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#pounditThursday, December 26, 2024

Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia goes viral over amazing Hugh Freeze stat

Diego Pavia looking forward

Aug 31, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia (2) celebrates the win against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the second half at FirstBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia on Saturday ensured that Auburn coach Hugh Freeze will be seeing him in nightmares for quite some time.

Pavia led Vanderbilt to a 17-7 win over Auburn on Saturday, making them bowl eligible for the first time since 2018. Pavia was not great in the win statistically, but did the job by going 9/22 for 143 yards and two touchdowns.

More relevant for Pavia, however, is what the win represents in his personal battle with Freeze. With Saturday’s victory, Pavia has now beaten a Freeze-coached team in three consecutive seasons while playing for two different schools. Freeze has coached at two schools during that span as well, meaning Pavia has bested Freeze in three distinct matchups: one while playing for New Mexico State against Liberty, another with New Mexico State against Auburn, and Saturday with Vanderbilt against Auburn.

Freeze was well aware of this storyline heading into the game. During his weekly press conference on Monday, Freeze was full of praise for Pavia, though he said semi-jokingly that he was “sick of seeing that quarterback.”

Pavia quickly shot to viral fame earlier this season after his team’s upset win over Alabama, and he has started to solicit NIL deals with his newfound fame. He could probably make a few bucks off being Freeze’s arch-nemesis at this point.

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