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Indiana star quarterback Fernando Mendoza\u2019s candid comments about his personal life have returned to the forefront. In 2024, the presumptive top pick in this year\u2019s NFL Draft<\/a> revealed that he is avoiding dating during his college football career, citing a romantic relationship\u2019s potential to create distractions.<\/p>\n

“Especially with the girls, it can be very distracting,” Mendoza said at the time when he was playing for the UC Berkeley\u2019s Golden Bears. “You might find your first love in college, and stuff like that, but \u2026 I\u2019m going to give everything my all, so if I have a girlfriend, I\u2019m going to give her my all.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mendoza’s clear stance resurfaced just days after he led the Hoosiers to the program\u2019s first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship.<\/a><\/p>\n

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“And I believe that I will make it to the NFL,” Mendoza added in the clip shared in 2024. “However, at this point, I\u2019ve gotta limit all distractions.”<\/p>\n

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While enrolled at Berkeley, Mendoza said he lived within a “three-minute walk from the facility.”<\/p>\n

From Mendoza\u2019s point of view, having a girlfriend over the past few years could have prevented him from training to the extent he wanted to.<\/p>\n

“That means, I’m gonna go back from 6 to 9 [p.m.] just to hang out with her, maybe get dinner or something, rather than maybe picking up dinner on the way back from class and watching extra film for the game week.”<\/p>\n

Mendoza transferred from California to Indiana ahead of the 2025 season. He threw for 3,535 yards and 41 touchdowns and was the 2025 Heisman Trophy<\/a> winner.<\/p>\n

Mendoza and the Hoosiers capped an undefeated season with a 27-21 win over Miami<\/a> in the national title game this past Monday.<\/p>\n

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