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 took home the college football national title with one play call by Curt Cignetti and one run by Fernando Mendoza,

Indiana's run wasn't based on stars or luck. It won with discipline paired with a sport reshaped by NIL and the transfer portal.

Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, Curt Cignetti complete the greatest college football story ever told originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Indiana coach Curt Cignetti took a timeout with 9:27 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Hoosiers faced a fourth-and-4.

The Indiana Hoosiers, college football's most losing program in history, are undefeated national champions for the first time.

Indiana’s national championship is a sign of the changes that have happened to college football in recent years. However, it’s still Ohio State ahead of other big-name program

The Indiana Hoosiers love their quarterback, Fernando Mendoza -- especially Elijah Sarratt ... who gifted the Heisman winner a $20,000 watch right before the College Football Playoff championship game!

Here's everything NFL Draft fans need to know about Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza: A big, accurate passer, Mendoza’s ideal height gives him a valuable vantage point from which he can deliver the ball to all levels of the field.

Mendoza put together one of the greatest transfer seasons in college football history, a Heisman Trophy campaign leading to the national title game. It was an unbelievable rise for the former two-star quarterback,