Diego Pavia emerged as one of the most electrifying players in college football during his first year as quarterback at Vanderbilt, engineering wins over Alabama, Auburn and Kentucky during the SEC season. If he gets his way in the courtroom, his college career won't be over after the Commodores' upcoming bowl game.
Pavia was granted a preliminary injunction against the NCAA in a lawsuit filed in November that challenges eligibility rules around junior college players and the current rules around redshirts. Pavia began his college career with two seasons at New Mexico Military Institute, a JuCo program, before transferring to New Mexico State, where he played for another two years before transferring once again to Vanderbilt for the 2024 season.
