The Associated Press is reporting that Bobby Johnson is going with Mackenzi Adams at quarterback, and that Adams will get most of the reps in practice this week.
‘‘Mackenzi has demonstrated he can sit in the pocket and figure things out and see who’s open and do a good job of hitting them,’’ Johnson told the AP. ‘‘I don’t think there’s a big dropoff when you start running the quarterback draws and the options and things like that. Mackenzi’s a good athlete and can run and actually made some very fine runs. Just another way to see if we can get better.’’
Johnson added: ‘‘We had to make a change. Mackenzi came in and did a good job. Looking to see what he can do with it. He’s a motivated young man, a go-getter, and we think he maybe can provide a spark and hopefully we can get some things going on offense. We weren’t very good against Mississippi State.’’
Johnson and his staff have done a remarkable job this season of making adjustments in the second half. Obviously, Saturday's game in Starkville was the exception.
But if you look at the big picture, Vanderbilt is headed into the second half of the season, and Johnson is making a big adjustment. If the Commodores prove to be a second-half of the season team, it will be an unbelievable year.
And then the university will collect a pile of money and try to keep Johnson from bolting to Clemson.
For now, Johnson's talking like a Vanderbilt coach: ‘‘Right now we just can’t panic. We’re 5-1. If I could start off 5-1 every year, put me down."
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