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SEC QB takes a shot at the Ohio State football program and the Big Ten

The Ohio State football team and the Big Ten were the subject of a bizarre rant from an SEC quarterback.
ByRyan Stano|
Dec 27, 2024; Birmingham, AL, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia (2) throws the ball to Vanderbilt Commodores wide receiver Junior Sherrill (0) during the first half of the 2024 Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images
Dec 27, 2024; Birmingham, AL, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia (2) throws the ball to Vanderbilt Commodores wide receiver Junior Sherrill (0) during the first half of the 2024 Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images | Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images

The Ohio State football program is one of the top teams in the Big Ten. The Big Ten is clearly one of the two best conferences in the country, and there's an argument to be made that they are the best conference, period. Between them and the SEC, the Big Ten has the last two national champions.

SEC fans continue to claim that the conference is better top to bottom than the Big Ten is, without any real data to back it up. One SEC quarterback has decided to say more of the same, claiming that recruits should ignore calls from schools in the Big Ten.

That quarterback is Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia. Pavia decided to claim that if you want to play against the best competition, you play in the SEC instead of the Big Ten.

Diego Pavia has wild claim about the Big Ten being much worse than the SEC

While speaking on the Bussin' with the Boys Podcast, Pavia claims that the SEC is where recruits should go if they are looking to play against the best.

Mind you, Pavia plays for the Vanderbilt Commodores. They are essentially the Purdue of the SEC; capable of a good year every now and then, but mainly a program that stinks. Just two years ago, the Commodores finished 2-10. How are they good enough to beat SEC programs?

Last season was the first time Vanderbilt had a winning record since 2013, when James Franklin was still the head coach. He has no room to talk. The Buckeyes would absolutely crush him and the rest of Vanderbilt every single time that they played if they were in the same conference.

Both the bottom of the Big Ten and the bottom of the SEC are bad. That's part of the reason why they are at the bottom in the first place. The Big Ten has more teams that can compete for a national championship on a year-to-year basis, and the middle of the conference is better.

The Ohio State Buckeyes lost to Purdue back in 2018 when no one thought that would happen. The SEC rarely has upsets like that.

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