Fernando Mendoza is one of the four finalists for the 2025 Heisman Trophy, along with Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin.
Mendoza is considered the favorite to win the award. IU football has never had a Heisman Trophy winner, as Anthony Thompson finished as the runner-up to Andre Ware in 1989.
Other top-10 finishers in the Heisman Trophy voting from IU include Bill Hillenbrand (1942), Vaughn Dunbar (1991), Antwaan Randle El (2001), Tevin Coleman (2014) and Kurtis Rourke (2004).
Over 13 games for the unbeaten Hoosiers – the Big Ten champions and the No.