Fernando Mendoza led the Indiana Hoosiers to their first Big Ten football championship since 1967, defeating No. 1 Ohio State 13-10 on December 9, 2025.This victory completed an undefeated 13-0 regular season for Indiana, securing the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff and ending Ohio State's 16-game winning streak.Mendoza, a business school graduate and
Heisman Trophy frontrunner, threw the decisive touchdown pass, finishing with 222 yards.