Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia is in the midst of a lawsuit with the NCAA over the organization's eligibility rules, arguing that junior college playing time should not count towards NCAA eligibility.

This season marks Pavia's fourth year at the NCAA level (and sixth year overall, including junior college ball) after winning a temporary injunction against the NCAA to play in the 2025 season. While he's been allowed to play this season, his lawsuit with the NCAA continues and, on Tuesday, his lawyers argued that he should actually be eligible for the 2026 season as well, as per the NCAA's redshirt rules if his time in junior college doesn't count towards eligibility.

That argument became headline news that Pavia may be seeking a seventh season playing college football in 2026

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