Vanderbilt football knows its losing Diego Pavia after the season. Pavia fired an epic 71-yard bomb on Senior Day . But Pavia didn't want to leave even with he, Clark Lea and Vandy walloping Kentucky.

This scene went viral during the romp at FirstBank Stadium: Pavia demanding he go back in and finish off his final home regular season game. Lea, however, is visibly captured saying “Diego, no.” Expand Tweet

It's clear Lea needs his star dual-threat quarterback healthy for a pivotal game next week down in Knoxville. Vandy remains alive in the College Football Playoff picture at No. 14 overall.

But Vandy must surpass annual in-state nemesis Tennessee during the Thanksgiving holiday on the road. Then have multiple external factors play into the Commodores' hands from Alabama or Oklahom

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