Fernando Mendoza capped off a perfect season as Indiana closed on a 27-21 win over Miami to complete a perfect 16-0 season. He was at the forefront of the Hoosiers’ historic title win, delivering exactly what Curt Cignetti asked of him in every critical situation.

Despite earning All-Dade County honors as a junior, Mendoza had a hard time getting power-conference programs to give him a legitimate look.

In an essay she penned for the Players Tribune in December, titled "Dear Fernando," Fernando Mendoza's mother Elsa Mendoza shared that she became pregnant with him at age 25, after moving from Miami to Boston following graduate school.

Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza led his team to become College Football Playoff National Champions in their win against the Miami Hurricanes on Monday night. Mendoza is a Heisman Trophy winner and is projected to be the number one draft pick in the NFL. But athletics isn’t the only field in which he excels.

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

Alberto Mendoza, the younger brother of Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, won't return to Indiana for the 2026 season. Less than 24 hours after Indiana defeated Miami in the national championship game,

Fernando Mendoza just won Indiana its first national football college championship. A certain Patriots player inspired him.

Alberto Mendoza, the younger brother of Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza, reportedly entered the transfer portal less than 24 hours after the Hoosiers' College Football Playoff National Championship Game win over Miami.