Mendoza Named Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year

Quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who won both the Heisman Trophy and a national championship with Indiana, has been honored as the Big Ten's top male athlete. The award recognizes his exceptional collegiate achievements that made him only the fourth player in the modern draft era to win the Heisman, a national title, and then go No. 1 overall in the same season. mchezo.life

Mendoza, now with the Las Vegas Raiders, joined an elite group including Joe Burrow, Jameis Winston, and Cam Newton in accomplishing this feat. He is the sixth Indiana athlete to receive this honor, the first since 2013. His next challenge will be competing for the Raiders' starting quarterback job when training camp begins July 23.