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Diego Pavia threw for 160 yards and a score and ran for 86 yards and two more touchdowns as No. 17 Vanderbilt beat 10th-ranked LSU 31-24 on Saturday to snap a 10-game skid against the Tigers. Vanderbilt never trailed in what was the fourth meeting since 1947 with both schools ranked in the AP poll. Vanderbilt (6-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) beat LSU for the first time since 1990. The Tigers (5-2, 2-2) had some big plays with Garrett Nussmeier throwing for 225 yards and two TDs, including a 62-yarder to Zavion Thomas. Caden Durham also had a 51-yard run down to the Vandy 2 before the Commodores forced LSU to settle for one of four field-goal attempts.

That wasn't enough against a Vanderbilt offense that came in seventh in the nation averaging 43.2 points a game. The Commodores scored the most points LSU has given up this season with a defense ranked fifth in the country allowing 11.8 points a game. Vanderbilt punted only twice, both times in the fourth quarter. LSU's best chance came after the first Vandy punt trailing 31-24 with 8:55 left. Zaylin Wood sacked Nussmeier on the first play. LSU had to punt the ball back three plays later and never threatened after that. - Vanderbilt/AP College Football

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10/16/25 - Khordae Sydnor, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt, 6-3, 272 (DS#42 DE) + More +

MIDSEASON AP SEC MOST SURPRISING TEAM: This is the fifth consecutive week Vanderbilt has been ranked in the Top 25, the most in program history. The Commodores had been ranked four weeks in each of 2008, 1941 and 1937. - AP College Football

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10/16/25 - Diego Pavia, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt, 5-10, 207 (DS#13 QB) + More +

It's not easy to stand out in the Southeastern Conference's crowd of 10 AP Top 25 teams. Coach Clark Lea and Vanderbilt are pulling it off. No. 17 Vanderbilt, which 5-1 overall and 1-1 in the SEC, was voted the SEC's most surprising team at the midpoint of the season by Associated Press journalists who cover the conference. Lea was voted the top coach. - AP College Football

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09/29/25 - Brock Taylor, rSo/2028, Vanderbilt, 6-0, 165 (DS#10 K) + More +

WEEK 5 SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brock Taylor, PK, Vanderbilt,...Converted both field goals and was 6-of-6 on PATs in Vandy's victory over Utah State...Hit multiple field goals in a game for the first time this season...46-yard field goal as time expired at the half gave the Dores a double-digit lead for good in the contest...Has now made 16 field goals in a row dating back to Oct. 5, 2024...Scored a season-best 12 points, one shy of his career high...Posted fifth game with 10-plus points since the start of the 2024 campaign...Recorded touchbacks on five of six kickoffs as well...Helped lead the Commodores to their first 5-0 start since the 2008 season. - SEC Football

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09/29/25 - Diego Pavia, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt, 5-10, 207 (DS#13 QB) + More +

WEEK 5 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DIEGO PAVIA, VANDERBILT, Graduate Student, Quarterback, Albuquerque, NM,...Diego Pavia accounted for 400 yards of total offense and six touchdowns in Vanderbilt's 55-35 win over Utah State.He completed 26-of-34 passes for 321 yards and a school-record-tying five touchdowns. Pavia also led the Commodores with 79 rushing yards and one touchdown on just nine carries. Vanderbilt is 5-0 for the first time since 2008. Notes: It is the fourth time since 2004 that a Vanderbilt player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. Pavia is the first Vandy honoree since former All-America linebacker Zach Cunningham (Oct. 15, 2016). - Walter Camp Football Foundation

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09/27/25 - Diego Pavia, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt, 5-10, 207 (DS#13 QB) + More +

Diego Pavia threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead No. 18 Vanderbilt over Utah State 55-35 on Saturday. Pavia completed 26 of 34 passes for 321 yards and rushed for 79 yards. He became the second Vanderbilt quarterback since 1996 to collect six-plus touchdowns in a game and tied the program's single-game passing touchdown record alongside Johnny McCrary (2014), Jay Cutler (2005) and Bill Wade (1950). He's got the Commodores off to a 5-0 start for the first time since 2008.

Junior Sherrill had 91 yards receiving and caught three of Pavia's touchdown throws. It was the first time Sherrill has scored more than one touchdown in a game. Eli Stowers and Richie Hoskins also had receiving touchdowns and Makhilyn Young scored a rushing touchdown. Brock Taylor made two field goals. Vanderbilt's defense pressured Utah State quarterback Bryson Barnes throughout the game, sacking him three times and forcing seven quarterback hurries. The Commodores limited the Aggies (3-2) to just 15 yards of total offense in the third quarter. Utah State kept pace with Vanderbilt in the first half, finding the end zone three times and holding the lead twice. - Vanderbilt/AP College Football

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09/22/25 - Jamison Curtis, rFr/2029, Vanderbilt, 6-1, 229 (DS#999 OLB) + More +

WEEK 4 SEC CO-FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Jamison Curtis, LB, Vanderbilt,...Blocked a punt and returned it 4 yards for a touchdown in the Commodores' 70-21 win over Georgia State...Part of a unit that allowed just 18.5 yards per kickoff return...Helped the Dores post a season-long 46-yard run back on their only kick return of the contest...Also aided in Vandy averaging nearly 13 yards per punt return against the Panthers. - SEC Football

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09/20/25 - Diego Pavia, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt, 5-10, 207 (DS#13 QB) + More +

Diego Pavia threw for 245 yards and a touchdown, and No. 20 Vanderbilt scored its most points in 107 years Saturday night while romping to a 70-21 victory over Georgia State. The previous time the Commodores rolled up 70 points in a game was a 76-0 win over Tennessee on Nov. 19, 1918, at Dudley Field in Nashville. Pavia also rushed for 86 yards and a TD as Vanderbilt (4-0) remained one of eight undefeated Southeastern Conference teams. Running back AJ Newberry scored twice on the ground.

Three other running backs scored a touchdown each, and quarterback Blaze Berlowitz scored his first rushing touchdown for the Commodores. Drew Dickey scored Vanderbilt's final TD on a 9-yard quarterback keep. Commodores cornerback Jordan Matthews forced a fumble and defensive tackle Jaylon Stone recovered one in the first half. In the second half, linebacker Jamison Curtis blocked a punt and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown. - Vanderbilt/AP College Football

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09/17/25 - Diego Pavia, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt, 5-10, 207 (DS#13 QB) + More +

The NCAA was back in court Tuesday fighting for the future of its eligibility rules through the case of Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, who is playing his fourth Division I season under a preliminary injunction. Attorney Rakesh Kilaru argued in court before a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. District Court of Appeals that the NCAA believes its rules determining athlete eligibility do not violate the Sherman Act or other antitrust laws. Kilaru also said the association intends to enforce its rules. “I would venture we’ll be back in court in weeks or months,” Kilaru said. Any ruling by the appeals court won’t affect Pavia’s status this season. The NCAA granted a waiver after the injunction granting eligibility through the 2025-26 academic year for junior college athletes who would have exhausted eligibility during the 2024-25 academic year. A federal judge agreed last December that Pavia had a strong likelihood of success at trial against the NCAA rule limiting junior college players’ eligibility as a restraint of trade under the Sherman Act.

Pavia started playing at New Mexico Military Institute in 2020 (the NCAA did not count that season toward eligibility because of the pandemic.) He led the junior college to the 2021 national championship, then played at New Mexico State in 2022 and 2023 before transferring to Vanderbilt for the 2024 season. This is his fourth Division I season. Downton told judges the issue is that the NCAA’s rules are commercial in nature by limiting the labor market. The NCAA starts an athlete’s eligibility clock by counting even years played outside the association’s membership at junior colleges. After the hearing, Downton said they are hoping for a ruling on the case’s merits even as Pavia has NFL plans in 2026. Pavia’s lawsuit includes the possibility of a fifth year of eligibility within five consecutive years targeting the NCAA’s Redshirt and Five-Year rules — a season which Downton says his client isn’t interested in. - AP College Football

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09/15/25 - Jordan White, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt, 6-2, 309 (DS#2 C) + More +

WEEK 3 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Jordan White, G, Vanderbilt,...Recorded Vandy's top overall and run block grades for the third week in a row in win at nationally-ranked South Carolina...Helped the Commodores post 22 first downs and average better than five yards per snap in holding the ball for a season-best 35:43...Did not allow a sack, or a QB hit or pressure on 30 pass snaps...Helped the Dores to their first win in an SEC opener since 2011 and first road victory over an AP Top 25 opponent dating back to the 2007 campaign...Led team to first defeat of the Gamecocks since 2008, and its first win in Columbia going back to the previous season. - SEC Football

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09/15/25 - Nick Rinaldi, rJr/2027, Vanderbilt, 6-3, 240 (DS#26 OLB) + More +

WEEK 2 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nick Rinaldi, LB, Vanderbilt,...Led Vandy with six total tackles in earning a road victory over Virginia Tech...That total included a career-best 2 1/2 stops behind the line highlighted by one of the team's three sacks...Was also credited with a quarterback hurry on third down from the VU-11 that forced the Hokies to settle for a field goal on their opening drive...Part of a Commodore defense that surrendered no points and just 21 yards in the second half to overcome a 10-point deficit at the break. - SEC Football

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09/13/25 - Diego Pavia, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt, 5-10, 207 (DS#13 QB) + More +

Diego Pavia completed 18 of 25 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns, Jamezell Lassiter ran for a 44-yard score and Vanderbilt hammered No. 11 South Carolina 31-7 on the road Saturday to snap a 16-game losing streak to the Gamecocks. The Commodores (3-0, 1-0 SEC) hadn't beat South Carolina since 2008, but dominated every facet of the game and forced four turnovers for their first 3-0 start since 2017. South Carolina quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate LaNorris Sellers was knocked out of the game in the second quarter after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit from from Vanderbilt linebacker Langston Patterson, who was ejected for targeting.

Sellers did not return, and finished 6 of 7 passing for 94 yards with one costly interception in the red zone with the score tied at 7. He was replaced by Luke Doty, who was largely ineffective failing to lead a scoring drive. The Commodores dominated the line of scrimmage and held nearly a 12-minute edge in time of possession. Pavia looked sharp from the start, leading Vanderbilt on a nine-play, 73-yard drive to open the game, capped with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Sedrick Alexander that set the tone. Pavia later tossed a 5-yard TD pass to Junior Sherrill in the second quarter giving the Commodores a 14-7 lead at the break. - Vanderbilt/AP College Football

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08/30/25 - Diego Pavia, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt, 5-10, 207 (DS#13 QB) + More +

Diego Pavia threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns, each tying his personal best while at Vanderbilt, and the Commodores beat Charleston Southern 45-3 on Saturday night in a season opener for both teams. Pavia matched his high at Vanderbilt for passing yards, set last season in a 24-14 win over Ball State. His three touchdowns were the most he's throw at Vanderbilt since a 35-27 victory over Georgia Tech in the Birmingham Bowl last December.

Pavia was 20-of-25 passing without an interception for Vanderbilt. Tre Richardson had five catches for 74 yards. Blaze Berlowitz came on in relief of Pavia to start the fourth quarter. Both are New Mexico State transfers. Vanderbilt dominated on both sides of the ball, accumulating 481 yards of offense to Charleston Southern's 133. It was the fewest total yards allowed by the defense since a 55-0 win over Alcorn State on Sept. 7, 2024. - Vanderbilt/AP College Football

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09/03/24 - Diego Pavia, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt, 5-10, 207 (DS#13 QB) + More +

WEEK 1 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Diego Pavia, QB, Sr.,...Accounted for 296 yards of total offense and 3 TDs in Vandy's win over Virginia Tech. 12-of-16 passing for 190 yds and 2 TDs. Game-high 104 yds on 26 carries, including GW 4-yd run in OT. Only Power 4 QB to throw for and run for over 100 yards this weekend. First Commodore QB to throw for and run for over 100 yards in a game since 11.12.22. Helped Vandy win a game when trailing by seven-plus points in the 4th quarter for the first time since 9.24.16. - SEC Football

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08/31/24 - Diego Pavia, rSr/2026, Vanderbilt, 5-10, 207 (DS#13 QB) + More +

Diego Pavia scored on a 4-yard touchdown run in overtime as Vanderbilt upset Virginia Tech 34-27 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams with the Commodores rallying after blowing a 17-point lead. The graduate transfer from New Mexico State and the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year needed four plays to put the Commodores ahead in overtime. He finished rushing for 104 yards and threw for 190 yards. Virginia Tech tried switching up quarterbacks in its try in overtime.

Collin Schlee came in on a sweltering day when Kyron Drones threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns. Drones came in for a run and picked up 2 yards. Then Schlee was sacked on third down. His throw to Da'Quan Felton went out of the back of the end zone, starting a big celebration by Vanderbilt. Pavia nearly won the game in regulation. After Virginia Tech took its only lead at 27-20 with 4:12 left, he capped a 70-yard drive with an 8-yard TD pass to Sedrick Alexander with 1:51 left. He set up Brock Taylor for the potential game-winning 43-yard field goal that missed wide right, sending the game into overtime. He helped Vanderbilt stun the Hokies, who not only came in favored by 13 1/2 points looking to build on the momentum from winning the Military Bowl last December to go 7-6. - AP College Football

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