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).

With the 2025 regular-season coming to a close, check out where Oregon Ducks quarterback Dante Moore lands in the final Heisman Trophy odds.

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.

Texas Tech was idle last week, which prevented dark-horse candidate Jacob Rodrigues from moving up these rankings. But another big game against West Virginia could see the linebacker secure even more votes in the Heisman race, and potentially earn a trip to New York City.

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza's Heisman Trophy candidacy remains up for debate as he prepares to play in the Big Ten Championship game.

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?

Auburn University celebrated the 40th anniversary of Bo Jackson's Heisman Trophy win during the Iron Bowl halftime. In 1985, Jackson became Auburn's second Heisman Trophy recipient after rushing for 1,786 yards, the second-best single-season performance in Southeastern Conference history.

On November 30, 1954, Alan Ameche won the Heisman Trophy award, becoming the first Wisconsin Badgers football player to do so.