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In this story:For NFL teams in search of a franchise quarterback, the consensus around the 2026 class of signal callers is that this is by the weakest class in recent memory.Outside of Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, there isn't a lock in the class for another quarterback to go in the first round. With that being said, because of the murkiness behind Mendoza, there are a handful of quarterbacks that are vying to sneak into the first round or at the very least, just move up draft boards a tad.One of those quarterbacks is Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia, who walks away from college…

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— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All— All © 2026 SaturdayDownSouth.com Ad Disclosure This article/post contains references to products or services from one or more of our advertisers or partners. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products or services. By Sydney Hunte Published: Jan 31, 2026 · 2:59 PM EST The Senior Bowl pits the country’s best draft prospects against each other every year in Mobile, Alabama. In 2025, Diego Pavia is one of them as he looks…

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Sean Barnard details his pick and prediction for the Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Ole Miss Rebels college basketball matchup.Published Jan 31, 2026 4:19 PM ESTAudio By CarbonatixTipping off at 6:00 p.m. ET across a busy day of college basketball, the Ole Miss Rebels will face off with the 18th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores. Both of these SEC opponents have shown some impressive flashes so far this season. These two programs have faced off 37 times on the basketball court in history, with Vanderbilt having won 20 of these matchups. This includes three of the past four games between them. Looking at the odds…

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Tyler Tanner scored 24 points and No. 18 Vanderbilt survived a late scare to beat Mississippi 71-68 on Saturday at Memorial GymnasiumNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tyler Tanner scored 24 points and No. 18 Vanderbilt survived a late scare to beat Mississippi 71-68 on Saturday at Memorial Gymnasium. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Oxford, Mississippi, but due to severe winter weather this week, the university has closed its campus until Feb. 8. Ole Miss and Vanderbilt switched home games, with the Commodores now traveling to Oxford on March 4. Vanderbilt (19-3, 6-3 Southeastern) was still without its second-leading…

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By ERIC ZENG | January 31, 2026 BOBAK HA’ERI / CC BY-SA 3.0The 2025 college football season was filled with many remarkable moments and storylines, headlined by Indiana’s first national championship.With the conclusion of the 2025 college football season, here are some notable storylines from this past year.Indiana wins first national championship in program historyThe top ranked Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Miami Hurricanes 27-21 last Monday, capping off a fitting end to a storybook season and arguably the greatest turnaround in college football history. While Indiana steamrolled its first two opponents in the College Football Playoff, the Hurricanes proved to…

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A surprise home game!Well, Vanderbilt was supposed to be on the road this weekend, but thanks to the lingering effects of last weekend’s ice storm in Mississippi, Vanderbilt will play Ole Miss at home tonight at 5 PM CT on the SEC Network.As a result, the Commodores swapped a home game with Ole Miss in the last week of the regular season. So Vanderbilt will now play three consecutive road games to end the regular season, which isn’t ideal… but hey, it means we get a home game today.Ole Miss is 11-9 on the season and 3-4 in the SEC.This…

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At the Senior Bowl this week, former Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia’s height became a point of conversation. He measured in at 5-foot-9 and 7/8, creating some questions about success at the next level.However, Pavia had a message to NFL teams about his height. He said whoever gets him will get someone who hasn’t had a losing season at any level.Pavia started Saturday’s Senior Bowl after the week of practice. Throughout his final season at Vanderbilt, when he became the Heisman Trophy runner-up, his confidence shined through while spearheading the Commodores’ turnaround. The intangibles, he said, are part of what he…

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Because of a late switch, Vanderbilt beat Ole Miss men’s basketball on the Commodores’ home floor.Ole Miss lost 71-68 at Vanderbilt (19-3, 6-3 SEC) on Jan. 31. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Oxford but was moved to Nashville because of a winter storm affecting northern Mississippi. The game is now the second of a four-game road trip for Ole Miss.The Rebels (11-10, 3-5) struggled to contain Vanderbilt guard Tyler Tanner. The sophomore guard scored 24 points on 10-for-20 shooting.AJ Storr and Malik Dia missed contested 3-point shot attempts in the final seconds for Ole Miss. Dia, who was facing the team he…

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