Diego Pavia has spoken on Vanderbilt football naming Blaze Berlowitz its starting quarterback for the opener against Austin Peay.
"WELL EARNED- been watching this king from the start of time at NM STATE when he took over in the championship game at 18 years old and BALLED- yall better stand down this man the truth!" Pavia said in a post on X on Aug. 25.
WELL EARNED- been watching this king from the start of time at NM STATE when he took over in the championship game at 18 years old and BALLED- yall better stand down this man the truth! https://t.co/tNMBEale2Z
— Diego Pavia (@diegopavia02) August 25, 2026
Berlowitz has one career start, in the Conference USA championship game while at New Mexico State in 2023, a game Pavia missed with injury. That game, Berlowtiz was 10-for-19 for 134 yards,
one touchdown and one interception. Berlowitz also appeared in six games in 2025 with Vanderbilt and went 9-for-17 with 131 yards and a touchdown.
Pavia was the Heisman runner-up in 2025. Berlowitz has been his backup for the past three years, and while Pavia helped to recruit 5-star Jared Curtis to the Commodores, he long advocated for Berlowitz to get the job over Curtis. and for Curtis to take over once Berlowitz's time in college is done.
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X @aria_gerson.
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