{"id":71031,"date":"2025-12-15T13:41:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/71031\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T13:41:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:41:31","slug":"vanderbilts-diego-pavia-sends-vulgar-message-to-heisman-voters-after-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/71031\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanderbilt&#8217;s Diego Pavia sends vulgar message to Heisman voters after loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After falling short in the Heisman Trophy race, Diego Pavia slammed the door on his way out.<\/p>\n<p>The Vanderbilt quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/college-football\/diego-pavia-profane-message-heisman-trophy-voters\/731191\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sent a flagrant message to voters<\/a> after Indiana\u2019s Fernando Mendoza took home the prestigious award on Saturday night in New York City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Diego Pavia speaks to the media during a press conference before the presentation of the Heisman Trophy. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>Vanderbilt QB took Diego Pavia took to social media following his Heisman Trophy loss. Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Reposting a photo of himself posing with a few of his Commodores\u2019 teammates, Pavia stamped a harsh message to those who he believed snubbed him of the bronze hardware.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cF- all the voters, but family for life,\u201d Pavia wrote, accompanied by a thumbs down emoji.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old signal caller finished in a distant second place to the overwhelming frontrunner Mendoza, who lifted the Hoosiers to a perfect 13\u20130 record, a Big Ten title and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Out of 930 ballots, Mendoza collected a total of 643 first-place votes compared to Pavia\u2019s 189.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Indiana\u2019s Fernando Mendoza became the first Heisman Trophy winner in program history. AP<\/p>\n<p>Pavia\u2019s vulgar reaction is far from shocking; In November, the self-assured field general punctuated his Heisman case by proclaiming that both his stats and tape reflect \u201cundoubtedly the best player in college football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, the Heisman Trophy winner goes to the best player in college football,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/news\/vanderbilt-qb-quarterback-diego-pavia-heisman-trophy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pavia said<\/a> during a recent taping of \u201cHot Mic w\/ Hutton &amp; Withrow.\u201d \u201cI believe that to be myself, you check the numbers and especially \u2014 there\u2019s two things that don\u2019t lie to you: Numbers and tape. I\u2019ve been taught that since I was young, you go check that out. I feel like I\u2019m undoubtedly the best player in college football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia. AP<\/p>\n<p>While Pavia \u2014 who threw for 3,192 yards, 27 touchdowns and eight interceptions while lifting the Commodores to a 10\u20132 record and a No. 14 national ranking \u2014 may have outperformed both Mendoza and Ohio State\u2019s Julian Sayin from a yardage standpoint, he threw fewer touchdowns and more interceptions than either QB.<\/p>\n<p>His 71.2 percent completion rate ranked last among the three.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Pavia\u2019s unwavering hubris also played a role in deterring voters from casting their support \u2014 long before he told them to buzz off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After falling short in the Heisman Trophy race, Diego Pavia slammed the door on his way out. 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