Vanderbilt football put together perhaps its most convincing performance of the season Saturday, rolling past Kentucky 45-17 at FirstBank Stadium. The Commodore

Diego Pavia threw for a career-high 484 yards and five touchdowns and No. 14 Vanderbilt beat Kentucky 45-17 Saturday as the Commodores kept their hopes for a College Football Playoff berth alive going into the regular-season finale.

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Vanderbilt athletics had a great weekend. The main course of the program’s athletics events over the weekend was Vanderbilt football. Vanderbilt beat Kentucky 45-17 over the weekend in what was a dominating performance all-around.

Vanderbilt football inched closer to a 10-win season on Nov. 22, routing Kentucky to improve to 9-2. Diego Pavia threw for 484 yards with five touchdowns.

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Vanderbilt dominated Kentucky Saturday afternoon with a 45-17 win. The game was never in doubt as the Commodores used a 21-point second quarter to pull away and bury the Wildcats before scoring 21 more in the second half.