Diego Pavia Falls Behind YouTube-Trained Kicker in Heisman Race
After leading Vanderbilt to a 7-1 start, quarterback Diego Pavia seemed poised for Heisman contention.
However, he now trails an unlikely contender: Hawaii kicker Ka Kansei Matsuzawa, who learned football entirely through YouTube.
- Ty Simpson leads the Week 10 Heisman Fan Vote leaderboard with 27.3% of votes.
- Matsuzawa sits sixth with 4.2% of votes.
- Pavia lags in seventh at 2.7% of votes.
Fans vote daily on the official Heisman website, with the collective fan vote counting as one official ballot alongside 870 media votes and one from former winners.
Matsuzawa's rise is remarkable, having learned kicking fundamentals entirely through YouTube tutorials as a former soccer player from Japan.
Deloitte verifies all ballots before award night.
Author's summary: Pavia trails YouTube-trained kicker in Heisman race.