Vanderbilt's star QB Diego Pavia won his lawsuit against the NCAA last week, and as a result, he has been granted an extra year of eligibility. Pavia's temporary injunction will allow him to play an extra year of football,

Pavia's suit argued that counting junior college toward an athlete’s eligibility clock was an unlawful restraint on his NIL earning power.

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia has an extra year of eligibility. What does that mean for Pavia with NIL money available.

The Vanderbilt quarterback seeks to have his eligibility from two seasons at the junior college level reinstated.

In a ruling with significant implications for NCAA athlete eligibility and NIL opportunities, a federal judge on Wednesday granted an injunction blocking the NCAA from ruling Vanderbilt quarterback and former JUCO transfer Diego Pavia ineligible to compete next season.

The NCAA announced Monday that it will appeal the temporary injunction in the Diego Pavia lawsuit case while also granting former junior college players a waiver for eligibility in 2025-26.

The NCAA on Monday appealed the preliminary injunction granted by a U.S. federal judge giving Diego Pavia another year of eligibility even as the organization’s Division I board of directors granted a waiver allowing athletes in a similar situation as the Vanderbilt quarterback to play in 2025-26.