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Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / January 10
Going to Miami: National championship is “full circle moment” for Mendoza and Ponds 
Two Miami products made sure the Hoosiers got to the national championship game in their hometown. Naturally everyone wanted to ask Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza about going home to face the Miami Hurricanes in ten days.
College Football News / The Spun / December 30
2026 Replacement For Indiana Quarterback Fernando Mendoza Has Emerged
Replacing star quarterback Fernando Mendoza won't be easy, that's for sure. Indiana earned the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff in large part because of Mendoza.
College Football News / College Football News / December 14
2026 Heisman Trophy First Look: One of the Deepest Fields Ever?
After one of the most blah races ever, we're about to get the exact opposite with a loaded field for the 2026 Heisman Trophy. Mendoza, Pavia, Love, Sayin - it was fine, but Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza's numbers weren't any big whoop.
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Indiana Hoosiers News / Indiana Hoosiers on SI / December 13
Fernando Mendoza’s Heisman Speech: The Long List of Thank-Yous
Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza reeled in the highest individual honor in college football on Saturday night: the Heisman Trophy. Heading into the night, it seemed as though Mendoza, who put together a tremendous season while leading his club to the No.
College Football News / The SportsRush / December 13
Curt Cignetti Explains How Brother Alberto Mendoza 'Helps' 2025 Heisman Finalist Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza is on the brink of history. The Indiana quarterback has already cleaned up on college football’s biggest individual honors, winning both the Maxwell Award and the Davey O’Brien Award on Friday and being named the Associated Press Player of the Year.
College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / December 6
Indiana football’s Fernando Mendoza has injury scare after massive Ohio State hit
It certainly wasn’t the way Indiana football fans had hoped the Big Ten Championship Game would start. After the first play of the game, Fernando Mendoza had to be helped to the sideline, thanks to a huge hit by Ohio State’s Caden Curry that knocked Mendoza to the ground and kept him there for several minutes.
Indiana Hoosiers News / Indiana Hoosiers on SI / November 23
Indiana Football Has Seen 'Big Step' from Alberto Mendoza — Enough to Start in 2026?
Ask Indiana football quarterbacks coach Chandler Whitmer about the similarities between Fernando and Alberto Mendoza, and he'll rattle off qualities. "They're both very talented," Whitmer said Oct.
Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / November 21
‘Make the most of my present moment’: How Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza has thrived under the Heisman spotlight
When Fernando and Alberto Mendoza played football in the backyard as children, they pictured themselves on bigger stages. No, they weren’t hitting the Heisman Trophy pose, or thinking about becoming a future Heisman frontrunner.
Indiana Hoosiers News / Indiana Hoosiers on SI / November 18
Why Fernando Mendoza Transferred To Indiana Over 'Other Blue Bloods'
Following another impressive performance in Saturday's 31-7 win over Wisconsin, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza is the Heisman Trophy favorite with -105 odds on the Draft Kings Sporstbook.
College Football News / Big Ten Network / November 1
College Football News / Field Level Media / October 25
No. 2 Indiana blows out UCLA as Fernando Mendoza records 4 touchdowns
Fernando Mendoza threw for three touchdowns Saturday and ran for a fourth as No. 2 Indiana walloped visiting UCLA 56-6 in Bloomington. Mendoza shrugged off a slow start to complete 15 of 22 passes for 168 yards, along with an early interception, as the Hoosiers improved to 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the Big Ten Conference.
College Football News / Oregon Ducks on SI / October 10
Indiana's Fernando Mendoza's Fundraiser in the Spotlight With Oregon Game
The Oregon Ducks are hosting the Indiana Hoosiers this weekend at Autzen Stadium in a top 10 matchup. ESPN’s College GameDay will be hosting their show from Eugene for this game between No.
College Football News / Indiana Hoosiers on SI / September 12
Indiana Obliterates Indiana State: 5 Stats That Say It All
As expected, Indiana made quick work of Indiana State on Friday night in Bloomington, routing the Sycamores 73-0 in a game that, believe it or not, wasn't as close as the final score indicated.
College Football News / Indiana Hoosiers on SI / September 12
Indiana Football Stomps Indiana State 73-0, Ends Non-Conference Slate 3-0
History, not the outcome, was the sole point of doubt in Indiana football's 73-0 win over Indiana State on Friday night at Merchants Bank Field inside Memorial Stadium.
Indiana Hoosiers News / Big Ten Network / September 12
College Football News / Field Level Media / September 12
Fernando Mendoza, No. 22 Indiana thrash Indiana State 73-0
Fernando Mendoza and Omar Cooper Jr. celebrated records, and No. 22 Indiana was nearly perfect as it pummeled Indiana State 73-0 Friday night in Bloomington, Ind.
College Football News / Total Apex Sports / September 12
Indiana Hoosiers Obliterate Record Books In Historic 73-0 Beatdown
Well, well, well. Just when you thought the Indiana Hoosiers couldn’t get any hotter, they went ahead and torched the record books like they were old love letters from their ex-girlfriend, Michigan.
College Football News / Cal Bears on SI / September 7
Former Cal Quarterback Enjoys a Special Family Moment
Fernando Mendoza accomplished something Saturday that he couldn’t have done at Cal. The former Golden Bears quarterback got to play in a game with his younger brother.
College Football News / Total Apex Sports / September 6
Fernando Mendoza Tosses 4 TDs As Indiana Steamrolls Kennesaw State In Family Affair
Another Saturday, another Mendoza show in Bloomington. Fernando Mendoza, the Cal transfer with the rocket arm, decided to put on an absolute clinic, tossing four touchdowns and leading the No.
College Football News / Field Level Media / September 6
No. 23 Indiana rushes for 313 yards in win over Kennesaw State
Fernando Mendoza threw a career-high four touchdown passes, including three to Elijah Sarratt, as No. 23 Indiana dominated Kennesaw State 56-9, Saturday in Bloomington, Ind.
Indiana Hoosiers News / Big Ten Network / September 6
College Football News / Mike Farrell Sports / January 28
John Mateer & Fernando Mendoza Top List of Best Transfer QBs
By Mike Farrell 2024 Stats (Washington State): 224/347 65%, 3,139 yds, 29 TDs, 7 INTs John Mateer follows Washington State offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle to Oklahoma and will have two years of eligibility remaining.
College Football News / Indiana Hoosiers on SI / December 24, 2024
Indiana Lands Cal Transfer Quarterback Fernando Mendoza
Replacing Kurtis Rourke was among Indiana's most important tasks this offseason, and on Tuesday morning the Hoosiers landed their quarterback of the future.
Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / December 24, 2024
Cal transfer QB Fernando Mendoza commits to IU football
Indiana will have brothers in their quarterback room next year. And IU almost certainly has their starting QB for the 2025 season. According to multiple reports, Fernando Mendoza has committed to the Hoosiers. He’ll join his brother, freshman quarterback Alberto Mendoza in Bloomington next month.
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