BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Diego Pavia threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns to lift Vanderbilt University to a 44-20 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday.

Pavia completed 12 of 18 and threw touchdown passes of 54 yards to Brycen Coleman and 26 yards to Tre Richardson for the Commodores (2-0), who rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit.

The Commodores used a powerful rushing attack to dominate the second half. They scored touchdowns on their first five second-half possessions, with Richardson’s terrific one-hand touchdown grab with 24 seconds left in the third quarter giving Vanderbilt its first lead.

The Commodores had 262 yards rushing and put the game away in the fourth quarter with three touchdowns, including two on runs by Sedrick Alexander.

Virginia Tech (0-2) was outgained 307-

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