On3 recently voted Fernando Mendoza as their top QB1 pick, and it’s not hard to see why. Garnished with his 80-yard drive against Penn State, which ended in a game-winning touchdown, his popularity is only gaining more traction. However, Rick Neuheisel is not convinced.

On Saturday, with 34 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Indiana was trailing, 20-24. Thriving under that pressure, Mendoza was yet to call it a day. On 3rd & Goal, as the ball snapped, Penn State’s defense hurled towards the quarterback, nearly tackled him, before he threw a beautiful dart to Omar Cooper, who plucked it straight from the air for the touchdown.

Lauding the duo’s grit, compliments poured in as the QBs’ Heisman stock skyrocketed. According to the latest On3 poll, the California transfer is leading the race

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