Overview
- The Heisman Trophy will be awarded Saturday at 7 p.m. ET in New York and will air on ABC/ESPN with streaming options.
- The four finalists are Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza, Ohio State QB Julian Sayin, Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia and Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love, the lone non‑quarterback.
- Betting markets price Mendoza as a runaway favorite, with sportsbooks listing odds near -2400 to -2500 and prediction market Kalshi implying roughly a 96% chance.
- Mendoza led Indiana to 13-0, a Big Ten title over Ohio State and the No. 1 CFP seed, and he was named AP player of the year while leading the FBS with 33 touchdown passes.
- Sayin set a nation‑leading 78.4% completion rate entering the CFP, Love won the Doak Walker Award with a school‑record 21 touchdowns, and Pavia’s rise included a court injunction that preserved his 2025 eligibility during Vanderbilt’s double‑digit‑win season.