ESPN star regrets Diego Pavia vote for Heisman Trophy after Vandy star's explicit outburst

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One Heisman Trophy voter on Wednesday expressed regret for voting for Vanderbilt Commodores star Diego Pavia to win the prestigious award.

Rece Davis, an ESPN broadcaster for college football and basketball, said he was glad Pavia didn’t win after the quarterback dropped an explicit message following the revelation that Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the trophy.

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Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia warms up before the game against Tennessee, Nov. 29, 2025, in Knoxville. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)

Pavia apologized for saying "F--- all the voters," but the message still resonated.

"Heisman gets a lot of talk, and I don’t want to wrap this up by piling on Diego Pavia because he apologized for his post-Heisman behavior and understandably so," Davis said on the "College GameDay Podcast." "I didn’t feel like he owed the voters an apology. He can say whatever he wants to them. As a voter, I saw some people who took umbrage with that, but I did not. He could say what he wants.

"But the one thing that his behavior, even with the apology included and accepted, did for me was that it made me regret my Heisman vote. I voted for Diego Pavia because I know what the history of Vanderbilt is. I thought he was the most dynamic player. I’m predisposed in Heisman voting to vote for guys who create ‘wow’ moments."

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Heisman Trophy finalist Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia