The Hoosiers went 16-0 to capture the first national championship in program history.
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When the Las Vegas Raiders made him the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday night, the most anticipated moment of his football life played out not on the league's stage, but in a crowded home in Miami, surrounded by family, friends and the people he says "poured into" his journey.
He could have stood at Indiana football's Pro Day off to the side in a hoodie, smiled for the cameras, shaken hands with the men from Las Vegas and New York and every other NFL city, and nobody would have held it against him.
The first correction of Indiana's spring did not wait for a whistle.
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Fernando Mendoza walked into the NFL Scouting Combine like a man applying for a summer job at the hardware store.
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The wind was cruel. The crowd was loyal. And history, once again, showed up wearing crimson.
Fernando Mendoza is widely projected as the No. 1 overall pick, with the Las Vegas Raiders holding the top selection.
Of all the accolades to come Curt Cignetti's way after Indiana's first national championship, a three-word nod from Google might be the most viral.
You can have your five-star factories, your recruiting czars with laminated hashtags, your headsets piped into power rating podcasts. College football crowned a champion Monday night, and his name is Curt Cignetti, a man who once waxed staff tables at Indiana of Pennsylvania and now owns a perfect season at Indiana of Indiana.
Fernando Mendoza. Airborne. Football gripped and extended. Helmet first. Heart first. Headlong into history.