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Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, the Heisman Trophy runner-up, apologized Sunday for "being disrespectful" in a social media post he made after Indiana's Fernando Mendoza won the award for college football's best player.
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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.
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