Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday in an emotional night. Mendoza had a sensational season, willing the Hoosiers to the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff and a Rose Bowl berth. He threw for 2,980 yards and nation-leading 33 touchdowns this season while adding six additional scores on the ground.
Mendoza earned 2,362 total points and 643 first-place votes to edge Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (1,435 points, 189 first-place votes), Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (719 points) and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin (432 points). Mendoza also was named the Associated Press Player of the Year, Maxwell Award for the nation’s most outstanding player and the Davey O’Brien Award for the top quarterback in the sport earlier this week.
