Indiana Hoosiers junior starting quarterback Fernando Mendoza has been named one of eight quarterbacks as a Star of the Week by the Manning Award, and the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week by the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced earlier this week.
Mendoza earned the honor over seven other Manning Award Stars of the Week in the Allstate Sugar Bowl’s online fan voting contest.
The other top quarterback finalist included: Trinidad Chambliss (Ole Miss), Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (Marshall), Josh Hoover (TCU), Brendon Lewis (Memphis), Chandler Morris (Virginia), Kaidon Salter (Colorado), and Demond Williams (Washington).