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Lincoln Riley Interviewed On The Heisman Trophy Podcast
The Official Heisman Trophy Podcast is producing monthly episodes this spring and summer because we know your love for college football doesn’t stop when the season ends. The latest episode includes interviews with Indiana Coach Curt Cignetti, USC Coach Lincoln Riley and 2019 Heisman Humanitarian Award winner and Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi. This story […]
No Joke; Heisman Winner Mendoza Set For Hoosiers’ Pro Day On April 1
Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza is the presumptive first pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, a selection owned by the Las Vegas Raiders. And Raider fans, hungry to turn around a franchise without a playoff win since the AFC Championship game on Jan. 19, 2003, are ready to hand Mendoza the keys to the offense. But […]
It’s March Madness, Heisman Style
The 2026 NCAA Tournament is in full swing, which serves as our annual reminder that the Heisman Trophy has a storied history of winners who excelled on the hardcourt. In fact, Heisman winners who played multiple sports dot the award’s history. Bo knows, right? Well, Bo Jackson knew football and baseball and track, and he […]
Spring Ball is here, and with it first looks at the next wave of Heisman Hopefuls
The 2026 college football season is still almost a half year away, unless you count spring football as part of the schedule. In that case, it’s time to tailgate, as schools across the country begin to piece together their teams in March. The optimism for what new rosters may bring come fall has never been […]
Mendoza Hits The NFL Combine, But He’ll Keep His Throwing Arm Holstered
No quarterback in the past 100 years has played more games in one season for coaches and scouts to slice, dice and analyze than 2025 Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza, who led Indiana to a perfect 16-0 season en route to a national title. That doesn’t mean he won’t perform for scouts ahead of the 2026 […]
2025 Heisman Final Results
| Player | School | Position | Class | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Mendoza | Indiana | QB | RS JR | 643 | 191 | 51 | 2,362 |
| 2 | Diego Pavia | Vanderbilt | QB | RS SR | 189 | 352 | 164 | 1,435 |
| 3 | Jeremiyah Love | Notre Dame | RB | JR | 46 | 157 | 267 | 719 |
| 4 | Julian Sayin | Ohio State | QB | RS FR | 8 | 118 | 172 | 432 |
| 5 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | LB | SR | 17 | 56 | 132 | 295 |
| 6 | Jeremiah Smith | Ohio State | WR | SO | 4 | 18 | 36 | 84 |
| 7 | Gunner Stockton | Georgia | QB | JR | 3 | 6 | 22 | 43 |
| 8 | Trinidad Chambliss | Mississippi | QB | SR | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| 9 | Caleb Downs | Ohio State | S | JR | 2 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 10 | Haynes King | Georgia Tech | QB | SR | 2 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
