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Podcast: Locked On Big 10 – Daily College Football & Basketball Podcast
Episode: HISTORICAL HOOSIER! Fernando Mendoza SIEZES Indiana's FIRST EVER Heisman Trophy!
Description: The Indiana Hoosiers capture history as Fernando Mendoza secures the school’s first-ever Heisman Trophy. With an unbeaten 13-0 run, a Big Ten championship, and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff, Indiana emerges as college football's most surprising powerhouse. Did Mendoza’s record-breaking season and dramatic “Heisman moment” at Penn State redefine what’s possible for this program?Craig Shemon highlights Mendoza’s meteoric rise, from overlooked Cal transfer to national superstar, and breaks down vote totals, key victories—like the blowout over Illinois and electrifying finishes against Iowa and Oregon—and the emotional family inspiration driv...