Within an eight-day stretch of training camp practices, the Vanderbilt Commodores football team lost two of its most crucial offensive players. On August 12th, leading receiver C.J. Duncan went down with a season-ending leg injury, only to be followed by the loss of left tackle Andrew Jelks to another leg injury.
At the top of Vanderbilt’s struggles last year was quarterback production, and both Jelks and Duncan were going to be crucial components to the passing game’s success.
Last season, Duncan played almost exclusively at wide receiver, starting 9 games and receiving 441 yards, a mark only behind tight end Steven Scheu.