"BRISTOL, Conn. -- Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza has won the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien awards on the eve of the Heisman Trophy presentation, and the redshirt junior is heavily favored to take the top prize in college football. Mendoza took the honors for the nation's player of the year and top QB on ESPN's college awards show on Friday night."
"Mendoza won the O'Brien over Ohio State freshman Julian Sayin and Texas A&M's Marcel Reed, two other quarterbacks getting ready to lead their teams in the CFP. The Maxwell nod for Mendoza came over Sayin and Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love, who was that storied program's first Doak Walker Award winner as the nation's premier running back. Love set a school record with 21 touchdowns."
Fernando Mendoza led Indiana to a 13-0 record, a Big Ten championship victory over Ohio State, and the top seed in the College Football Playoff. Mendoza set a program record with an FBS-leading 33 touchdown passes. Mendoza won the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien awards and was named The Associated Press player of the year. Mendoza beat finalists including Julian Sayin and Marcel Reed for the O'Brien and edged Sayin and Jeremiyah Love for the Maxwell. Curt Cignetti was named coach of the year after Indiana's first undefeated regular season since 1945 and its first Big Ten title in 58 years.
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