 3-td
RB- Zac Stacy 107-car, 478-yards, 4.5-ypc, 3-td
WR- John Cole 36-rec, 382-yards, 10.6-ypr, 1-td
TE- Brandon Barden 29-rec, 357-yards, 12.3-ypr, 1-td

2010 Recruiting Recap:

Top 3 Recruits:
RB- Rajaan Bennett ****
DB- Kenneth Lander ***
QB- Jordan Rogers ***