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Lawyer in Pavia’s eligibility lawsuit vs NCAA cites NBA draft pick’s return to College
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:46 am
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:46 am
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A lawyer for Heisman Trophy runner-up Diego Pavia and 26 other football players has cited the NCAA’s decision to allow an NBA draft pick to return to college basketball as a reason that a federal judge should let his clients play in 2026 and 2027.
Although Pavia plans to enter the NFL draft, he is continuing the lawsuit — which challenges an NCAA rule that counts seasons spent at junior colleges against players’ eligibility for Division I football — to help other former junior college players.
On Wednesday, Baylor announced that 7-foot center James Nnaji had joined the Bears after four seasons playing professionally in Europe, a span that included Nnaji being drafted No. 31 overall by the Detroit Pistons. His rights were traded to Charlotte and later the New York Knicks.
Attorney Ryan Downton seized on that news in a memorandum he filed Friday in a Tennessee federal court to support his antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA. He’s asking U.S. District Judge William L. Campbell to block the NCAA from enforcing its eligibility rules.
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Pavia initially sued the NCAA in November 2024 and won a preliminary injunction weeks later that allowed him to play this season. He led Vanderbilt to a No. 13 ranking in the AP poll and the best season in program history. The Commodores will play Iowa in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Dec. 31.
The lawsuit has since added 26 other plaintiffs, including Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar.
NCAA rules give athletes five years to play four seasons under an eligibility clock that starts at any “collegiate institution” regardless of whether that school is an NCAA member.
Pavia started playing at New Mexico Military Institute in 2020; the NCAA did not count that season toward eligibility because of the COVID-19 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 2024, making this season his sixth in college football but only his fourth at the Division I level.
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This is some dumb arse shite.
Go try out for the NFL or CFL, then move on with your life.
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Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:49 am to ragincajun03
This is how you know that THEY know they won't cut it in the NFL but still want to keep playing ball.
If you have a degree, get on with your life.
If you have a degree, get on with your life.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:50 am to ragincajun03
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Diego Pavia
This guy had a pretty quick flame out this season. He needs to go away.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:50 am to ragincajun03
This dipshit is getting some really bad advice from someone.
All this nonsense is going to taint what has been a very respectable college football career.
All this nonsense is going to taint what has been a very respectable college football career.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 10:04 am to ragincajun03
So a guy like Damien Martinez played 2 years for Oregon State and 1 year for Miami. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 7th round, but has only been on the practice squad.
Can a college team sign him in 2026? I could see him making more money from a RB needy college team than he makes on the practice squad
Can a college team sign him in 2026? I could see him making more money from a RB needy college team than he makes on the practice squad
Posted on 12/28/25 at 10:10 am to ragincajun03
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Although Pavia plans to enter the NFL draft, he is continuing the lawsuit
But why Diego?
When you get to the nfl, or the cfl, or literally anywhere else, you don’t have to deal with the oppressive ncaa only caring about making money off of you anymore. And there is absolutely no limitation on how much money you can make. No “clearinghouse” that will have to approve your sponsorship deals either.
Why are you continuing to fight to remain in the oppressive NCAA?
It couldn’t possibly be because your value is exponentially higher when it’s attached to an ncaa institution, thereby completely nullifying all of the arguments in favor of paying players, could it?
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 10:13 am
Posted on 12/28/25 at 12:05 pm to Open Your Eyes
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It couldn’t possibly be because your value is exponentially higher when it’s attached to an ncaa institution
University Presidents need to grow a pair and tell these fricks to either be enrolled in school and passing classes on their own without Patel taking their Math 92 final for them, or get fricked and form their own minor league.
But we know that won’t happen, because George who sat the bench for JV high school but was smart enough to make it big time as a trial lawyer is ready to dump hundreds of thousands to his college so he can feel like a member of the winning team, and he’d be pissed if his school stopped admitting stud athletes who don’t want to play school.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 12:36 pm to ragincajun03
I want to see LeBron play in college. He’d kill it.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 1:10 pm to ragincajun03
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Diego Pavia
He really wants to be a real-life Van Wilder
Posted on 12/28/25 at 1:12 pm to ragincajun03
gtfo
Posted on 12/28/25 at 2:02 pm to ragincajun03
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Attorney
shitheads
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:15 pm to ragincajun03
I’m curious how the NFL feels about all of the shenanigans at the college level. If guys are allowed to stay in college for 6 to 8 years before entering the draft, you end up in a situation where draft classes on average begin to age. Not only that but there is more wear and tear on their bodies because of the extra milage on them. You’re essentially on the down side of your career once you turn 30 in most cases. The window of opportunity to draft and utilize a player shrinks significantly if guys start coming out of college at 26 or 27 years of age. As an owner, do you want to pay top dollar for high mileage draft picks with a shrinking playing window?
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:45 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
I hope they don’t count juco years. My kid can stay on scholarship and get that maters for free. lol.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:14 pm to sicboy
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If you have a degree, get on with your life
You don’t honestly believe that piece of trash has a degree?
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:16 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
Might sound crazy but the NFL would have no choice but to buy "college" football if this continues for reasons you stated
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:19 pm to ragincajun03
There’s a chance this clown gets another year? Fml
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:48 pm to sicboy
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This is how you know that THEY know they won't cut it in the NFL but still want to keep playing ball.
If you have a degree, get on with your life.
He has no career that will pay $2m a year except college ball. Hes trailer trashy, but he knows where the money is.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:48 pm to ragincajun03
Anything that proves there no reason for a toothless NCAA any longer Im for. Play till your 45 years old if it means the bullshite NCAA goes away
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