Here are some quick thoughts on Vanderbilt’s 47-7 win against Austin Peay at Vanderbilt Stadium on Saturday:

What it means: Mostly, it gives the Commodores something to celebrate after what has been a rough start to the 2015 season. Austin Peay is perhaps the worst football program in Division I football, but Vanderbilt will take all the positive reinforcement it can get at this point. For a team that is young and a bit downtrodden after losing 11 of its first 14 games under Derek Mason, any experience with winning football is a valuable one.

What I liked: QB Johnny McCrary’s decision making. No, he wasn’t facing the pressure of an SEC defensive front, but he was markedly better in making high-percentage decisions that resulted in positive gains. And perhaps more importantly, he did not turn the ball over. He finished the day with an impressive stat line, completing 28 of 33 passes for 368 yards and two touchdowns, while also running for 41 yards and a touchdown. All stats were accrued in three quarters, as he sat for the duration of the fourth. WR Trent Sherfield showed that he’s this team’s most dangerous weapon on the outside, hauling in 16 catches for 240 yards and a touchdown. He has the potential to be a special player before his time in black and gold is done. RB Ralph Webb accounted for three touchdowns, two on the ground and one as a receiver. I liked when Vanderbilt decided to go to a high-tempo offense late in the first half. It was something that worked well against Georgia last week, and it produced a touchdown right away against Austin Peay. I struggled to understand why it took so long for them to break that out of the bag of tricks today.

What I didn’t like: The slow start. It took Vanderbilt 22:28 to get into the end zone against a really bad FCS team. The lack of traction that the Vanderbilt rushing attack was able to gain in the early going against an undersized Austin Peay defensive front was a cause for concern. Commodores safety Ryan White mishandled a pooch punt by Austin Peay QB Trey Taylor, setting a short field for the Governors to score the game’s first touchdown in the second quarter. Otherwise, the Commodores were likely to shut Austin Peay out. Vanderbilt once again lost the turnover battle, giving the ball away twice without securing a takeaway.

Who’s the man: Vanderbilt WR Trent Sherfield. The sophomore set a school record with 240 receiving yards on 16 catches, breaking former Commodore Earl Bennett’s record of 223 yards against Richmond in 2007. He also pulled in his second touchdown catch of the season.

Key play: In a game that won’t mean much to anyone a few years from now, Trent Sherfield hauling in a 17-yard pass from backup QB Wade Freebeck with a 33-point, fourth-quarter lead will stand out as the most memorable play. It was his 16th catch of the day, and the one that pushed him into the Commodores’ record book with the most receiving yards in a single game (240).

What’s next: With its first win of the season secured, Vanderbilt will jump back into SEC play next week. The Commodores will hit the road for the first time this season to take on Ole Miss in Oxford. Though Vanderbilt has won five of the last eight meetings between the schools, Ole Miss holds the momentum in the series with a 41-3 drumming of the Commodores in 2014.