The stakes of being a junior college transfer may have changed after Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia was granted injunctive relief in his case against the NCAA. The case isn't over, but the initial ruling in favor of Pavia means his year at New Mexico Military institute (a junior college) does not count against his NCAA eligibility clock.

If the ruling in Diego Pavia's eligibility case against the NCAA stands, Vanderbilt football — and other athletes — could be greatly affected.

Once upon a time, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian was in the same boat as Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia. Sarkisian played two years as a quarterback for El Camino College—a junior college in Los Angeles County—and then transferred to BYU.