Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia’s massive game got high praise from Deion Sanders Jr. Sanders, the owner of Well Off Media and the brother of presumptive 2025 first-round NFL draft pick Shedeur Sanders, knows a lot about great QB play but his X post about Pavia, who was almost an HBCU star at Jackson State University put a lot into perspective
“Diego Pavia….Bro has an incredible story! He was also supposed to come to Jackson State. Good game, You deserve it. Congratulations my brother,” Sanders said in his post.
Pavia indeed could’ve ended up at Jackson State when Deion Sanders was the coach for the SWAC program. Per a feature on Pavia in the New York Times, Sanders offered him a scholarship. However, the starting quarterback for the team was already solidified: Shedeur Sanders. After a stint at New Mexico State where he wowed the college football world with his arm talent, he headed to Vanderbilt…