Perhaps the steepest ascent to the Heisman Trophy in all its 91 turns concluded Saturday night in New York, when the storied award went to Fernando Mendoza, the charismatic quarterback from Indiana, of all places. Thereby did an alleged journeyman turned brilliant conductor get all the way to the coveted lectern from his various rankings among high school recruits in 2022, such as No. 134 among quarterbacks and No. 2,015 overall.
