{"id":78935,"date":"2024-12-23T21:55:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T03:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/diego-pavia-reacts-to-ncaa-ruling-granting-eligibility-to-former-juco-players\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T21:55:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T03:55:20","slug":"diego-pavia-reacts-to-ncaa-ruling-granting-eligibility-to-former-juco-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/diego-pavia-reacts-to-ncaa-ruling-granting-eligibility-to-former-juco-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Diego Pavia reacts to NCAA ruling granting eligibility to former JUCO players"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vanderbilt<\/a><\/strong> quarterback Diego Pavia<\/a><\/strong> helped set in motion the granting of a waiver<\/a><\/strong> from the NCAA that will allow players who previously played at the JUCO level an additional year of eligibility for the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n

Pavia was previously granted an additional season of eligibility after his motion for a preliminary injunction was approved by the U.S. District Court of Middle Tennessee<\/a><\/strong>. Monday, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors granted a waiver so that will apply to athletes across every sport. <\/p>\n

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Amid the credit he was receiving for the ruling, Pavia took to social media to react to the news.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t thank me, THANK GOD,\u201d he wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t thank me, THANK GOD<\/p>\n

\u2014 Diego Pavia (@diegopavia02) December 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n

Pavia transferred to Vanderbilt this offseason after playing the past two years at New Mexico State<\/a><\/strong>. He would go on to lead the Commodores to a 6-6 record, including an upset win against Alabama<\/a><\/strong>, to reach bowl eligibility for the first time since 2018. <\/p>\n

Pavia threw for 2,133 yards and 17 touchdowns to four interceptions while also rushing for another 716 yards and six scores this past season. <\/p>\n

With the quarterback beginning his career at New Mexico Military Institute in 2020, this was thought to be his final season of eligibility. However, the motion granted now allows him to play a sixth season and return to Nashville. <\/p>\n

Although the NCAA has granted a waiver to not count JUCO seasons against eligibility this upcoming year the ruling is not permanent. The NCAA is also appealing the preliminary injunction granted to Pavia in attempt to prevent this from being the case in the future. <\/p>\n

NCAA President Charlie Baker reacts to Diego Pavia eligibility ruling<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0NCAA issued a statement late Wednesday criticizing the decision by\u00a0U.S. District Court of Middle Tennessee<\/strong>\u00a0Judge William Campbell<\/strong><\/a> to give Pavia an extra year of eligibility. <\/p>\n

NCAA President Charlie Baker<\/strong>\u00a0doubled down on that statement\u00a0Thursday afternoon during an in-studio appearance on\u00a0The Pat McAfee Show<\/em><\/a>, pointing out the potential unintended consequences the Pavia decision could have on NCAA eligibility writ large. In effect, by ruling JUCO seasons counting towards NCAA eligibility\u00a0violates antitrust laws<\/a>, it opens the door for other JUCO athletes to petition for additional years of NCAA eligibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the way, I love watching (Pavia) play, I really do. \u2026 But my big worry about it is there\u2019s a rhythm to college sports. And the rules associated with (the NCAA\u2019s) four years of eligibility \u2013 except for injuries and redshirts and all the rest \u2013 has been with us forever, and it\u2019s how we make it possible to sort of line up academic performance with athletic performance and opportunity, and to make sure the next generation of kids have a place to go,\u201d\u00a0Baker said Thursday<\/a>. \u201cIf you writ large this decision across the JUCOs, and then maybe somebody says \u2018Well hell, if JUCOs get two years plus four, why shouldn\u2019t anybody that goes to college get six?\u2019 You\u2019re going to create a freight train collision \u2026 with all the high school kids that are going to have no place to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

On3\u2019s Alex Byington contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

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