Herbstreit puts Notre Dame on alert against Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt Head Coach Derek Mason made a statement at SEC Media Days when he expressed his thoughts on playing a game at South Bend. While the purpose of Mason's comments on Notre Dame It was rather a philosophy "one game at a time" for Vanderbilt, but not everyone has adopted it.

And now that the game has arrived, Vanderbilt continues to fight for a potential bid against Notre Dame. A performance with three interceptions for Brandon Wimbush Last week against Ball State did not help the Fighting Irish, but Vanderbilt remains an outsider with two touchdowns.

Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN's college football analyst, is one of Vanderbilt's fans to scare Notre Dame's football playoffs.

"I do not think this aura will intimidate Vandy players," said Herbstreit on the ESPN College GameDay. "I think Vandy will win this game. You have a former quarterback in Kyle Shurmur who can dink and dunk, move the chains. It will be close, but I think Vandy wins this match. "

Under Mason, Shurmur has four years of experience with 44 career touchdowns, 23 interceptions and more than 6,000 passing yards. Our Lady will be a tough environment, but Shurmur should be ready with an on-road experience against teams like Auburn, Florida and Georgia. Shurmer even helped lead Vandy to a win in Georgia 2016, 17-16.

Mason Notre Dame's remarks were made for a pre-season fun conversation, but were above all a statement about the Commodores' position. Vanderbilt and Notre Dame are both 2-0 to start the year.

In full, Mason said, "Yeah. We play SEC. I do not worry about going to South Bend. At the moment, I'm worried about the MTSU. I watched how we started last year and the plan is there. If you want to succeed, stay in the moment. That's exactly what we do. We are staying in the moment. We are about Our Lady when this game comes. At the moment, it is MTSU. It is to go to the camp. It is to solidify this depth. It's about making sure that when you strengthen that team enough, when adversity comes along, this team knows how to handle it. "

Coach Notre Dame Brian Kelly is not someone to take an opponent lightly. He expects Vanderbilt to bring his A-game at 14:30. kick in South Bend.

"I like the backs Kyle Shurmur is effective, "Kelly said. Throw the ball well. They have a consistent offensive line. They played together. It's a force. That sets me apart Kyle plays a lot of clichés at the SEC. He will be confident. The whole team will do it. Ke & Shawn Vaughnhe does a lot of good things. Can catch him out of the back field. The other two can go deep. The end is a professional perspective. Lipscomb is shifty. Maybe not a burner, but he manages excellent routes and gets the football.