Overview
- The ESPN host said on the College GameDay Podcast that Pavia's behavior after the Heisman ceremony made him glad the Vanderbilt quarterback did not win.
- Indiana's Fernando Mendoza won the 2025 Heisman decisively, receiving 643 first-place votes to Pavia's 189.
- Pavia posted an explicit message directed at Heisman voters and was photographed near a sign insulting Indiana shortly after the ceremony.
- He later apologized, saying he mishandled his emotions and expressing respect for the voters and Mendoza, while noting he looks forward to the ReliaQuest Bowl.
- Johnny Manziel said Pavia's actions went too far and a Tuscaloosa News columnist called it a "punk move," as commentary suggested the episode could hurt his NFL draft appeal.