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Fernando Mendoza wins Indiana football's 1st Heisman Trophy
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Indiana’s win against Ohio State football started on a scary note Saturday. On the game’s first play from scrimmage, IU quarterback Fernando Mendoza went down with an injury after taking a hit from OSU defensive end Caden Curry.
That was how a deeply winded Fernando Mendoza described his Hoosiers, after a slugfest between his (currently) No. 2 squad and the (currently) No. 1 Buckeyes in an on-field interview with Fox’s Jenny Taft.
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