NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt football’s Diego Pavia is a finalist for a second national award with the announcement Thursday that he is one of 10 candidates for the Manning Award.

The only quarterback award that takes into consideration the candidates’ bowl and playoff performance, the honor will be announced after the College Football Playoff national championship game in January. Pavia is also a finalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.

One of the primary contenders for the Heisman Trophy, he was named a Manning Award Star of the Week five times during the 2025 campaign to go along with three different SEC Player of the Week awards.

Pavia has recorded school season record totals with 3,192 yards passing, 27 touchdown passes and 4,018 yards of total offense this fall, w

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