The Heisman Trophy favorites, Fernando Mendoza and Julian Sayin, will play in the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis.

Fernando Mendoza capped off Indiana's first-ever undefeated season with three touchdowns, 144 yards and a 56-3 win at Purdue, shifting his odds from -115 to +125 because the lack of yards. Mendoza led the country in touchdown passes this season with 32 — one of only two players to reach 30 and his quarterback rating came in second (183.7).

And those are just two of the mouth-watering matchups that headline a stacked rivalry week slate. Résumé-building wins are at stake, and for many of the Heisman hopefuls, a win this week means they will have one more opportunity in conference championship games to impress voters and stake their claim to the sport's highest honor.

The Fighting Irish lost their star, who already set one record, on the second series of their game at Stanford. Here's what we know.

Saturday's games present an opportunity for a handful of Heisman Trophy hopefuls to close the gap to Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza.

Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love and Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia rose in the odds to win the Heisman Trophy. Is it too late for them to win?

Diego Pavia threw for 268 yards and a touchdown and ran for 165 yards and another score to lead No. 12 Vanderbilt to a 45-24 win over No. 18 Tennessee