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Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza wins Heisman Trophy as college football’s top player

Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza, above, beat Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love and Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia for the Heisman. dam Hunger/Getty ImagesIndiana’s Fernando Mendoza, above, beat Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love and Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia for the Heisman. dam Hunger/Getty ImagesIndiana’s Fernando Mendoza wins Heisman Trophy as college football’s top playerMendoza becomes Indiana’s first ever Heisman winnerHoosiers QB led unbeaten run to CFP top overall seedFernando Mendoza, the mercurial quarterback of No 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious award since its inception in 1935. Mendoza beat Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love and Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia. Sherrone Moore charged with home invasion, stalking after dismissal as Michigan football coachRead moreMendoza guided the Hoosiers to their first No 1 ranking and the top seed in the 12-team College Football bracket, throwing for 2,980 yards and a national-best 33 touchdown passes while also running for six scores.

Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza wins Heisman Trophy as college football’s top player

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Key Highlights

  • Indiana, the last unbeaten team in major college football, will play a College Football Playoff quarter-final game in the Rose Bowl on 1 January. Mendoza, the Hoosiers’ first-year starter after transferring from California, is the triggerman for an offense that surpassed program records for touchdowns and points set during last season’s surprise run to the CFP. A redshirt junior, the once lightly recruited Miami native is the second Heisman finalist in school history, joining 1989 runner-up Anthony Thompson.
  • Mendoza is the seventh Indiana player to earn a top-10 finish in Heisman balloting and it marks another first in program history – having back-to-back players in the top 10.
  • Hoosiers quarterback Kurtis Rourke was ninth last year. The Heisman Trophy presentation came after a number of accolades were already awarded.
  • Mendoza was named The Associated Press player of the year earlier this week and picked up the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien awards Friday night while Love won the Doak Walker Award. Explore more on these topicsCollege footballIndianaCollege sportsUS sportsShareReuse this content.
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