Coverage dated December 13, 2025

After leading Indiana’s perfect season, Fernando Mendoza awarded 2025 Heisman Trophy

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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Fernando Mendoza’s remarkable season at the helm of the nation’s top-ranked team was rewarded with college football’s most

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  1. KRDO

    After leading Indiana’s perfect season, Fernando Mendoza awarded 2025 Heisman Trophy (opens KRDO)

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    By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Fernando Mendoza’s remarkable season at the helm of the nation’s top-ranked team was rewarded with college football’s most

  2. New York Times

    Fernando Mendoza wins 2025 Heisman Trophy, the first in Indiana program history (opens New York Times)

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    The nerdy and unflappable quarterback won a close vote in what's been a dream season for Indiana.

  3. CBS News

    Quarterback Fernando Mendoza becomes first-ever Indiana Hoosier to win the Heisman trophy (opens CBS News)

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    Fernando Mendoza claimed 2,362 first place votes to nab the prize.

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Heisman Trophy goes to Mendoza (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    NEW YORK -- Fernando Mendoza, the mercurial quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football's most prestigious award since its inception in 1935.

  5. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Former UC Berkeley quarterback Fernando Mendoza wins Heisman Trophy (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Fernando Mendoza, a former Cal quarterback, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night with the Indiana Hoosiers.

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