Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza received college football 's highest individual honor when he won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night in New York.

In the process, he beat out Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love and Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia to be recognized as the top player in college football.

"Standing here tonight, holding this bad boy, representing Indiana University still doesn't feel real," Mendoza said after picking up the award . "If you told me as a kid in Miami, that I'd be here on stage holding this prestigious trophy, I probably would have laughed, cried like I'm doing now or both.

"Because this moment, it's an honor, it's bigger than me. It's a product of a family, team, community and a whole lot of people

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