
Fernando Mendoza has won the 2025 Heisman Trophy.
The Indiana junior capped a remarkable season by winning college football’s most prestigious award. He is the first Hoosier to win the Heisman Trophy, and the first to be a finalist since Anthony Thompson in 1989. He beat out three fellow finalists, with Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia finishing second in the award voting, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love coming in third place and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin rounding out the group.