Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar, after hiring a high-powered attorney, has separated from the Diego Pavia federal lawsuit challenging the NCAA's eligibility rules regarding former junior college players. It appears 24-year-old Aguilar will go it alone in his attempt to play for the Vols in the 2026 season. However, there could be more to his strategy than meets the eye. On Jan. 30, the court granted Aguilar's voluntary dismissal from the Pavia case, according to court records obtained by Knox News. Pavia, the former Vanderbilt quarterback, filed the antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA in late 2024, and Aguilar joined as a plaintiff in November 2025. On Jan. 28, Aguilar informed the court...
