Vanderbilt Football: Recapping the Commodores' Spring Game

With Zac Stacy back for another year and Warren Norman—the 2009 SEC Freshman of the Year—coming back healthy, the running back position isn't going to be an issue for Vanderbilt.

All eyes were on the quarterbacks, and returning starter Jordan Rodgers stole the show at the Black & Gold Spring Game.

Rodgers completed 14-of-29 passes for 126 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, leading Team Black to a 33-0 win over Team Gold.

While Rodgers is the leader in the clubhouse, he is getting a battle from Wyoming transfer Austyn Carta-Samuels for the starting quarterback job. Carta-Samuels was 6-of-12 for 47 yards and one interception for Team Gold. 

Head coach James Franklin confirmed in the postgame press conference that the battle will continue into summer workouts.

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I'm interested to see how this quarterback thing is going to play out once Austyn Carta-Samuels has got a better feel and he can compete come summer camp. Jordan's doing some really nice things. I thought it was interesting, we're putting an emphasis this spring on the passing game (because) we're a little dependent on running the ball. There are going to be times (in the SEC) where you're not going to be able to run the ball and you're going to have to be able to throw the ball for a higher percentage. For me, that's something you can work on during the summer.

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Junior Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt's leading returning receiver, caught seven passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns. No matter who is taking the snaps, Matthews is set to be one of the SEC's top receivers in 2012.

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