Fernando Mendoza is back in the driver's seat on the road to the Heisman Trophy. The Indiana quarterback delivered a game-winning drive for the ages in the Hoosiers' electric 27-24 win at Penn State and in turn climbed back into betting favorite status in the award race.

Fernando Mendoza found Omar Cooper Jr. for one of the greatest and most clutch touchdown catches you'll ever see to lead No. 2 Indiana to a 27-24 road victory over upset-minded Penn State.

Indiana's Fernando Mendoza finally had his Heisman moment, which should significantly elevate his NFL Draft stock.

In a recent poll by ESPN, NFL executives and scouts believe that Fernando Mendoza is the leader to be the first QB off the board at April's draft.

Fresh off adding an extra first-round pick in the 2026 NFL draft, the New York Jets sent some of their key decision-makers to Happy Valley where Fernando Mendoza will lead Indiana against Penn State on Saturday afternoon.

ESPN released Saturday the results from its latest polling of 25 NFL scouts and execs about which passer will be the first taken in the upcoming NFL Draft. Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza came in at No. 1, followed by Oregon's Dante Moore and Alabama's Ty Simpson, and, as ESPN noted, none of them earned a vote the last time they were polled.

Here’s a look at our 2025 Heisman Trophy watch following the 11th full Saturday of the 2025 college football season.