After engineering the best season in Indiana football history, Curt Cignetti is not ready to slow down. To ease the loss of quarterback Kurtis Rourke, Indiana made another splash in the transfer portal by adding Fernando Mendoza from Cal.

Indiana appears to have snagged a new starting quarterback for the 2025 season. The Hoosiers made the College Football Playoff after going 11-1 behind Kurtis Rourke, who transferred after five seasons at Ohio.

Cal transfer quarterback Fernando Mendoza has committed to Indiana, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel. The 6-foot-5, 225-pound redshirt sophomore was one of the most coveted quarterbacks available in the transfer portal and committed to the Hoosiers on Tuesday.

Former Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza is transferring to Indiana, ESPN reported Tuesday. The 6-foot-5, 225-pound sophomore passed for 3,004 yards with 16 touchdowns and six interceptions in 11 games for the Golden Bears in 2024.

Following Friday's season-ending loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff, Indiana wasted no time in finding a replacement for Kurtis Rourke

Cal transfer Fernando Mendoza — one of the most coveted quarterbacks remaining in the portal — committed to Indiana on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. It’s the second consecutive offseason that the Hoosiers have landed one of the most productive and experienced quarterbacks on the market.