Indiana beat Miami 27–21 to win the College Football Playoff national championship on Monday and cap one of the greatest seasons in college football history. The Hoosiers became the first 16-0 team in the modern era, and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza turned in a signature play that will go down in history as well.

Fernando Mendoza, who grew up in Miami, wasn't even offered a walk-on spot with the Hurricanes coming out of high school.

Alberto Mendoza, the younger brother of Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza, reportedly entered the transfer portal less than 24 hours after the Hoosiers' College Football Playoff National Championship Game win over Miami.

Alberto Mendoza, brother of Fernando Mendoza and IU's backup QB this season, had said he'd compete for starting job. Now he's entering the portal

After winning the 2026 College Football Playoff on Monday evening, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza heard some very wise words from his mother.

Fernando Mendoza had something to prove in his hometown, and he wasn't about to let the moment slip away. The Heisman winner had a tough night early on. Miami's pass rush spent three quarters making his life miserable.

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza had a laugh Monday night when discussing his rare utterance of a curse word after the Hoosiers' College Football Playoff National Championship Game win over Miami.

Indiana, 27-21 victors over Miami, has won a football national championship, as improbable a sentence ever typed in American sports history.