Diego Pavia doesn't have the prototypical tools for an NFL quarterback. He's listed at six feet tall but may be shorter. He doesn't have eye-popping arm strength or speed. But at the college level, all he's done is win football games.

In the preseason, The Tennessean projected a 4-8 record for Vanderbilt. That seems likely to miss the mark. Here's a re-prediction of the Commodores' remaining six games: This score may seem low, but Vanderbilt's strategy of playing slow and chewing clock tends to keep scores − and margin of victory − down with the number of possessions limited.

After a few weeks of major upsets like to the Crimson Tide, Vanderbilt football's Diego Pavia has a few requests for EA Sports.

See our score prediction for Vanderbilt football vs. Ball State in a Week 8 nonconference game for Diego Pavia and the Commodores.

Diego Pavia is unlikely to sit out Vanderbilt football's game against Ball State, despite suffering an injury against Kentucky.

Pavia had a big day for Vanderbilt as he ended up going 16-20 through the air for 252 yards for two touchdowns and zero interceptions. Pavia took care of the football, and he torched the Crimson Tide all day long. It was an impressive performance.

While you won't find Pavia on any NFL Draft boards, his coach Clark Lea believes he's fully capable of playing at the next level. "I'll let the head coaches and scouts and general