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Derek Mason dismissed

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Vanderbilt's Derek Mason has been dismissed from his head coaching position after seven years.

Coach Derek Mason is finished at Vanderbilt.
Coach Derek Mason is finished at Vanderbilt. (Jim Brown, USA Today)
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Mason is being replaced after a 41-0 loss to Missouri. Earlier in the fall, Mason's 38-35 loss to Kentucky assured him a seventh losing season in his seven years at Vanderbilt, with an overall career mark of 27-55 and 10-46 in the Southeastern Conference.

The highlights of Mason's career came in the 2016 and 2018 seasons, when the Commodores went to bowls. Mason also presided over a three-game winning streak over Tennessee between 2016-18, the longest for the school in that rivalry since the 1920s.

But things fell apart for Mason the last two seasons. The Commodores went 3-9 in 2019--that included an embarrassing 34-10 loss to UNLV--and are winless this season.

Mason came to Vanderbilt from Stanford, where he served as the defensive coordinator from 2011-13.

Offensive coordinator Todd Fitch will serve as the interim head coach the rest of the season.

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