Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia claims Big Ten is inferior to SEC despite recent national championships

There has ever been a statement astir which college football league is the champion successful the nation. 

The information is, determination are respective powerhouse programs residing successful each one, but 1 SEC backmost wholly eviscerated the Big Ten — the league that has produced the past 2 nationalist rubric winners. 

Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia made an quality connected the "Bussin’ with the Boys" podcast with co-hosts Will Compton and Taylor Lewan, wherever helium decided to spell disconnected connected the Big Ten Conference portion discussing offers that helium got from different programs aft this past season. 

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Vanderbilt backmost Diego Pavia (2) gets into presumption during the 3rd 4th astatine FirstBank Stadium successful Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (IMAGN)

Compton, a Nebraska alum, and Lewan, who played for Michigan, some cognize the Big Ten precise good from their assemblage days. 

"You privation to play with the champion — you don’t privation to play with the Big Ten," Pavia told them. "…You disregard those calls. You cognize that." 

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Lewan’s Wolverines were the nationalist rubric winners 2 years ago, portion Ohio State conscionable took location the trophy successful February. However, Pavia argues that the Big Ten’s spot of docket is overmuch antithetic than the SEC’s. 

"But you’ve got to deliberation astir this, too," helium said. "The SEC is, like, nothing. Like, OK, the Big Ten, you person Ohio State, Oregon — the SEC, it’s week aft week. You’re going to get bushed on. The Big Ten, you’re not gonna get bushed connected with the Purdue, Nebraskas."

Being a quarterback, Pavia instantly backed up his statement with players connected defense, specifically the antiaircraft lines betwixt the 2 conferences. 

Vanderbilt Commodores backmost Diego Pavia (2) throws the shot against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the archetypal fractional of the 2024 Birmingham Bowl astatine Protective Stadium. (Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images)

He did, however, admit Penn State’s Abdul Carter, who conscionable went 3rd wide to the New York Giants successful the 2025 NFL Draft. 

"The champion walk rushers are from the SEC, except, like, Abdul Carter," helium said. "You’ll find one. You’ll person 1 oregon two."

Pavia’s assemblage shot travel began astatine New Mexico Military Institute, a inferior assemblage (JUCO) school. He fought alongside his ineligible squad for different twelvemonth of eligibility aft playing 2 years determination earlier moving connected to New Mexico State for 2 seasons. 

Then, helium transferred to Vanderbilt past season, wherever helium broke retired with 2,133 yards and 17 passing touchdowns to spell on with 716 rushing yards and six touchdowns with his legs. 

Vanderbilt Commodores backmost Diego Pavia (2) throws to an unfastened teammate against South Carolina Gamecocks during the archetypal fractional FirstBank Stadium successful Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (IMAGN)

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Pavia said helium got offers again aft this past season, claiming 1 SEC schoolhouse made an NIL connection of much than $4 million. But helium stayed existent to the Commodores and volition play his last collegiate play with them. 

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