KNOXVILLE, TN — We are entering the final weekend before the first college football playoff rankings are announced next Tuesday, and the highly anticipated rematch between Tennessee and Oklahoma is essentially an elimination game tonight. The same can be said for Arch Manning and the Longhorns, as Texas looks to keep its playoff hopes alive against Vanderbilt and Diego Pavia. …
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Vanderbilt Battles Alabama Until the End, Earning Respect With Diego Pavia
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – There was nothing but respect shown between Vanderbilt and Alabama players following the final play of their battle in Tuscaloosa on Saturday afternoon. A sign of the times, fans were on the edge of their seats up until the fourth quarter of this battle between Top-25 teams that came down the final few minutes of regulation. You …
Read More »Diego Pavia isn’t first Vandy player to run his mouth; Saban has message for Nifae Lealao
Diego Pavia isn’t the first Vanderbilt player to call out Alabama ahead of a game with the Crimson Tide. Back in 2017, Vanderbilt was 3-0 heading into a home game against Alabama and coming off the school’s first win over a ranked non-SEC opponent since 1946. Vanderbilt defensive lineman Nifae Lealao, after Vanderbilt’s 14-7 home win over then-No. 18 Kansas …
Read More »Alabama football: Vandy QB Diego Pavia predicts blowout in Tuscaloosa
“In my opinion, the dynasties are over,” Kiffin told ESPN on Wednesday. “Alabama with Coach Saban and then Kirby at Georgia, where they had those rosters year in, year out and there would be a bunch of wins by 30 points in the conference, those days are done.” Kiffin was Alabama’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2014 to 2016, …
Read More »Scarbinsky: Is Alabama football man enough to shut down Vanderbilt and shut up quarterback Diego Pavia on Saturday on ABC?
This is an opinion piece. This is Alabama football without Nick Saban in your head, fear in your heart and joyless murderball in your face. It’s pint-sized pipsqueak quarterbacks telling the Crimson Tide what’s coming and getting away with it. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. …
Read More »Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia sounds off on Alabama matchup: ‘If we play our game, it won’t be close’
Getty Images This weekend in college football marks a major inflection point for Vanderbilt, as they travel to Tuscaloosa to try to defend one of the biggest wins in the recent history of its program. One year ago, the Commodores triumphed over Alabama in a 40-35 upset, a seismic SEC victory led largely by quarterback Diego Pavia, who exudes an …
Read More »How Jerry Kill and Diego Pavia Are Leading Vanderbilt’s Stunning SEC Turnaround
NASHVILLE — The serape hangs on a hook behind the door in Jerry Kill’s office. It’s a memento but also a statement of sorts, about who Kill was and is and forever shall be. Kill got off a bus outside Ford Field in Detroit on a frigid day after Christmas in 2022 wearing that gray-and-white serape, looking like a desert …
Read More »Diego Pavia taking next step toward becoming a permanent college football player – FootballScoop
Diego Pavia taking next step toward becoming a permanent college football player FootballScoop Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia denied intentions to play in 2026 as NCAA lawsuit continues: ‘This is my last year’ CBS Sports NCAA back in court over eligibility rules for Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia AP News Diego Pavia, NCAA to Dispute House Settlement in Eligibility Hearing Sportico.com Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia’s attorney …
Read More »South Carolina loses LaNorris Sellers as Vanderbilt, Diego Pavia keep rolling
By the time Vanderbilt running back Jamezell Lassiter streaked untouched down the right sideline, South Carolina’s student section was trickling out of Williams-Brice Stadium, stunned into silence. The Gamecocks had earlier lost their Heisman hopeful quarterback. And by the end of the night in Columbia, S.C., they’d also just squandered their 16-year stranglehold on the Commodores. Behind quarterback Diego Pavia’s …
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