Diego Pavia’s decision to stay for one more year in college just turned Vanderbilt’s fate around. He has been turning heads since last year after he broke the 40-year-long curse against Alabama. Vanderbilt is already 5-0 this season with a massive win of 31-7 against South Carolina. Pavia went for 18 of 25 passes for 177 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He is showing the entire nation what Vanderbilt is capable of. But that wasn’t the only highlight of that game. It was the entire viral moment between Pavia’s mother and Theo Von. Let’s find out more about it.

Who Are Theo Von and Diego Pavia?

Von is an American stand-up comedian and podcaster who hosts shows like the This Past Weekend podcast. He also appeared on many MTV and Comedy Central shows. Apart from that, he’s also a die-hard Vandy fan who’s been seen attending Vanderbilt’s games, as he also stays in Nashville.

Diego Pavia is the QB1 for Vanderbilt who’s currently in his last year of eligibility. He started his career at New Mexico, where he threw 2,644 yards for 31 TDs with just 1 interception. After coming to Vanderbilt, he took them to a 7-6 record last season. Talking of their connection, they are both friends and also tried to play matchmaker for each other. But how?

How Theo Von’s Guest Picker Role Sparked Unexpected Attention?

Alabama and Vanderbilt’s game is getting all the attention, but some of it is for the wrong reasons. Kalen DeBoer’s team is going to play a home game against Vandy, and ESPN’s GameDay picked Theo Von as a guest picker. That’s where the problem started. Everyone knows Von is Diego Pavia’s friend and a big supporter of Vanderbilt.

And the moment this news came out, fans started trashing this idea of picking a Vanderbilt supporter at the Bama home game. Even though Rece Davis tried backing their move, saying, “Have you checked out his social media following? Do you know how many people follow him?” Things didn’t change. Despite having a massive 8.5 million following on Instagram and 1.6 million on X, the Alabama fans are not happy.

What was the Viral Clip that linked Theo Von to Diego Pavia’s Mother

It all started when Theo Von went to Williams Brice Stadium to support his friend and made a pretty bold revelation of his bet with Pavia. He was standing on the sidelines, and Cole Cubelic went up to him for confirmation around the entire thing, and he said, “Yes.” Now what added more to the speculation was Von’s tweet where he posted Antoinette Padilla’s picture with a red heart.

And the caption? “Where should I take her??” Responses from fans and gossip mongers alike flooded his comments section with suggestions like, “Take her to Buffalo Wild Wings, dude.” And what’s interesting is that Theo Von was responding to almost all comments, like when a fan said, “Why don’t you ask her?” Theo replied to it with, “💥 That might be the move. I wanna to do somewhere respectable and joyful. Maybe a coffee or animal park, idk.” But what’s Diego Pavia’s take on the entire thing?

What was Diego Pavia’s Response and Social Media Speculation

After fans went crazy on social media about the entire bet, Pavia finally broke his silence on it. He took it to X, replying to Theo Von’s tweet where he said, “What Theo Von forgot is, I said it was a deal if, and only if, he told Tate McRae to lemme take her on an A1 date in Nashville. Twitter, make it happen.”

That’s where the fun begins. Tate McRae is a Canadian singer and dancer. She was also seen on the reality TV series “So You Think You Can Dance,” so knowing Von’s background, setting Pavia up with her would have been an easy thing. But does that not mean even he has to keep his bet? For now it looks like Pavia and Von’s banter turned into social media speculations with only some basis in fact.

Separating Facts From Speculation in the Theo Von–Diego Pavia Narrative

These are the solid facts on the ground. During the Vandy vs. South Carolina game, ESPN’s Cole Cubelic asked Von about the entire thing, saying, “Diego Pavia wins this game. He promised you he would set you up with a date with his mom.” To that, Von could have totally disagreed and shut down the entire narrative, but he nodded his head and confirmed it was true.

Then he further added, “My goal is I would like to marry a nurse one day, so that’s why I think he was thinking about that.” Just so you know, Antoinette Padilla is a nurse. But it’s all just fun banter between the two. As the very next moment, Von made a statement saying, “I don’t even know if I’d do it. I like being his friend. I don’t want to end up being his stepdad or something.”

So, for now, no one really knows if Theo Von’s getting that date or not, but the internet sure had a few week’s worth of fun over this funny exchange between two friends.