NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Jordan Rodgers
threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score to lead
Vanderbilt to a 49-7 victory over Massachusetts on Saturday night.
Sluggish
most of the first half, the Commodores (4-4) broke open a seven-point
game with two late first-half touchdowns in 55 seconds. They added four
touchdowns in the third quarter to claim successive wins for the first
time since starting 3-0 last year.
Along with an interception return for a score by Trey Wilson, Jonathan Krause returned a punt 40 yards to the end zone. It marked the first time a Vanderbilt punt return went the distance since 1999.
Massachusetts (0-8) remains winless in its first year in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Vanderbilt running back Zac Stacy,
the school's all-time rushing leader, exited five minutes into the game
with an injury. He later returned to the sideline wearing a splint on
his right ankle.
