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138-year Heisman Trophy wait finally goes in favor of Indiana's Fernando Mendoza

The Heisman Trophy ceremony has come and gone, but the bigger takeway from Saturday night's New York City festivities may not exactly be why Fernando Mendoza became the newest member of college football's greatest fraternity group, but rather the historical significance of Mendoza's once-unfathomable achievement.

A two-star recruit out of high school, Mendoza took a risk this past off-season by utilizing his next portion of eligibility to take a chance on the Indiana Hoosiers and coach Curt Cignetti after spending much of his career at Cal-Berkley where things weren't easy both on and off the field.

As evidenced by the heartfelt, emotional message Mendoza gave his mom as he a

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