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8+ hour, 59+ min ago (969+ words) Fernando Mendoza's mother Elsa watched all his interviews this season. The Indiana football quarterback is earnest to a fault " a trait his family knows all too well "and he put that on full display earlier this fall when he told a reporter winning a Heisman Trophy would be "great and all," but what he really wanted was a national title. "I just thought, oh my gosh, I hope none of the voters see that," Elsa said with a laugh. "Maybe don't say it like that." Heisman moments: How finalists made their pitch this season The close-knit Mendoza family actually never had a conversation about the Heisman until the day before the votes were due, even though he had long been a favorite to reach New York. Mendoza's focus throughout the fall was "playing for his brothers" as his father, Fernando…...

9+ hour, 2+ min ago (320+ words) The No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers have no plans on being a short fuse in the college football world. After signing head coach Curt Cignetti to an eight-year, $93 million contract extension, it appears Bryant Haines is getting a new extension of his own. After getting some interest from other schools, Haines, who is 39 years old, is staying at Indiana after agreeing to a contract that will make him one of the highest-paid coordinators in the nation, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. "Indiana and defensive coordinator Bryant Haines have agreed to terms on a new contract that will make him one of the nation's highest-paid assistants, sources tell CBS Sports. Haines, the AFCA FBS assistant coach of the year, garnered external interest but [is] staying at Indiana." Haines took on the defensive coordinator job at Indiana after serving that same role…...

9+ hour, 45+ min ago (142+ words) An 18-year-old South Bend man has been found guilty of murder in the shooting death of 11-year-old T'yon Horston." A jury convicted Dominick Williams Jr. on Friday for the 2023 killing, but he was cleared of an additional firearm enhancement. South Bend Police say Horston was shot on April 20 in the 600 block of... An 18-year-old South Bend man has been found guilty of murder in the shooting death of 11-year-old T'yon Horston. A jury convicted Dominick Williams Jr. on Friday for the 2023 killing, but he was cleared of an additional firearm enhancement. South Bend Police say Horston was shot on April 20 in the 600 block of North Johnson Street. Sentencing is set for January 16, and Williams is likely to face 45 to 65 years in prison....

12+ hour, 20+ min ago (288+ words) NEW YORK " Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza landed in New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist on Friday afternoon with work left to do on an acceptance speech for if he wins the award While Mendoza is a heavy favorite, he still spoke in theoretical terms about hearing his name called at the award ceremony Saturday night. The one question he was willing to answer about potentially winning the 45-pound bronze statue is what he would do with the trophy itself. "I would want to keep the trophy in Bloomington because it belongs there," Mendoza said. "That's what I think as far as everything Hoosier Nation has done for me if I have the honor and blessing of winning it." Mendoza thinks the trophy would be a point of pride for his "teammates the Hoosier community and the alumni," especially…...

12+ hour, 42+ min ago (918+ words) The raw emotion from Indiana senior Avry Tatum could be felt through the ESPN broadcast as she made her way through the handshake line Friday afternoon. Widely heralded as the team's emotional leader and an All-Big Ten honoree in 2025, tears streamed down the record-setting opposite hitter's cheeks as the finality of the Hoosiers' 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-22) loss to top-seeded Texas in the Austin regional semifinals set in. "Avry's a fantastic talent," IU coach Steve Aird said in a phone interview with IndyStar. "Her name will be all over the record books and we think she'll hopefully end up with some All-American honors. She was drafted (by Columbus in the MLV Draft). She's developed. She's a fantastic young woman and has had a fantastic career." Tatum's emotions captured that of the entire program. They left disappointed, because they really believed they could win, Aird…...

12+ hour, 59+ min ago (166+ words) Austin Peay Governors (4-2) at Evansville Purple Aces (2-7) Evansville, Indiana; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Evansville takes on Austin Peay in out-of-conference action. The Purple Aces have gone 2-0 in home games. Evansville ranks seventh in the MVC with 9.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Mireia Mustaros averaging 1.8. The Governors are 2-0 in road games. Austin Peay is fourth in the ASUN scoring 74.5 points per game and is shooting 47.3%. Evansville averages 60.2 points per game, 1.1 fewer points than the 61.3 Austin Peay gives up. Austin Peay averages 74.5 points per game, 2.2 fewer than the 76.7 Evansville allows to opponents. TOP PERFORMERS: Camryn Runner is scoring 15.6 points per game and averaging 4.9 rebounds for the Purple Aces. Logan Luebbers Palmer is averaging 13.2 points and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 34.6%. Anovia Sheals is scoring 13.8 points per game and averaging 6.0 rebounds for the Governors. Veronaye Charlton is averaging 12.3 points....

13+ hour, 28+ min ago (344+ words) Let's revisit his decision to follow Cignetti to Indiana " and why Mendoza will go down in Indiana and college football history. MORE:Curt Cignetti's best quotes at Indiana Mendoza stated that his primary reason for leaving was to find a system that could turn him into a "pro-ready quarterback." While he was an above-average quarterback at Cal, setting a program record with a completion percentage over 66%,he believed the new system under Cignetti and his staff would offer better coaching and development in key areas. The quarterback entered the transfer portal as the No. 2 quarterback in the class. When asked about the transfer decision, Mendoza said "If I were to come to Indiana, that I would develop as a quarterback, I'd get great coaching, and I would be able to be the best Fernando Mendoza that I could be." Another…...

16+ hour, 35+ min ago (83+ words) A South Bend man has been found guilty of murdering an 11-year-old boy in 2023. A jury found Dominick Williams Jr., 18, of South Bend guilty for the murder of T'yon Horston, 11 on April 20, 2023. According to court documents, 11-year-old T'yon Horston was shot multiple times on April 20, 2023, on the 600 block of North Johnson Street. Williams faces between 45 to 66 years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced in mid-January....

17+ hour ago (486+ words) The Downtown Bloomington post office has abruptly closed three weeks ahead of schedule, leaving downtown merchants and residents without access to its facility ahead of the postal service's busiest week of the year. The downtown post office was scheduled to be relocated a few blocks away to the 300 block of North Main Street as the Market Street parking garage in which the office is housed gets demolished to make way for a new Connect Transit transfer center. That post office relocation has been delayed, while the closure of the North Center Street location came quicker than expected and without warning. The U.S. Postal Service signed a 10-year lease to occupy a portion of the building at 300 N. Main St. where Red Raccoon Games is located, said Jamie Mathy, who owns the business and the building. "I think people would really be shocked…...

17+ hour, 47+ min ago (154+ words) SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Friday night marked the annual "Cookies with Santa" event at the South Bend Police Department. The program acts as a way to bring the South Bend community together. Members of the city police department are clearly all in to make the Christmas season feel even merrier. That included bringing the jolly old elf, Santa Claus to talk with the children and give out holiday prizes, too. "Christmas is obviously our favorite time of the year. We really just kind of ran with this and made a huge thing, so it"s really important for everybody to come out and see that we love this time of the year too and just wanna have fun," said Stephanie Northcutt a secretary for FOP Lodge #36. Northcutt also says it really fills her heart to be able to give back…...