College football’s most prestigious honor went to a Miami native over the weekend.
Quarterback Fernando Mendoza was awarded the Heisman Trophy, making him the first Cuban-American and the first Hoosier to win. This year, Mendoza was the top seeded player for the College Football Playoffs and led Indiana University to its first No. 1 ranking.
Mendoza is also a 2022 alumnus of Miami’s Christopher Columbus High School.
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