| Jay Cutler is arguably the most accomplished | | | | football programs in the SEC are perennial |
| football player in the history of the Vanderbilt | | | | powerhouses the University of Florida, University |
| University Commodores football program that | | | | of Alabama, and LSU. These are just three of the |
| dates back over 100 years. As a highly touted | | | | numerous SEC teams that generally compete for |
| quarterback prospect from southern Indiana Jay | | | | national championships and invitations to |
| Cutler decided to make Vanderbilt University in | | | | prestigious post season bowl games. While Cutler |
| Nashville, Tennessee his home while he fine-tuned | | | | was the quarterback at Vanderbilt the team won |
| his skills in preparation for a successful career as | | | | only 5 out of 32 games against conference |
| a professional quarterback in the National Football | | | | opponents. |
| League (NFL). | | | | During his junior season playing quarterback for |
| During his four year career at Vanderbilt Cutler | | | | Vanderbilt Cutler posted an impressive completion |
| started every single game that he played in at | | | | percentage of 61 while playing against some of |
| quarterback. His mark of 45 career starts at the | | | | the fastest and most athletic defenses in the |
| quarterback position while in college set a school | | | | country. The 61% completion rate over the |
| record for the Nashville based university. | | | | course of the season set another school record |
| Unfortunately for fans of the Commodores due in | | | | for the star quarterback who was gaining national |
| large part to the tenacious competition in the | | | | attention for his on field contributions in spite of |
| highly competitive Southeastern Conference (SEC) | | | | the losing records his team continued to post. |
| that Vanderbilt competes in even with a signal | | | | As a senior in the fall of 2005 Cutler had his best |
| caller as talented as Cutler under center the squad | | | | collegiate season at quarterback. In recognition of |
| only won 11 games while losing 35 during the time | | | | his statistical accomplishments Jay was named the |
| Jay spent in Nashville. | | | | SEC Offensive Player of the Year despite losing |
| Vanderbilt competes athletically in a conference | | | | more games than he won with a 5-6 record at |
| known as the SEC. The SEC is year in and year | | | | the end of the year. When Jay Cutler received his |
| out arguably the best football conference in terms | | | | degree on graduation day in 2005 he left the |
| of having the highest quality teams from top to | | | | school as the all-time leader in all of the major |
| bottom. Sadly for Vanderbilt University fans their | | | | passing categories (touchdowns, yardage, |
| team is normally at the bottom of the rankings in | | | | completions, etc.). |
| the 12 team conference. Among the noteworthy | | | | |
