Fernando Mendoza’s 12-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter gave the Indiana Hoosiers a 10-point lead against the Miami Hurricanes during the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
Fernando Mendoza returned home and delivered Indiana a championship it had waited more than a century to claim.
Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza has been a great story all season.
College football fans from across the country began to arrive South Florida as Playoff Fan Central opens at the Miami Beach Convention Center ahead of Monday night’s national title game between No. 10 Miami and No. 1 Indiana.
The Miami Hurricanes will try to cap a memorable season on their home field when they face top-seeded Indiana in the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium.
When the Miami Hurricanes take the field for the national championship next week, the moment will feel like a homecoming for dozens of players raised and trained in South Florida — and for the high school coaches who helped shape them.
No. 10 Miami needs everything at its disposal to slow down top-seeded Indiana’s high-scoring offense in next week’s College Football Playoff championship.
Columbus High School students said they felt proud on Monday after Fernando Mendoza’s Heisman Trophy win.