Indiana football's starting quarterback for 2026 is a mystery, and Alberto Mendoza, Fernando's younger brother, is a key piece to the puzzle.

Indiana will be enjoying a bye during Week 13. The break comes after the Hoosiers played a game in 11 of the first 12 weeks of the season. The idle week is the second of two Indiana has this season, with the first coming in early October, during Week 6 of the season.

The stakes are clear for which teams can end up in Indianapolis a week from Saturday in the Big Ten Championship. Following Saturday's results in Week 13, seven scenarios remain.

(WNDU) - The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Indiana Hoosiers stayed put in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. The Irish (9-2) remain at No. 9 after dominating Syracuse while the Hoosiers (11-0) stayed at No. 2 after having a bye week. IU received seven first-place votes in this week’s poll.

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Indiana previously flipped a quarterback from Iowa this past summer. Now he’s likely set to join another program.

American receiver Elijah Sarratt due to injury, Indiana football turned to sophomore wideout Charlie Becker, who thrived in a bigger role.

Fernando Mendoza likened IU's lone first-year coach to the NFL's Sean McVay, and said he is "one of the huge reasons" for his Heisman-like season.

Here is the schedule for the 2025 Indiana high school football state championship games. All the games will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the home to the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. All times Eastern. CLASS 1A: Pioneer (13-1) vs. South Putnam (12-2), 11 a.m.

One of, if not the, most consequential plays of the college football season was a topic of interest for IU's Heisman contender Fernando Mendoza.