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Fernando Mendoza was destined to make tears tumble down cheeks. After he posed behind the most prestigious individual award in college football and grabbed hold of the Heisman Trophy with each hand and flashed his wide grin,
Fernando Mendoza checks many boxes while still raising important questions that front offices must carefully weigh.
Fernando Mendoza, the enthusiastic quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college
If you have a good signal caller on your side, you're going to feel good about your chances every time your team takes the field.
Fernando Mendoza is not just Indiana’s quarterback. He is a symbol of what modern college football can look like when talent, culture, faith, and family align. He plays like Tom Brady, his football idol, but leads like someone who knows exactly where he comes from.
After leading the Hoosiers to a Big Ten Championship, Mendoza tops our power ranking of the CFP's quarterbacks. The California transfer delivered in a handful of clutch situations for the Hoosiers during their historic 13-0 start, which included a Big Ten title game victory over Ohio State.
Next up for the Hoosiers: lifting and practice. A weekend of celebration has yielded way to preparing for the Rose Bowl, the Heisman winner said.
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the school’s first Heisman Trophy as college football's most outstanding player Saturday night.
ESPN NFL Draft insider Matt Miller confirmed that Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza is “very much in play” to be selected No. 1 in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The Indiana Hoosiers could win the national title and still wind up with an elite quarterback in 2026 should Fernando Mendoza. Monday, a quarterback with elite playoff experience hit the open market.