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Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the program's first Heisman Trophy.

IU fans attending a basketball game against Kentucky chanted for Mendoza upon hearing the news.

The No. 1 ranked Hoosiers football team will play in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Fernando Mendoza ’s Heisman Trophy triumph made noise as far afield as Rupp Arena on Saturday night.

Indiana could not claim too many fans in the building, in the Hoosiers ’ first regular-season game against Kentucky in 14 years, unsurprising given the venue. But the ones who made the trip east on I-64 made themselves heard more than once during a 72-60 loss .

That included what has become a familiar chant among IU fans, one that broke out not long into the game and yet owing

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