Derek Mason's outside linebackers will provide the hammer in Vanderbilt's pass rush. Is Stephen Weatherly ready to ascend to a spot on the All-SEC team?
In Derek Mason's 3-4 defense, an outside linebacker's job is to be the guy opposing quarterbacks hate the most. They're the ones coming around the edges to pressure passers and chipping safety-blanket tight ends to throw them off their routes. If SEC quarterbacks are uncomfortable at Dudley Field, that means that guys like Stephen Weatherly and Landon Stokes are doing their jobs.
This fall, the Commodores will have to deal with the loss of Kyle Woestmann to graduation, but they bring back one of the SEC's rising stars in Weatherly.