Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza finally opened up about why he passed on Georgia and several other blue-blood programs in the transfer portal. Now leading the Heisman race and carrying Indiana’s #HeisMendoza campaign, he told Pat McAfee what really swung his decision.

“Yeah, I would say you hit the nail right on the head.” Fernando Mendoza said on the November 17 episode of The Pat McAfee Show, as he joined the live show through a video call. “Indiana and Coach Cignitti really sold me on becoming the best Fernando Mendoza possible. And also, I have my little brother here, Alberto Mendoza. I was able to get the good, the bad, and the ugly of the situation.”

Cignetti’s message stood out from every other pitch he heard. “With the way I saw Alberto develop, and Coach Cignitti really

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