Overview
- Pavia sealed the win with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Cole Spence in overtime after Vanderbilt rallied from a 10-point deficit.
- Pavia went 25-for-33 for 377 yards with three passing scores and added 112 rushing yards and a touchdown.
- Vanderbilt improved to 8-2 and stayed in the College Football Playoff conversation as Auburn fell to 4-6.
- Auburn posted a season-high 544 yards behind Ashton Daniels (353 passing yards, two TDs; 89 rushing yards, two TDs) but was flagged 12 times for 91 yards.
- Coach Clark Lea defended opting for a late fourth-and-1 try over a field goal to keep the ball away from Auburn, while Durkin’s debut featured postgame remarks about outside transfer‑portal interest in Tigers players.