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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 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.

Fernando Mendoza celebrated with his biggest fan after winning Indiana their first-ever college football title: his mother.

The Indiana football team was facing fourth-and-4 from the Miami 12-yard line and held a 17-14 lead with 9:18 remaining. Instead of playing it safe, coach Curt Cignetti put the ball in the hands of his Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Here is what Mendoza told ESPN's Holly Rowe in an interview after the game:

Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza is playing in what should be the final game of his college football career. Mendoza, the 2025 Heisman Trophy winner, is expected to leave school and become the No.

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!

Arguably the most unique College Football Playoff in history concludes with No. 1 Indiana taking on No. 10 Miami in Monday night's title game at Miami Gardens, Fla.