Fernando Mendoza's father rowed at Brown and practices emergency medicine in Miami. His mother played tennis at Miami before raising him.

Fernando Mendoza and the Indiana Hoosiers did what very few have done on Thursday. They did not just beat the Alabama Crimson Tide, but absolutely crushed them, winning 38-3 and booking a spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals.

The touchdown catch by Charlie Becker gave Indiana football all the momentum, and it never looked back against Alabama. "I was licking my chops," he said.

Fernando Mendoza has flipped the fortunes of Indiana football. When they entered 2025, the Hoosiers were the losingest program in college football history. But 12 months on, they begin 2026 as the

The Indiana Hoosiers are experiencing a level of success in football that the program has never seen before. Led by second-year head coach Curt Cignetti and Cal transfer quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the Hooisers went 12-0 in the regular season before winning their first outright Big Ten title since 1945.

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