Can Vanderbilt overcome change in Nashville?

Nothing seems to come easy for Vanderbilt.

For years, the Commodores struggled as the Southeastern Conference’s football doormat. But after back-to-back nine-win seasons Vandy is in a position to post three straight winning years for the first time since 1957-59.

If that rare feat is to be accomplished, it will be without departed quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels, star receivers Jordan Matthews and Jonathan Krause and entire 2013 starting secondary.