Diego Pavia isn’t taking losing the Heisman Trophy lightly.
The Vanderbilt quarterback finished second in voting for the award, which went to Indiana star Fernando Mendoza. And Pavia had a fiery message for voters after he came up short.
“F- all the voters, but family for life,” Pavia wrote alongside a photo of himself with a few Vanderbilt teammates. He also included a thumbs down emoji.
Mendoza was the clear frontrunner for the award after helping the Hoosiers to a 13-0 record and securing a Big Ten title and the No. 1 seed for the College Football Playoffs.
Mendoza got 643 first-place votes out of the 930 ballots while Pavia received 189.
Last month, Pavia made his case for the Heisman during an appearance on “Hot Mic w/ Hutton & Withrow.
“Well, the Heisman Trophy winner goes to

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