Vanderbilt football and Diego Pavia can never be counted out of a game. That was true when the 25th-ranked Commodores (5-2, 2-1 SEC) pulled the upset over Alabama. And it's true when they take on No.

The Vanderbilt Commodores have suffered a major scare against the Texas Longhorns. Late in the second quarter, Commodores star quarterback Diego Pavia was inju

See our score prediction for Vanderbilt football vs. Texas in a Week 9 SEC game for Diego Pavia and the Commodores.

Pavia put Vanderbilt up 7-0 on No. 5 Texas on Saturday afternoon thanks to an 18-yard scamper. Pavia rolled out to his right, beat a Texas defender to the edge and then dove — successfully — for the pylon to give the Commodores the lead.

Vanderbilt football quarterback Diego Pavia's mother, brothers and sister have been active participants in his big season leading up to the Texas game

Vanderbilt football's student-section seating has been shrunk by construction. Diego Pavia wants the university to expand it, with Texas up next.