Fernando Mendoza

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How This 'College Football
Miracle' Came to Be

OPINION

Jan 20, 2026 10:34 AM CST

How This 'College Football Miracle' Came to Be

In one view, it's one of the biggest stories in all of modern sports

(Newser) - Indiana is the new champion of college football, and sportswriters are making the case that it would be a mistake to underestimate that extraordinary reality. In fact, writes Stewart Mandel at the Athletic , this "was the most remarkable story in modern sports history," not just college football. Mandel...

This Year's Heisman
Vote Wasn't Close

Dec 14, 2025 12:01 AM CST

This Year's Heisman Vote Wasn't Close

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza easily takes college football honor

(Newser) - Fernando Mendoza, the enthusiastic 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.

Runners-up: Mendoza claimed 2,362 points, including 643 first-place votes. He beat Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (1,

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