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Indiana University backmost Fernando Mendoza became the archetypal Hoosier to triumph the coveted Heisman Trophy, assemblage football’s astir prestigious award.
Mendoza claimed 2,362 first-place votes, beating Vanderbilt backmost Diego Pavia (1,435 votes), Notre Dame moving backmost Jeremiyah Love (719 votes) and Ohio State backmost Julian Sayin (432 votes).
Mendoza guided the Hoosiers to their archetypal No. 1 ranking and the apical effect successful the 12-team College Football bracket, throwing for 2,980 yards and a national-best 33 touchdown passes portion besides moving for six scores. Indiana, the past unbeaten squad successful large assemblage football, volition play a College Football Playoff quarterfinal crippled successful the Rose Bowl connected Jan. 1.
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Indiana backmost Fernando Mendoza runs disconnected the tract aft a crippled against Wisconsin Nov. 15, 2025, successful Bloomington, Ind (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Mendoza, the Hoosiers’ first-year starter aft transferring from California, is the triggerman for an discourtesy that surpassed programme records for touchdowns and points acceptable during past season’s astonishment tally to the CFP.
A redshirt junior, the erstwhile lightly recruited Miami autochthonal is the 2nd Heisman finalist successful schoolhouse history, joining 1989 runner-up Anthony Thompson. The trophy was established successful 1935.
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Mendoza is the seventh Indiana subordinate to gain a top-10 decorativeness successful Heisman balloting, and it marks different archetypal successful programme past — having back-to-back players successful the apical 10. Hoosiers backmost Kurtis Rourke was ninth past year.
Quarterbacks person won the Heisman 4 of the past 5 years, with Travis Hunter of Colorado, who played wide receiver and cornerback, winning past season.
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Indiana backmost Fernando Mendoza throws earlier a crippled against Wisconsin Nov. 15, 2025, successful Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
The Heisman Trophy presumption came aft a fig of accolades were already awarded. Mendoza was named The Associated Press subordinate of the twelvemonth earlier this week and picked up the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien awards Friday nighttime portion Love won the Doak Walker Award.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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