Diego Pavia dove across the goal line for a 1-yard touchdown with 1:52 left as No. 10 Vanderbilt beat 15th-ranked Missouri 17-10 Saturday to extend the Commodores’ best start in more than 80 years.

When Diego Pavia took the podium after Vanderbilt football's win over Missouri, his message was clear. "The only reason I'm up here is because I play quarterback for the team," the Commodores quarterback said.

Diego Pavia led Vanderbilt football to a 17-10 win over Missouri, but unlike last week against LSU, that win primarily came due to defense rather than Pavia's performance. It was ugly for the offense all around, which put up just 265 yards, 80 of which came on one rushing play that didn't involve Pavia.

Missouri’s most common fossil is an invertebrate, the crinoid, also known as “sea lilies”. Despite the name, they’re more closely related to other echinoderms, like starfish. Only around 700 living species of the “feather stars” still exist, but pieces of now-extinct variants can be commonly found in limestone.

True freshman QB Matt Zollers threw his first career touchdown to tie the game 10-10 vs. Vanderbilt after Beau Pribula’s injury.

NASHVILLE—It wasn’t what College Gameday imagined when it decided to come to West End. It wasn’t what Vanderbilt envisioned when it thought up the path to its v

Vanderbilt football found a way to beat Missouri on Oct. 25, helping Vandy's College Football Playoff chances heading into a Nov. 1 SEC game at Texas.

Oct 18, 2025; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores running back Makhilyn Young (22) celebrates the first down against the Louisiana State Tigers during the second half at FirstBank Stadium.