Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the 2025 Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding player in college football . He beat out Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia , Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin for the honor.

The Hoosiers' signal caller earned 643 first-place votes, 191 second-place votes and 51 third-place votes. Pavia finished second with 189 first-place votes, 352 second-place votes and 164 for third.

Mendoza came from humble beginnings, rated as the No. 134 quarterback in the Class of 2022 . Before he earned a late offer from California , he was set to go to Yale and play in the Ivy League. Even after arriving in Berkeley, he had to battle for the starting job each season before finally settling in and

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