Fernando Mendoza declares for the NFL draft. But his special bobblehead will beat him to a Hall of Fame

"Now there's a bobblehead to commemorate that historic moment. And there may be no one happier than Josh Rawitch, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Rawitch doesn't get excited by any old bobblehead. He sees so much sports memorabilia that it takes something special to grace his desk. "In my office I only have really unique, random bobbleheads like Dave Matthews and Jack Kerouac," he said."

"The quarterback was awarded the Heisman Trophy and is expected to be taken by the Las Vegas Raiders with the first pick of the draft. As impressive as those accomplishments were, the moment Mendoza will best be remembered by Hoosiers fans came with 9:18 to play in the title game against Miami. He took off on a designed running play from the 12-yard line, accelerated and bounced off several defenders before diving into the end zone, thrusting the ball over his head to score."

Fernando Mendoza led Indiana to a 16-0 season and the school's first College Football Playoff national championship, won the Heisman, and will enter the NFL Draft and is expected to be the first pick. With 9:18 remaining in the title game he ran from the 12-yard line, bounced off defenders and dove into the end zone, thrusting the ball over his head to score. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum issued a bobblehead of the diving touchdown. Josh Rawitch, an Indiana graduate and president of the Baseball Hall of Fame, called the bobblehead a unique office item. Phil Sklar said Hoosiers bobbleheads are on pace to shatter college championship sales records.

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