Diego Pavia Gets Four Weekly Awards: The Anchor
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Diego Pavia had quite the start to the week after he received four different weekly awards Monday afternoon for his performance against Auburn over the weekend.
Pavia was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, but that is just the beginning of the recognition he got. Pavia was named the Associated Press’ National Player of the Week and then was named to the Davey O’Brien’s Great 8 List, the Manning Award Star of the Week and the Senior Bowl’s Offensive Player of the Week.
Against Auburn, Pavia took control of the game in the second half. Down 20-10 at halftime, Pavia led his team to a 45-38 comeback win in an entertaining game that went into overtime. Pavia threw for 377 yards and three touchdowns in the game while also rushing for 112 yards and touchdown.
There have been plenty of talks throughout the season about Pavia’s case for the Heisman Trophy. After Vanderbilt’s loss to Texas, many fans seemed to have forgotten about Pavia and considered his Heisman candidacy an afterthought. But with his bounceback performance against a good Auburn defense, Pavia’s chances to be a finalist for the award entered back into the national conversation.
As for Vanderbilt, Pavia’s effort against the Tigers improved it to 8-2 on the season and kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive another week. The Commodores enter their second bye week of the season this week before finishing the regular season with senior night against Kentucky at home and traveling to Knoxville to take on Tennessee on rivalry weekend.
Today’s Commodores Schedule
Vanderbilt men’s tennis at ITF M25 Features, Day 3.
Vanderbilt men’s basketball vs. Eastern Kentucky at 7 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
Vanderbilt women’s basketball at Austin Peay at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
Yesterday’s Commodores Results Today
There were no games scheduled yesterday.
Did You Notice?
Vanderbilt men’s basketball is quickly approaching a spot in the AP Top 25 rankings. In the newest AP Poll, Vanderbilt received 37 votes to be ranked, which was fifth-best among teams outside of the top 25. NC State, San Diego State, Indiana and Oregon were the four teams who received more votes than the Commodores.
Vanderbilt is off to a 2-0 start to the season this fall. In the home opener, Vanderbilt thrashed Lipscomb 105-61 and then went on the road and beat UCF on Saturday 105-93 in Orlando. The offense of the Commodores has been a major story to start the season. Vanderbilt has combined for 31 made three-pointers between its two games this season. The ‘Dores look for their third win against Eastern Kentucky Wednesday night 7 p.m. CT at Memorial Gymnasium.
Countdown to Vanderbilt’s 2026 Baseball Season Opener
93 days
Commodores Quote of The Day
[On the car accident involving Mara Cunningham] "She basically used her face as a brake.”Team physician Dr. Kurt Spindler
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Graham Baakko is a writer for Vanderbilt Commodores On SI, primarily covering football, basketball and baseball. Graham is a recent graduate from the University of Alabama, where he wrote for The Crimson White, WVUA-FM, WVUA 23 as he covered a variety of Crimson Tide sports. He also covered South Carolina athletics as a sportswriting intern for GamecockCentral.