Fernando Mendoza, the enthusiastic 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.
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The redshirt junior quarterback was the overwhelming choice over fellow Heisman Trophy finalists Diego Pavia of Vanderbilt, Jeremiah Love of Notre Dame and Julian Sayin of Ohio State.
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The Heisman Trophy Trust announced the four finalists Monday night who are invited to New York for the award presentation Saturday night.
Read More Notre Dame’s Love, Indiana’s Mendoza, Vanderbilt’s Pavia, Ohio State’s Sayin named Heisman finalists
Nobody paying attention over the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana leading the way into this year’s College Football Playoff.
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Georgia rises to No. 4 as Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M lead another week of the AP poll; North Texas ranks for first time since 1959.
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The College Football Playoff selection committee came into its meetings armed with a dozen metrics to help it tease out the differences that will ultimately decide which teams play for a national championship.
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