NASHVILLE—Ace Glass envisioned life in the SEC would come naturally to him as he awaited his freshman season at Texas A&M under then-head coach Buzz Williams. Fate didn’t align with his plans, though. Williams left A&M for the open job at Maryland, which forced Glass to re-evaluate his options. Glass and his agent decided that playing for Washington State coach David Riley– who told Vandy on SI that he believes Glass will thrive at Vanderbilt as a result of his character, coachability and natural scoring ability–was the best move for him as a freshman. Glass admits that deciding to leave Washington State was a difficult decision for him, but he says his goal was always to find his way back to the SEC. Now, he’s chasing his goal as a member of Mark Byington’s third Vanderbilt team.…