Diego Pavia passed for 275 yards with three touchdowns and Vanderbilt found the end zone on four of its first five drives as the Commodores rolled to a 45-3 victory over Charleston Southern on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.

Sedrick Alexander rushed for 83 yards, Tre Richardson had five receptions for 74 yards, and Eli Stowers had four catches for 86 yards as Vanderbilt won its fourth consecutive season opener. Pavia was 20-of-25 passing.

On the other side, Zolten Osborne was 8-of-16 passing for 54 yards and an interception as the FCS Buccaneers fell to 0-25 against FBS teams since 2002 and 0-2 to Vanderbilt in that time.

Isaiah Gordon had 28 yards rushing on eight carries for Charleston Southern.

Pavia, who carried Vanderbilt to its first winning season in 11 years in 2024, led the Commo

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