Indiana's Fernando Mendoza headlines college football award winners

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Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza turned the 2025 College Football Awards ceremony into his own highlight reel Friday, sweeping the Maxwell Award for most outstanding player and the Davey O'Brien Award, given to the nation's top quarterback.

Mendoza piloted the Hoosiers to a 13-0 season, a Big Ten title and the No. 1 seed