Steve Sarkisian Rips The Eligibility Ruling For Vandy QB Diego Pavia: 'I Totally Disagree'

by Staff Reporter

December 20, 20247 Comments

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia was granted a temporary injunction this week that will allow him to play another season of college football in 2025.

Essentially, Pavia's presentation argued that his JUCO years at New Mexico Military Institute should not count against typical NCAA eligibility.

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian, a former JUCO player himself, 'totally disagrees.' Per On3:

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The injunction that Pavia was granted argued the NCAA’s redshirt rule for Junior College or JUCO players violates antitrust laws. Thus, he will be able to play in 2025. However, a former JUCO player himself, Sarkisian clearly sees issues with this process.

“I totally disagree with the…determination on this,” Steve Sarkisian said. “We chose to go to Junior College football. That’s where we wanted to start and play our careers. So, I don’t understand it at all. We’re going to have guys 28-29 years old playing college football. What’s the point? I don’t get it. I don’t understand it. I totally disagree with it.”

Pavia began his college career at New Mexico Military Institute where he spent two seasons. He then went to New Mexico State for two seasons before transferring to Vanderbilt ahead of the 2024 season. That was already his fifth season after getting a redshirt, as everyone else did, for the 2020 season. Now, Pavia has another year of eligibility, essentially making it like his time at New Mexico Military Institute didn’t count toward eligibility.

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RedPants•12 months

He’s right. This is almost more devastating to college football than unregulated NIL because of the ramifications it has on high school recruits.

SECSolomonGrundy•12 months

Judges have ruined college football more than anyone.

Hoosyadaddy•12 months

After game 1 or 2 I really liked this kid. As the season went on his arrogance got old.

Spankum•12 months

I agree with Sark on this one. What possible reasoning could lead them to believe that jr college shouldn’t count towards eligibility?

Timeoday•12 months

Son, we are going to send you to a juco for 2 years so that you can mature. Then you will transfer to a D1 school and redshirt the 1st year if needed. The next two years you will play with all out to be the best you can be. If drafted great, if not, you will medical redshirt your 3rd D1 year. By now, because you are smart, you have your Masters. After your year of medical redshirt, you play harder and smarter, with 6 years of mature growth on your side, to prove your are the better than the boys coming out of high school. After all, you are 26, they are 18, and you have two more years of eligibility left!!

Somebody does not like the direction of college football. Do you?

Dawgs2122•12 months

To put this into perspective, if this had been in place a couple years ago, Stetson Bennett could be playing his final season at Georgia this year

stein69•12 months

It was a court decision. the NCAA fought it.

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