Kimbrow makes fast impression at Vandy

When Vanderbilt freshman Brian Kimbrow blazed through the defense for a 55-yard score in Saturday’s scrimmage, Bob Shoop tossed one set of papers he was holding to the turf. And then another. By the time Kimbrow was inside the 10, Shoop had his hands on his hips. If the former East High running back can frustrate his own defensive coordinator, just think of the headaches he could cause for others.

“He’s backing up the talk and the hype that a lot of people were saying about him,” senior running back Zac Stacy said. “They said he was fast. He is fast.”

One of the selling points that coach James Franklin uses in recruiting is the opportunity to get on the field right away at Vanderbilt. Judging by preseason camp, a number of true freshmen are preparing to take him up on it this season.

But none has created the buzz that Kimbrow has.

“He picks things up pretty well,” offensive coordinator John Donovan said. “He’s going to make a lot of plays here. Whether it’s sooner than later, we’ll find that out the next couple of weeks. But he’s definitely going to be a player.”

Caleb Azubike, linebacker Darreon Herring and several others from a signing class of 22 also could do more than just get playing time.

That would be a change from last year when five true freshmen played from a class of 21 signees. The most visible of those was backup running back Jerron Seymour.

Azubike, a 6-4, 255-pound defensive end, has shown a strong burst as a pass rusher in drills against Vanderbilt’s offensive tackles.

the ball against my body really messed up my fundamentals,” said Campbell, who had never rugby punted until last season. “It’s a totally different leg swing. I just had to learn from my own mistakes in practice.

“My biggest challenge was not kicking it too low. Against Louisiana Tech, I kicked it off someone’s helmet.”

Campbell’s days of rug-