Fernando Mendoza had something to prove in his hometown, and he wasn't about to let the moment slip away. The Heisman winner had a tough night early on. Miami's pass rush spent three quarters making his life miserable.

Miami's defense put pressure on Mendoza throughout the championship game, but Indiana's quarterback delivered when it mattered.

Fernando Mendoza, who grew up in Miami, wasn't even offered a walk-on spot with the Hurricanes coming out of high school.

Fernando Mendoza won the 2025 Heisman Trophy and is a likely early pick — perhaps first overall — in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Indiana, 27-21 victors over Miami, has won a football national championship, as improbable a sentence ever typed in American sports history.

Mendoza's touchdown on fourth down is an instant classic, but how does it stack up against other epic national title game plays?

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza put the finishing touches on his 2025 season this Monday night by leading his team to a 27-21 win over Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship.

The national championship 2025 couldn’t have ended any better for the Indiana Hoosiers. We have witnessed a couple of crazy plays throughout the game.