Following last season’s breakthrough, the Indiana Hoosiers aren’t sneaking up on anyone in 2025. That extends to their offseason transfer portal addition at quarterback. In the most recent episode of “First Draft,” ESPN NFL Draft experts Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. discussed the 10 most intriguing pro prospects entering the 2025 college football regular season, which kicks off on Aug. 23. Among the players discussed, Kiper mentioned Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who transferred from the California Golden Bears this offseason. As a sophomore in 2024, Mendoza completed 68.7 percent of his pass attempts for 3,004 yards (7.8 yards per attempt), 16 touchdowns and six interceptions. Moving to what should be a much better environment at Indiana, which went 11-2 last season and reached the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, it’s understandable why expectations are high for the rising junior. “You think about [head coach] Curt Cignetti and what he’s done with quarterbacks wherever he’s been,” Kiper
