Vanderbilt Won 10 Games. Now Comes the Hard Part.

Vanderbilt is coming off the best season in program history, but 2026 looks very different without Diego Pavia. The Commodores lost 14 starters, rank near the bottom nationally in returning production, and will hand the QB reins to Blaze Berlowitz and true freshman Jared Curtis while rebuilding major pieces of the offensive line and secondary.

In this Vanderbilt football preview, we discuss whether Clark Lea has raised the program's floor enough to withstand that much turnover, how quickly a new offensive line can come together around a run-first identity, and whether an overhauled secondary can improve enough to keep Vandy in the bowl conversation. The program is in a much better place than it was a few years ago, but proving it can reload may be the next big step. .

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