"Zoom in: Mendoza was named Associated Press player of the year on Thursday after leading unbeaten and top-ranked Indiana to its first Big Ten championship since 1967 and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. Mendoza has thrown for a Bowl Subdivision-leading 33 touchdowns and run for six, giving him a school-record 39 TDs. The Miami-born Mendoza is the grandson of Cuban immigrants and has cited his Cuban ancestry as crucial for his love of football."
"The big picture: Mendoza beat outVanderbilt Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin. Flashback: Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett became the first Latino to win the Heisman Trophy in 1970, and later became the first Mexican American quarterback to win a Super Bowl with Mexican American coach Tom Flores with the Oakland Raiders. Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, whose grandfather was born in Mexico, became the second Latino to win the Heisman in 2021."
Mendoza was named Associated Press Player of the Year after leading unbeaten, top-ranked Indiana to its first Big Ten championship since 1967 and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. He threw for a Bowl Subdivision-leading 33 touchdowns and ran for six, totaling a school-record 39 touchdowns. Mendoza was born in Miami and is the grandson of Cuban immigrants; he has cited his Cuban ancestry as crucial to his love of football. He finished ahead of Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin. Jim Plunkett became the first Latino Heisman winner in 1970; Bryce Young became the second in 2021.
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