The 2025 Heisman Trophy ceremony didn’t just crown college football’s top player on Dec. 13, 2025. But it sent a clear message about the college sport’s growing pull on the national stage. For college football,

Fernando Mendoza, the enthusiastic quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious award since its inception in 1935.

The 2025 Heisman Trophy ceremony wrapped up at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's Appel Room in New York City on Saturday night. Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza

Mendoza became the first Indiana Hoosier in history to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday, December 13 in New York City

Mendoza rose from his seat Saturday inside the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room in New York City. First, he embraced University of Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love. Then, he did so with Vanderbilt University quarterback Diego Pavia and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin.

Immediately following Fernando Mendoza's 2025 Heisman Trophy win, FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt turned his attention to 2026 on The Joel Klatt Show. The next He

The Heisman Trophy is presented to the best college football player in the country each year, and many of the guys who've won it have also been on one of

Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin came up short in the 2025 Heisman Trophy race. Here's why, along with full voting results.