Vanderbilt's football team concluded its spring practice on Saturday as Black defeated Gold, 33-0, in the annual Black and Gold Spring Game at Vanderbilt Stadium.
"I thought the scrimmage went well, thought spring ball went well," Vanderbilt Head Coach James Franklin said. "Most importantly, we stayed healthy."
Team Black, comprised mostly of first-teamers dominated the pass-heavy game on both sides of the ball, but it was the play of junior wide receiver Jordan Matthews and redshirt freshman wide receiver Josh Grady that the 8,500 in attendance will remember most.
Playing for Team Black, the duo combined to score three of Vanderbilt's touchdowns, including the final score of the game when Grady took a direct snap and found Matthews, who bobbled the pass a few times before hauling it in and racing down the field for a 54-yard score with 1:34 to play.
"We had run the play three or four times," said Grady, "and after one of them, Jordan Matthews came up to me and said, `Josh you don't always have to throw it in the flat; I'm going to be wide open.' I said, `OK.' Next time we came out and Austin Monahan did a great job of sealing the edge. I saw Jordan, got it to him and he did the rest."
Matthews had scored earlier on a 17-yard strike from starting quarterback Jordan Rodgers in the second quarter and Grady rushed for an eight-yard touchdown out of the Wildcat formation in the third quarter.
Matthews finished with seven catches for 105 yards and two touchdowns. Grady did not catch a pass, but carried the ball three times for 35 yards and a score, and completed both of his passes for 58 yards and a touchdown.
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