""I know that's my responsibility to my coaches, to my teammates and to the entire team, to be able to be sharp mentally and not have outside influences, pressures and noise able to impact my game," Mendoza said. "I think one thing is just keeping the process on how I got here, how the entire team got to this place, which is keeping the process that I've kept for every single game.""
"He was a two-star high school recruit who drew little attention before finally landing an opportunity to play at Cal. After three years with the Golden Bears, including a redshirt year, he transferred to Indiana. On Thursday, the No. 1 Hoosiers will take the field at the Rose Bowl, where they will face college football traditional power Alabama in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals."
Fernando Mendoza thanked his family after becoming the first Hoosier to win the Heisman Trophy. The Cuban-American quarterback rose from a two-star high school recruit to play three years at Cal, including a redshirt season, before transferring to Indiana. Mendoza led the No. 1 Hoosiers to an undefeated regular season and will face Alabama in the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinals. Mendoza described his responsibility to remain mentally sharp and keep the process that brought the team to this point. Teammates credit his leadership and ability to step up in high-stakes moments. Mendoza became the third player of Latino heritage to win the Heisman.
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