Overview
- Indiana’s Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza and Oregon’s Dante Moore meet in Friday’s CFP semifinal in Atlanta with a spot in the national championship game at stake.
- Mendoza guided an undefeated Big Ten title run and enters with 3,172 passing yards, 36 touchdowns and six interceptions, plus six rushing scores.
- Moore has 3,280 passing yards with 28 touchdowns and nine interceptions, and he has surged since the October loss to Indiana with 1,885 yards, 13 TDs and a 73.6% completion rate.
- The Jets, picking No. 2, and the Raiders, picking No. 1, are weighing this head-to-head heavily, as Jets GM Darren Mougey stressed that game tape carries the most weight in QB evaluation.
- In October’s 30-20 Indiana win at Oregon, Mendoza outperformed Moore, and roster moves reflect looming decisions, with Indiana adding TCU transfer Josh Hoover and Moore still undecided on entering the draft.