Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza just won the Heisman Trophy for the 2025 college football season.

Quick Scoop

  • Fernando Mendoza is a redshirt junior quarterback for Indiana who was announced as the 91st Heisman Trophy winner on December 13, 2025, in New York City.
  • He is the first player from Indiana University ever to win the Heisman, marking a historic milestone for the Hoosiers program.
  • Mendoza led Indiana to a Big Ten championship over Ohio State and secured the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff, which helped anchor his Heisman campaign.
  • In the official balloting, he received over 2,300 points and more than 640 first-place votes, finishing comfortably ahead of Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia and Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love.

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