Nashville has no mystery who’ll be taking the first snap for Vanderbilt in 2025. It’s Diego Pavia through and through. The 24-year-old quarterback broadcast his confidence and intentions to the world during an appearance on The Paul Finebaum Show. And his national championship standard wasn’t a slip of the tongue. Let’s replay their August 7 conversation.

Diego Pavia: “ I think we’ve got the tools (offensively) and defensively to put our foot forward and win the national championship. ”

Paul Finebaum: “ I’m not trying to act like I didn’t hear what you said. I did, but you’re deadly serious, right ?”

Diego Pavia: “ Yeah, I wasn’t cracking a joke. That’s the standard. ”

Confidence is one thing. Conviction is another. And Diego Pavia has both in SEC starter-

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