So you probably know what positions they play and how many stars they got. Now here's our annual look at things you may not know about Vandy's newest football players:
• RAJAAN BENNETT (Powder Springs, Ga.): Nicknamed “RB”; oldest of four siblings; named the offensive player of the year in Georgia’s largest classification of high school
• CHRIS BOYD (Roswell, Ga.): Won numerous leadership and academic awards at school; Eagle Scout; dad’s a real estate developer, mom’s an IBM program manager
• ANDREW BRIDGES (Atlanta, Ga.): AP Scholar award winner; dad played football at Virginia and owns Cadillac dealerships; plays the guitar
• KARL BUTLER (New Orleans, La.): Worked summers in dad’s law office; high jumper in track; a New York Yankees fan
• STEVEN CLARKE (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.): Nicknamed “Steve-O”; teammates in secondary signed with Michigan and Ole Miss; plans to major in computer engineering
• CHASE GARNHAM (Fairhope, Ala.): Member of National Honor Society; clocked at 4.38 in the 40-yard dash; mom’s a kindergarten teacher
• BLAKE GOWDER (Blairsville, Ga.): Threw a no-hitter as a junior; dad’s the chief operating officer of a hospital; enjoys trout fishing
• ANDRE HAL (Port Allen, La.): Nicknamed “Dre”; mom owns two beauty salons, dad’s a construction worker; same school as Super Bowl hero Tracy Porter of the Saints
• JAMES KITTREDGE (Ramsey, N.J.): Four-year letterman for nation’s No. 1 high school football team; played varsity lacrosse; dad played football at South Carolina
• JONATHAN KRAUSE (Snellville, Ga.): Nicknamed “Smoove”; kin to Bears fullback Jason McKie and former 76ers guard Aaron McKie; enjoys playing video games
• KENNY LADLER (Stone Mountain, Ga.): First Vandy football freshman to enroll early; one of four siblings; eight classmates received major college football scholarships
• FITZ LASSING (Nashville, Tenn.): Missed a perfect SAT score by 10 points; third generation Vanderbilt student; organized a summer lacrosse camp for boys.
• JORDAN MATTHEWS (Madison, Ala.): Plans to major in economics; plays the piano; his favorite athlete is Earl Bennett; cousin of Jerry Rice
• JARED MORSE (Oxford, Ala.): Dad’s a truck driver and mom owns a Quiznos; grandfather played basketball for Alabama; plays guitar – well, Guitar Hero
• TRENT PRUITT (Fitzgerald, Ga.): Dad’s head football coach and mom’s guidance counselor; both brothers played at Valdosta State; enjoys playing ping pong
• GRANT RAMSAY (Marietta, Ga.): Helped Pope High School to first winning record in nearly a decade; dad’s CEO of a marketing firm; born in Illinois and a big Bears fan
• JORDAN RODGERS (Chico, Calif.): Grew 3 inches while attending junior college; dad is a chiropractor; brother Aaron is starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers
• THOMAS RYAN (Marathon, Fla.): Plays trumpet and French horn; dad is a dive boat captain near Key Largo; scuba diver who once ran a live bait business
• ANDRE SIMMONS (Lofton, Va.): Born in Germany; dad played football at Louisiana-Monroe; big Saints fan who wants to be a college football coach
• CAREY SPEAR (Mayfield Village, Ohio): Four-year letterman in football and soccer; mom’s an electrical engineer; an accomplished pianist
• LOGAN STEWART (Boiling Springs, S.C.): Nicknamed “Big Red”; hobbies include radio broadcasting and fishing; wants to become a football coach
• VINCE TAYLOR (Hattiesburg, Miss.): Nickname is “VT”; a teammate of Steve McNair Jr.; a big fan of the Chicago Bears
• CHASE WHITE (Plano, Texas): Named Texas Academic All-State; daily faced Jackson Jeffcoat, nation’s top recruits; movie trivia expert
• KYLE WOESTMANN (Marietta, Ga.): Plans to study pre-medicine; sister attends U. of Georgia and he turned down an offer to play for Bulldogs; snowboarder and fisherman
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