NEW YORK — Indiana football players paid their own way to New York this weekend with Fernando Mendoza vying for college football’s most prestigious prize. Mendoza will attend the Heisman Trophy ceremony Saturday night as a finalist for the award.

The 2025 Heisman Trophy finalists have been announced, and four of college football's biggest stars will take the stage on Saturday in New York. Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia,

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia slammed Heisman Trophy voters on Instagram after finishing second to Indiana's Fernando Mendoza in the voting process.

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Julian Sayin didn't receive quite the same amount of fanfare as his other fellow Heisman finalists but the QB is taking it in stride. As the Ohio State star arrived for Friday's media session in New York,

Four finalists including Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, Ohio State's Julian Sayin, Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia, and Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love will attend tonight's ceremony in New York.