This year, Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza has risen to prominence as college football’s leading player, winning the Maxwell Award as the nation’s most outstanding player while also claiming the Davey O’Brien Award as the top quarterback. He received the awards Friday evening during ESPN’s College Football Awards show, just a day after Mendoza was named the Associated Press Player of the Year. The redshirt junior is one of the frontrunners for the Heisman Trophy , with the award set to be announced Saturday.

Having transferred from California, Mendoza led the Hoosiers to a historic season. Thanks to his leadership, the Hoosiers finished the season undefeated at 13-0, claimed the Big Ten title for the first time in nearly six decades, and earned the top spot in the Coll

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