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5-at-10: Pavia paving the new NCAA way, Bowl beliefs, Fab 3 picks, iconic Christmas characters

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (2) looks to throw a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (2) looks to throw a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (2) looks to throw a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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Total game changer

Diego Pavia has upset Auburn with New Mexico State, Alabama with Vandy and now the NCAA with the fate of the very fabric of college sports hanging in the balance. 

We mentioned this last week, but the ruling from the courts that Pavia will be eligible in 2025 feels like a landmark moment that will require immediate action from the governing bodies of college sports, professional sports and potentially the federal government.

Yes, asking those three to come together for a solution to something this critical feels like asking Jack Tripper, Barney Fife and Edith Bunker to come together before brain surgery on a loved one.