NASHVILLE — If there is one thing Vanderbilt football has done this year that is consistently frustrating for any team is the lack of discipline that has shown on the field.
The Commodores have shot themselves in the foot throughout the season with pre-snap, operational and even a couple post-snap penalties. Going into this weekend of college football games, Vanderbilt ranks 106th in the country in penalty yards per game and is tied for 125th in the sport for total penalties committed.
Statistically, Vanderbilt has been one of the most undisciplined teams in college football. But with Vanderbilt coming off a bye week, it is looking to improve in that department and clean up the communication and operation, especially on the offensive side.
“We’ve been physically punishing it,” Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea said on how he addressed the communication and penalty issues. “It’s a weird way to put it, but this has been for a few weeks now just holding the entire offense account.”
Lea said he feels like he has seen his team get better at eliminating operational penalties and is hoping his team plays like how it has been practicing Saturday.
He knows he is still in the middle of develop...