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Fernando Mendoza is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday, Dec. 13

The Indiana quarterback has had a standout year after entering the transfer portal last season

Mendoza and the Hoosiers are the only undefeated team in college football

Heisman Trophy frontrunner Fernando Mendoza is already a “flippin’ champ,” even if he doesn’t win the honor on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Just one week prior, after Indiana dispatched Ohio State in the Big 10 championship game, the Miami, Florida native put an exclamation point on the team’s huge win with his now-viral postgame interview .

“It was just genuine raw motion,” Mendoza, 22, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview tied to his partnership with Dr Pepper. He then jokes, “Maybe it was a little too much.”

The Hoosiers quarter

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