Fernando Mendoza brought the Heisman to my spiritual director Fr. Patrick Hyde!

POWERFUL: Indiana star quarterback Fernando Mendoza on Christmas Eve brought the Heisman Trophy to the local priests at the church in an Amazon box.

“We walked out and there, in an Amazon box, there was the Heisman Trophy”

This kid is truly special 👏🙏pic.twitter.com/2LqF5Thv9n

— MLFootball (@MLFootball) December 31, 2025

Active Catholic Fernando Mendoza on Going to Mass and Confession

 

POWERFUL: Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza on why he took the trophy to the priests & celebrated his accomplishment with them.

“I'm a Catholic, I'm a Catholic man”

“I really give a lot that I have accomplished this season in my life to the Lord”

🙏pic.twitter.com/HNk2q0ie2O https://t.co/byIUZbdpY4

— MLFootball (@MLFootball) January 19, 2026