Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia trashes Big Ten during epic college football rant
By Matt Reed
The college football debate over which conference is the most elite has become an obsession for NCAA football fans over the years, and one star quarterback in the SEC made his opinion heard recently after calling out another elite division.
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Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia had some harsh words for the Big Ten recently after bashing their conference and saying that top players on want to "play with the best" in the SEC.
NEW: Vandy QB Diego Pavia eviscerates the Big Ten:
— On3 (@On3sports) June 17, 2025
“You want to play with the best – you don’t want to play with the Big Ten. … You ignore those calls.
...the SEC, it’s like week after week. You’re going to get beat on. The Big Ten, you’re not gonna get beat on with the… pic.twitter.com/BGUcC7lwac
Pavia and Vanderbilt finished 8-5 last season after picking up huge wins over Alabama and Auburn, but he was very quick to write off the Big Ten despite the fact that Ohio State won the national championship in January.
"...the SEC, it’s like week after week," Pavia said. "You’re going to get beat on. The Big Ten, you’re not gonna get beat on with the Purdue, Nebraskas.”
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