TRO granted for Vols QB Aguilar in bid for extra eligibility
by 0 
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee quarterback
Pavia initially sued the NCAA in November 2024 and won a preliminary injunction that allowed him to play for Vanderbilt in 2025. He finished second in the Heisman Trophy balloting.
The NCAA appealed the Pavia ruling but issued a blanket waiver that granted an extra year of eligibility to former junior college players whose situations were similar to the Vanderbilt quarterback.
Although Pavia now plans to enter the NFL draft, he continued his lawsuit to assist other former junior college players. Aguilar’s complaint notes that a ruling on the Pavia case won’t come until at least Feb. 10, which put him in a “untenable position” because he needed to know soon whether he’d be eligible to play college football this fall.
Heagerty’s ruling referenced “the time-sensitive nature” of Aguilar’s case.
“Each day that passes leaves Aguilar unable to prepare and jeopardizes major career opportunities, lost time and opportunities that cannot be fully calculated or remedied with money damages,” Heagerty wrote in his ruling.
