The Hoosiers are launching a unique Fernando Mendoza Heisman campaign
As the 2025 college football regular season draws to a close, The Heisman Trophy debate will begin to warm up even more. Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza took over the top spot in those talks in September, and the Hoosiers star has basically stayed true to it ever since.
Mendoza transferred from Cal ahead of the 2025 season and has been even better than advertised with Indiana just in contention for the Big Ten and looking to return to the College Football Playoff.
Indiana moved to 11-0 after its Week 12 win over Wisconsin31-7, and the Hoosiers face Purdue in their final regular-season game after a Week 13 bye.
As the bye week begins, Indiana launched the Mendoza Heisman campaign onlineand it’s well deserved for the star quarterback.
“Now that we’ve reached the second bye week of the season, we wanted to take a minute to talk about quarterback Fernando Mendoza. On the field, Mendoza has set program-leading stats and records. Off the field, he uses his platform to engage with the community and help causes he’s passionate about. To celebrate and share his accomplishments on the official end of the M, LinkedIn We hope you take the time to enjoy.
Now that we’ve reached the second bye week of the season, we wanted to take a minute to talk about quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
On the field, Mendoza set program-leading statistics and records. Off the field, he uses his platform to engage with the community and help… pic.twitter.com/O3E5dbSKAA
— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) November 17, 2025
Mendoza threw for 2,641 yards with 30 touchdowns and just five interceptions while adding five scores on the ground.
The latest Heisman Trophy odds still had Mendoza holding on to first placeand at this rate, it would be a surprise if he didn’t win the award.
The Heisman Trophy will be announced on Saturday, December 13, 2025 on ESPN, with the finalists announced the Monday before.
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