Fernando Mendoza’s rise from a 2-star prospect to Heisman winner and now the consensus No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft seems all sunshine and rainbows.

Fernando Mendoza was proud of his faith, and rose to prominence with his play leading IU to the national championship. He spoke to Esquire about it.

Fernando Mendoza had an expensive motivation to win it all. Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza is trying to institute an undefeated college football season. The last undefeated college football team to win a national championship was the 2023 ...

Fernando Báez Sosa's brutal murder is revisited in the Netflix docuseries, '50 Seconds: The Fernando Báez Sosa Case' GDA via AP ; JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Eighteen-year-old Fernando Báez Sosa was beaten to death outside a club in January 2023 The ...

As Fernando Mendoza, the breakout superstar quarterback who helmed Indiana University's miracle college football championship run, celebrated his team's historic national championship win on Monday night, he made time for a very special celebratory moment.

Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza became the center of online chatter after a Planet Fitness ad humorously referenced his reported removal from team facilities. Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza found himself at the center of an unexpected social media storm.

Former Indiana Hoosiers QB Fernando Mendoza, the projected No. 1 pick to the Las Vegas Raiders, has some major off-the-field news heading into the draft process. Mendoza used the platform LinkedIn to announce that he was declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft.

INDIANAPOLIS -- On Indiana's first offensive play, with palpable enthusiasm emanating from the thousands of Hoosiers fans in attendance, Fernando Mendoza rolled out, released the ball and then … took a massive hit. Mendoza, the face of the undefeated ...

Jan 19, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Alberto Mendoza (16) and quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) pose for photos after the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium.

Fernando and Alberto were both members of Indiana University’s 2026 National Championship-winning team Fernando Mendoza/Instagram Fernando Mendoza has two younger brothers: Alberto and Max They were raised in Miami by their parents, Elsa and Fernando ...

Fernando Mendoza's George Floyd protest comment resurfaces before NFL Draft as fans react and defend amid growing online debate.