Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza on game-winning TD run
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Fernando Mendoza’s clutch play against Miami leads undefeated Indiana to its 1st national title
The Heisman Trophy winner didn’t have his best statistical game Monday night, but he came up big when it mattered.
Hard Rock Stadium was buzzing as Indiana closed it out, beating Miami 27-21 to lock up a national championship that felt fully earned. The matchup delivered what everyone expected. Two elite programs,
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Fernando Mendoza headlines AP’s all-College Football Playoff team after leading Indiana to title
Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza spent the College Football Playoff showing the nation just why he earned the Heisman Trophy.
Soon after Indiana University won the college football national title, led by quarterback Fernando Mendoza and coach Curt Cignetti, posts started going viral on X that the 22-year-old quarterback had already updated his LinkedIn page with the accomplishment.
Fernando Mendoza and the Indiana Hoosiers completed their dream college football season by winning the national championship with a 27-21 victory over Miami in the title game on Monday. A couple of people who have been by the Indiana
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.
The Hoosiers passed up a field-goal opportunity to go for it in a close game, and it paid off with the most memorable play of the season.
Fernando Mendoza was playing a few miles from the home he grew up. Fans at his high school offered their thoughts on the Heisman Trophy winner.