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Fernando Mendoza called his shot in front of his friends and family in the biggest moment of his collegiate career as he helped the Indiana Hoosiers<\/a> to a national championship.<\/p>\n

Mendoza took the snap on 4th-and-5 and ran it up the gut. He bounced off a few Miami Hurricanes defenders<\/a>, leaped from the 2-yard line and stretched out his hands to put the ball over the goal line while getting battered as he fell into the end zone.<\/p>\n

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Indiana went up 24-14 with 6:32 left in the game and the Hoosiers won the game, 27-21.<\/p>\n

“That\u2019s one thing about our team,” Mendoza told ESPN\u2019s Holly Rowe after the game. “We\u2019re always going to put it all on the line. I want to give all the glory and thanks to God. My offensive linemen blocked perfectly and we were able to execute as a team toward a common goal. Have the Indiana Hoosier synergy to score and to give our team a chance to win the game.<\/p>\n

INDIANA’S CURT CIGNETTI COMPLAINS ABOUT LACK OF CALLS AGAINST MIAMI DURING HALFTIME OF NATIONAL TITLE GAME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“I had to go airborne. I\u2019d die for my team. Whatever they need me to do. They need me to take shots in the front or the back, whatever it is, I\u2019m gonna die for my team out there and I know they\u2019re going to do the same for me. That\u2019s what makes us so close. That\u2019s what makes the national championship<\/a> so special.”<\/p>\n

Mendoza, who was bloodied in the first quarter after a huge hit to his face, was 16-of-27 with 186 passing yards and the rushing score.<\/p>\n

“He\u2019s so tough,” Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti told ESPN\u2019s Molly McGrath. “He got hit. He had no time. He keeps getting back up. Just a great competitor and there\u2019s no way this gets done without that kind of performance at that position. I can\u2019t say enough great things about him.”<\/p>\n

Indiana is the first team in college football history to finish 16-0 since Yale did it in 1894.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/indianas-fernando-mendoza-reflects-incredible-diving-td-id-die-my-team <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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