After a season spent racing between Bloomington and South Bend to cover both of the Hoosier State’s teams in the College Football Playoff race, there are few more qualified than I to vote for this year’s Heisman Trophy.

Among the four finalists for college football’s highest honor are Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza and Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love. I saw them in person a combined dozen times this season and even got to see fellow finalist Julian Sayin of Ohio State in the highest-pressure situation imaginable against the Hoosiers in the Big Ten championship for good measure.

There has never been a better time to split time between covering the Hoosiers and Irish. Not only did both teams dominate most of the season, but their stars lived up to the billing every single week

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