NASHVILLE—Diego Pavia walked off the turf at FirstBank Stadium, raised his hands into a heart shape and expressed his gratitude to the remaining crowd on his se

Vanderbilt (8-2, 4-2 SEC) stayed at No. 14 in the CFP rankings after an open date last week, though it was jumped by Miami despite no discernible change in the two teams' resumes. The Wildcats (5-5, 2-5) are aiming to earn bowl eligibility after missing out on the postseason last year. Here's how the Tennessean's experts pick Vandy-Kentucky:

Diego Pavia threw for a career-high 484 yards and five touchdowns and No. 12 Vanderbilt beat Kentucky 45-17 and the Commodores kept their hopes for a College Football Playoff berth alive going into the regular-season finale.

Vanderbilt Commodores On SI’s Joey Dwyer, Graham Baakko and Dylan Tovitz broke down Vanderbilt's win over Kentucky.

In a blowout of Kentucky, Vanderbilt football, led by Diego Pavia, finally looked the part of a College Football Playoff contender.

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The Commodores out-gained Kentucky 604-315, won the time of possession battle 36:11 to 23:47 and embarrassed this Kentucky team in seemingly every way throughout the afternoon. The possibility that Kentucky would leave with a win on Saturday appeared to dissipate by the end of the first quarter.

Vanderbilt star quarterback Diego Pavia completed two touchdown passes of at least 50 yards before halftime on the way to a 45-17 rout of the Wildcats. It was Vanderbilt’s biggest win over Kentucky since the 40-0 win that ended the Joker Phillips era at UK in 2012.

Diego Pavia set Vanderbilt’s single-game passing record and totaled 5 TDs in a 45-17 win over Kentucky, pushing the Commodores to 9-2 and keeping their CFP hopes alive.

Here's what Diego Pavia said about what playing for Vanderbilt football has meant to him after a win over Kentucky.