Derek Mason responds to his name being mentioned with open Cal job
By Andrew Olson
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Cal administrators may have been hoping that Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason was looking for a return to the west coast, but the Commodores coach has put those rumors to rest.
Regarding Cal rumors….to my team, our fans & #GoldRush17, I'm firmly Anchored Down in Nashville. Let's Ride! ?
— Derek Mason (@CoachDerekMason) January 11, 2017
Mason replaced James Franklin at Vanderbilt on January 17, 2014. He spent the previous four years as a Stanford assistant under David Shaw, the likely reasoning behind the rumors connecting him to the Cal job.
At VU, Mason is 13-24 in three seasons. After a 6-6 mark in the 2016 regular season, which included wins over Georgia and Tennessee, the Commodores made their first postseason appearance under Mason with a trip to the Independence Bowl.
Cal fired coach Sonny Dykes on Sunday. The Golden Bears went 5-7 in 2016, missing a bowl game for the first time in four years.
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