Diego Pavia Had Five-word Message After Vanderbilt’s Statement Win Over Tennessee

Diego Pavia has ushered successful history to Nashville.

With a 45-24 triumph complete Tennessee connected Saturday, Pavia has led Vanderbilt to a 10-win play for nan first clip successful schoolhouse history. The No. 14 Commodores person often sat astatine nan cellar of nan SEC passim their history, but connected Saturday, they closed retired nan regular play astatine 10-2 by defeating their in-state rival.

In nan crippled against No. 19 Tennessee, Pavia overcame a mates early interceptions and went into nan half tied 21-21. In nan 2nd half, he and nan Commodores took complete pinch his fourth-quarter 24-yard rushing touchdown to springiness Vanderbilt a precocious two-score lead and eventually, nan win.

The triumph sealed a historical play for Vanderbilt. It mightiness not beryllium capable to suffice nan Commodores for their first College Football Playoff berth, but either way, Pavia made it clear he’s looking to make immoderate much history.

"Take maine to New York,” Pavia said during his postgame interview.

Pavia added, “I consciousness for illustration you look astatine nan numbers, you look astatine what we sewage here. Obviously we did thing that’s ne'er been done.

Pavia is of people looking to caput to New York for nan Heisman trophy ceremony. No Vanderbilt subordinate has ever won nan Heisman before, but Pavia, who deed nan Heisman pose successful Saturday’s game, has a lawsuit to go nan first.

Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea echoed Pavia’s lawsuit to triumph nan Heisman.

“He’s sewage that unsocial expertise to return a crippled over. Not only that, but arsenic nan champion subordinate successful nan country, he besides strengthens nan capacity of everyone connected this shot team,” Lea said. “… I’m not judge wherever he’s going to nett retired statistically pinch each nan guys that will beryllium up for nan award, but I can’t ideate location will beryllium galore that person s awesome a resume he has. He’s done it successful nan hardest convention successful nan country.”

“It is my belief he’s nan champion shot subordinate successful nan country,” Lea said.

During nan victory, Pavia completed 18 of 28 passes for 268 yards, a touchdown and nan 2 picks while rushing for 165 yards and a touchdown connected 20 carries. This season, Pavia has thrown for 3,192 yards, 27 touchdowns and 18 interceptions while rushing for 826 yards and 9 touchdowns.

There’s a bully chance Pavia is 1 of nan 4 Heisman finalists and gets nan induce to New York. As for winning nan trophy, it mightiness beryllium reliable for Pavia to apical odds-on favourite Fernando Mendoza, who led Indiana to a historical 12-0 record.

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