Overview
- Mendoza received 643 first-place votes and 2,362 points, finishing well ahead of Pavia’s 189 first-place votes and 1,435 points.
- Indiana is 13-0 after a Big Ten Championship win over Ohio State, keeping Mendoza at the center of the Hoosiers’ playoff push.
- Pavia posted “F-all the voters” on Instagram and was later seen in New York next to a sign reading “F— Indiana,” drawing broad criticism.
- By Sunday night he apologized on X, saying he “didn’t handle those emotions well,” praising Mendoza and turning attention to Vanderbilt’s ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Iowa on Dec. 31.
- Mendoza’s acceptance highlighted thanks to his mother and faith, while Pavia’s season featured 3,192 passing yards, 27 touchdowns and 826 rushing yards in Vanderbilt’s first 10-win campaign.