BRISTOL, Conn. — Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza has received the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien awards on the eve of the Heisman Trophy presentation, and the redshirt junior is closely favored to take the highest prize in school soccer.
Mendoza took the honors for the nation’s participant of the 12 months and prime QB on ESPN’s school awards present Friday evening. The Heisman winner can be named Saturday evening in New York, and Mendoza is an amazing favourite.
The Maxwell and O’Brien honors got here a day after Mendoza was named The Related Press participant of the 12 months.
The California switch led the Hoosiers to a 13-0 document, a victory over Ohio State within the Massive Ten championship sport and the highest seed within the Faculty Soccer Playoff. Indiana’s first O’Brien winner set a program document with an FBS-leading 33 landing passes.
“It is a great feeling. It actually does not really feel actual,” Mendoza mentioned from New York after being named the O’Brien winner. “It is a testomony to so many individuals who believed in me, who’ve helped groom me into the participant I’m as we speak and all these folks, particularly earlier than anyone knew my title.”
Mendoza received the O’Brien over Ohio State’s Julian Sayin and Texas A&M’s Marcel Reed, two different quarterbacks on the point of lead their groups within the CFP.
The Maxwell nod for Mendoza came to visit Sayin and Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love, who was that storied program’s first Doak Walker Award winner because the nation’s premier working again. Love set a faculty document with 21 touchdowns.
Mendoza is Indiana’s second Maxwell winner after working again Anthony Thompson in 1989.
Mendoza’s coach, Curt Cignetti, was named coach of the 12 months for the second consecutive season. The Hoosiers had their first undefeated common season since 1945, received the Massive Ten for the primary time in 58 years and ended a 37-year dropping streak to the Buckeyes. The win over Ohio State earned Indiana its first No. 1 AP rating.
Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez received the Chuck Bednarik Award because the defensive participant of the 12 months. He was already the Bronko Nagurski Award winner, additionally for the most effective defensive participant.
Southern California’s Makai Lemon was named the Fred Biletnikoff Award winner because the nation’s prime receiver. He was within the prime 10 nationally with 1,156 yards receiving and 11 touchdowns.
Ohio State security Caleb Downs was named the Jim Thorpe Award winner as the highest defensive again, and Utah offensive lineman Spencer Fano received the Outland Trophy as the most effective inside lineman.
Oklahoma’s Tate Sandell received the Lou Groza Award as the most effective place-kicker, and Georgia’s Brett Thorson took the Ray Man Award as the highest punter. Each packages are headed to the CFP.
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