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Vanderbilt fires coach Derek Mason during 0-8 campaign – ESPN
With Vanderbilt 0-8 while facing only SEC opponents in 2020, the Commodores have fired coach Derek Mason.
Vanderbilt fired football coach Derek Mason on Sunday, one day after a 41-0 loss at Missouri dropped the Commodores’ record to 0-8.
Mason had a 27-55 record in his sixth season at Vanderbilt. He is the sixth-winningest coach in program history and only the second to lead the Commodores to two bowl games.
In a statement on Twitter, Mason wrote, “It has truly been my honor to have been given the opportunity to teach, mentor, champion and coach hundreds of Vanderbilt young men and one courageous female.”
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