Eli Stowers and Diego Pavia both came to Vanderbilt football via New Mexico State. However, the college roommates are complete opposites.

Vanderbilt football quarterback Diego Pavia had his injunction granted in a lawsuit, opening the door for him to return for the 2025 season.

Although the court's ruling only applied to Pavia, the NCAA opted to grant the additional eligibility to all athletes. After the NCAA announced their waiver, Pavia posted to social media that he shouldn't be thanked,

The Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Clark Lea sounds over the moon that Diego Pavia is returning for another season.