By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-11 17:29:08 | Updated at 2024-11-18 04:47:18
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The quarterback on Vanderbilt University's football team, Diego Pavia, is making headlines - but it's his mom, Antoinette Padilla, that's really stealing the show.
On Saturday, the star's mom took to the stands to watch her son play football against the University of South Carolina at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, where she went viral on social media for her stunning looks.
Padilla, who was dressed in an oversized Vanderbilt Jersey and matching lanyard, turned heads as her honey-brown highlighted hair cascaded down her back.
She even stuck a 'V' sticker for Vanderbilt on her cheek to complete the spirited look in support of her son.
And, while her 23-year-old son may have led the team to its historical upset against Alabama earlier this season, fans on X, formerly known as Twitter, were equally as captivated by his mom's appearance in the stands this past weekend.
The quarterback on Vanderbilt University's football team, Diego Pavia, is making headlines - but it's his mom, Antoinette Padilla, that's really stealing the show
The 23-year-old transferred to Vanderbilt from New Mexico State University last year, and this is his first year playing for the elite school
'Only thing ima say about Vandy is Diego Pavia mom fine af (as f***),' one person wrote on X.
Another agreed, 'Respectfully… Diego Pavia’s mom.'
'Diego Pavia’s mom #yea,' someone else typed.
An X user observed, 'The moms are certainly hotter now.'
The conversation also continued on Reddit in a postgame thread on Saturday evening.
'What I learned today: Our defense will continue to feast. Diego Pavia has a very hot mom,' a Reddit user commented.
Someone else agreed, 'Can confirm. Mom is a smokeshow.'
The 23-year-old transferred to Vanderbilt from New Mexico State University last year, and this is his first year playing for the elite school.
Fans on X, formerly known as Twitter and Reddit were captivated by his mom
Pavia also told the outlet that his mom was very supportive, as she came to '98 per cent' of his football games, along with his brother, Roel, who attended '97 per cent' of the matches
After his win against Alabama in October, Pavia explained that Padilla, who raised him as a single mom, always had a 'winning mentality.'
'She raised me a winner,' Pavia said of his mom at the time, according to VandySports.
'My mom, she hates losing more than she loves winning.'
Pavia also told the outlet that his mom was very supportive, as she came to '98 per cent' of his football games, along with his brother, Roel, who attended '97 per cent' of the matches.
His little sister, Abrielle, who is in eighth grade, also loves to support her brother.
'We only celebrate when he wins,' Roel told VandySports. 'That's it.'
Pavia also admitted that he thought it was only a matter of time before his family and friends would go viral when they're cheering on the quarterback in the stands.
'If they put a camera on those guys they’d go viral every single time,' the quarterback said about his brother and his friends.
'Those guys are like "holy s**t." Some of the stuff ain’t right, but it’s pure comedy. People would love it. If they put a camera on all of us people would pay to watch that.'
