Fernando Mendoza's Heisman odds have spiked since Indiana's heavy win over Illinois.

The Cal transfer leads Football Bowl Subdivision in touchdown passes. He's also one of just three FBS quarterbacks with double-digit touchdown passes and no interceptions.

Mendoza's performance thus far has positioned Curt Cignetti's program to make a genuine run at a second-consecutive College Football Playoff berth.

IU faces its first road test this weekend at Iowa, with kickoff set for 3:30 p.m. in Iowa City.

BLOOMINGTON — Once, during his recruitment out of Miami Columbus High School, Fernando Mendoza traveled north to an ACC campus in search of a scholarship offer.

The Explorers’ long, strong-armed quarterback was a serial winner for a serially winning program in south Florida. Staff after staf

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