NEW YORK — Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza joked at the start of the weekend that growing up he thought his best shot at winning the Heisman was in a video game.

The former two-star recruit once contemplated walking away from the sport thanks to the lack of interest from Power Four teams, but thanks to the advice of his mother Elsa, Fernando fought through the adversity to become the top player in the sport after winning the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night.

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