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Through tears, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza thanked every member of his family after becoming the first Hoosier to ever win the Heisman Trophy.<\/a> The Cuban American quarterback recognized his family for believing in him throughout his career.<\/p>\n

He was a two-star high school recruit who drew little attention before finally landing an opportunity to play at California. After three years with the Golden Bears, including a redshirt year, he transferred to Indiana. On Thursday, the No. 1 Hoosiers will take the field at the Rose Bowl, where they will face college football traditional power Alabama in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

Pressure is familiar for Mendoza. He\u2019s faced challenges throughout his career \u2014 from proving himself as an overlooked high school athlete to earning his starting role at Cal.<\/p>\n

Anytime Mendoza has met a hurdle, he considers how to help those around him shine.<\/p>\n

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Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza holds back tears while accepting the Heisman Trophy on Dec. 13 in New York.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI know that\u2019s my responsibility to my coaches, to my teammates and to the entire team, to be able to be sharp mentally and not have outside influences, pressures and noise able to impact my game,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cI think one thing is just keeping the process on how I got here, how the entire team got to this place, which is keeping the process that I\u2019ve kept for every single game.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hoosiers finished the season undefeated. They will play for their first Rose Bowl victory in 57 years and it\u2019ll be the second year in a row Indiana has reached the College Football Playoff. <\/p>\n

\u201cHis leadership has increased in those crucial moments and I think that\u2019s what makes him such a special player \u2014 because when the stakes are the highest, he steps up and gets the team going,\u201d Indiana linebacker Isaiah Jones said. \u201cHe\u2019s a guy that people want to get behind and run a play for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mendoza became the third player with Latino heritage to win the Heisman Trophy. His grandparents on both sides of the family were born in Cuba and during his acceptance speech, he made sure to thank them in Spanish.<\/p>\n

In the NFL, Latino players have become a growing demographic. From 2021-25, representation jumped from 12 to 47 players who identify as Latino, with 32 on 53-man rosters at the start of the season. Mendoza is not in the league, but his elevated presence in the college football world has come with extra pressure of representing a culture and proving Latinos can succeed in football.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be able to play in this atmosphere in the Rose Bowl, it\u2019s a special moment for myself, for my family, and I would say just being able to play in front of a Hispanic and Latino crowd, it\u2019s what I do,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cI want to inspire young Latino kids and I want to always represent my culture to the highest.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Mendoza will take the field for the first time as a Heisman winner, adding another layer of intensity to his game. The award winner is expected to do many national media interviews and Mendoza recently was a prominent voice during a \u201c60 Minutes\u201d segment about Indiana.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat you see on camera is who he is,\u201d Jones said. \u201cWhether it\u2019s in the locker room or out to eat with some of my teammates, he is one of the more genuine people on the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti hopes the expectations that come with the Heisman Trophy don\u2019t change the quarterback\u2019s style.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really critical now that he develops a sharp edge in his preparation and doesn\u2019t play like, \u2018Oh, I\u2019m the Heisman Trophy winner and I\u2019ve got to do this or do that,\u2019 because we\u2019ve all been following this game long enough to know we\u2019ve seen some of those performances,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cignetti understands the difficulty of the opponent standing in front of Mendoza. The Alabama defense works to throw the quarterback off balance. The Tide have great players who play hard and fast. In order to win, Mendoza and his teammates need to play the way they have all season.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, it\u2019s all about execution, left tackle doing his job, running back, receiver, and Fernando being on point,\u201d Cignetti said.<\/p>\n

Mendoza said he is up to the challenge. When he takes the first snap in Pasadena, he won\u2019t be thinking of personal statistics or awards, he\u2019ll be thinking about the national championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow we have to get the ultimate team award,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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