MIAMI — About five miles from the University of Miami’s campus, many students at Christopher Columbus High School were unsurprisingly decked out in orange and green on Friday as the hometown Hurricanes prepared to play Indiana in Monday’s college football national championship. Some, however, opted for crimson.

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 backup quarterback Alberto Mendoza, brother of star QB Fernando Mendoza, entered the NCAA transfer portal just hours after the Hoosiers won the national championship.

The Las Vegas Raiders will soon be on the clock. At this time, many project that the Raiders will select Indiana’s star quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, with their top selection. This week, the former Raiders star quarterback Derek Carr spoke on Mendonza potentially landing in Vegas, making his feelings clear about the potential pairing.

The Indiana Hoosiers won the national championship under the head-coaching of Curt Cignetti. But the biggest storylines of their 2025 seasonwas the Heisman award-winning quarterback, Fernando Mendoza.

ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. explained why Tom Brady should want the Raiders to draft Indiana's Fernando Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza and the Indiana Hoosiers completed one of the best seasons in college football history with an undefeated 16-0 record with a 27-21 victory over the Miami Hurricanes to win the national title.

Some of the best college football players in the country were on display in Miami Monday night - and you better believe all 32 NFL teams were watching.