Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia drops F-bomb on Heisman voters after losing trophy to Fernando Mendoza

Indiana Hoosiers' QB Fernando Mendoza was ecstatic after he won the Big 10 Championship against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

While Fernando Mendoza is enjoying his Heisman Trophy victory as he prepares for the Indiana Hoosiers’ College Football Playoff run, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, one of the Heisman finalists, is not happy with how the voters came to their result on Saturday night.

Pavia, the Commodores’ veteran signal caller, was blunt about how he felt about Mendoza winning in New York City.

As he made a post to his Instagram Stories of a photo with a few of his Commodores teammates, Pavia gave his thoughts on the voters.

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Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback Diego Pavia of the Vanderbilt Commodores talks during a press conference before the 2025 Heisman Trophy Presentation at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on Dec. 13, 2025 in New York City. (Adam Hunger/Getty Images)

"F-All the voters," he wrote with a thumbs-down emoji. "But…family for life."

Pavia, 23, finished in second place, though it was distant after receiving 189 first-place votes to Mendoza’s 643 votes.

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On Sunday night, Pavia issued an apology on X.

"Being a part of the Heisman ceremony last night as a finalist was such an honor. As a competitor, just like in everything I do I wanted to win," he wrote. "To be so close to my dream and come up short was painful. I didn’t handle those emotions well at all and did not represent myself the way I wanted to. I have much love and respect for the Heisman voters and the selection process, and I apologize for being disrespectful. It was a mistake, and I am sorry. 

"Fernando Mendoza is an elite competitor and a