Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza is looking back on going viral with an emotional postgame interview after his Big 10 Championship game victory.

“It was just genuine raw emotion,” Mendoza, 22, admitted to People in an interview published on Friday, December 12. “Maybe it was a little too much.”

Following his Indiana Hoosiers’ victory over Ohio State in the Big 10 championship game on December 6, Mendoza stole the hearts of the internet when he was overcome with emotion on live TV.

Asked how the victory felt, the QB nearly broke down in tears as he said: “It sounds so beautiful! I want to give all the glory to God. We were never supposed to be in this position but by the great glory of God, the great coaches, the great teammates, and everyone we have around us, we were able to pull

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