Fernando Mendoza checks many boxes while still raising important questions that front offices must carefully weigh.

Mendoza, the mercurial quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, became the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious award since its inception in 1935.

The Indiana Hoosiers could win the national title and still wind up with an elite quarterback in 2026 should Fernando Mendoza. Monday, a quarterback with elite playoff experience hit the open market.

Pavia acknowledged that his response to the loss was disrespectful and dropped some serious praise for the Heisman winner. Mendoza won the award by a comfortable margin, collecting 643 first-place votes and 2,362 total points to second-place Pavia’s 189 first-place votes and 1,435 total points.

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