Following Friday's season-ending loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff, Indiana wasted no time in finding a replacement for Kurtis Rourke

Mendoza, one of the top quarterbacks available in the transfer portal, will join a team that made the College Football Playoff after a remarkable turnaround season.

Cal transfer Fernando Mendoza — one of the most coveted quarterbacks remaining in the portal — committed to Indiana on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. It’s the second consecutive offseason that the Hoosiers have landed one of the most productive and experienced quarterbacks on the market.

California Bears quarterback Fernando Mendoza has announced his commitment to the Indiana Hoosiers via social media. Mendoza is considered a four-star transfer prospect. Mendoza committed to Indiana over Georgia,

Fernando Mendoza, who entered the transfer portal Dec. 11, is transferring to Indiana, according ESPN's Pete Thamel's post on X on Tuesday. Mendoza’s younger brother, Alberto, who is also a quarterback, just finished his true freshman season in Bloomington. Indiana beat out the University of Georgia and the University of Miami.

Cal transfer quarterback Fernando Mendoza has committed to Indiana, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel. The 6-foot-5, 225-pound redshirt sophomore was one of the most coveted quarterbacks available in the transfer portal and committed to the Hoosiers on Tuesday.

Former Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza is transferring to Indiana, ESPN reported Tuesday. The 6-foot-5, 225-pound sophomore passed for 3,004 yards with 16 touchdowns and six interceptions in 11 games for the Golden Bears in 2024.

Coming off one of, if not the most, successful seasons in program history, the Indiana football team continues to take steps towards the top of the Big Ten. Under first-year head coach Curt Cignetti,