Heisman Trophy runner-up Diego Pavia apologizes
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Julian Sayin, Jeremiah Smith and three others are already 2026 Heisman favorites, but five more players that could crash the race.
Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame's star running back and 2025 Heisman Trophy finalist, announced his intention to enter the 2026 NFL Draft on Tuesday evening.
Pate claims inattentive voters made last-minute decisions based on the Big Ten Championship game, overlooking Pavia's superior season-long performance and reducing the award to "the last shiny object they saw.
On Sunday, Pavia issued an apology for the comment on X.
In an Instagram post, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love has declared for the 2026 NFL draft and will skip his senior season. The dynamic running back spent the last few seasons as the force behind Notre Dame’s offense mixing speed, power, and flair on his carries.
Diego Pavia is officially listed by Vanderbilt as 6-feet tall, but standing next to the other three Heisman finalists, that measurement seemed dubious
In case you missed the news over the weekend, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the 2025 Heisman Trophy on Saturday. He wants his network on LinkedIn to know that, too. A couple of days after his Heisman win, Mendoza posted a career update of his victory to his LinkedIn page to share the news.
Pavia, who is listed at 6'0" on Vanderbilt's website, appeared shorter than fellow finalists Jeremiyah Love, who also is listed at 6'0", and Julian Sayin, who is 6'1", according to Ohio State's website.