Diego Pavia doesn't have the prototypical tools for an NFL quarterback. He's listed at six feet tall but may be shorter. He doesn't have eye-popping arm strength or speed. But at the college level, all he's done is win football games.

Diego Pavia has been one of the stories of the season in college football. That has now led to some wonder of if he could take it to the next level in the NFL? Clark Lea was asked about Pavia’s chances at the pros during a media availability on Thursday afternoon.

Clark Lea made it through one sentence of his opening statement before choking up. He had just led Vanderbilt football to a 40-35 win over Alabama, the first win over an AP No. 1 ranked team in school history. Not only had the Commodores never beaten a No. 1 team, they'd never even beat a top-5 team on the field.

Vanderbilt football was named the Cheez-It National Team of the Week and Clark Lea named Dodd Trophy National Coach of the Week after beating Alabama.

See our score prediction for Vanderbilt football vs. Ball State in a Week 8 nonconference game for Diego Pavia and the Commodores.