The Maxwell Award, who honors the top player in College Football, announced a previous season Award watch list list on Monday.
Two IU football players – broad recipient Elijah Sarratt and Quarterback Fernando Mendoza – are on the list.
Here is the full release of IU Athletics:
Bloomington, IND. To the excellent player in the University Football, the Maxwell Award announced its preseason watch list for the prize with Indiana Voetbal Quarterback Fernando Mendoza and broad recipient Elijah Sarratt each of the 80-player Contingent.
Indiana is one of the 16 programs with multiple student athletes on the preview of the watch list. The semi -finalists will be announced on November 11 and the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be revealed on November 25. The winner of the 89th Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show on December 11.
With 20 career matches played and 19 Starts for three seasons in Cal, Mendoza was the number 14 general prospect in the Transfer Portal and no. 3 Quarterback per 247Sports for the 2025 cycle. He ended his career at Cal as the all-time leader in completion percentage (66.4%) and brought to number 7 in 250-Yard-passing competitions (10). His 2024 season only produced the ninth 3000-Yard pass season in Cal History (3,004 Yards) and a berth in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Sarratt, een all-conference-performer in elk van zijn drie collegiale seizoenen, was een all-Big tien-pick van het derde team in 2024 nadat hij de top-40 nationaal rangschikte bij het ontvangen van touchdowns (nr. 36; 8) en het ontvangen van yards (nr. 35; 957), met beide totalen top-10 in programmageschiedenis. He rated as the number 4 recipient in the Big Ten and no. 13 in Power 4 (80.8) per pro football focus (min. 500 snaps) and set an IU record for Yards who received in the old Oaken -Bucket victory on Purdue (165 Yards).
The Maxwell Football Club was founded in 1935 and is the oldest football organization of its kind in America. The club recognizes Excellency in high school performance, collegial and professional level of the game. The Maxwell Club is also deeply involved and fully located in the community through programs to promote academic excellence, volunteering from the community and leadership. Student athletes from high school throughout the country have the opportunity to participate in MFC showcase events for free, due to the generosity of our corporate partners, NFL Foundation, College Sports Communicators, SRA Inc, Vertical Rais, Quinco Inc., the Etc Foundationionion and the Bradley Law firm.
The Maxwell Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which includes the most prestigious prizes in university football. The 25 prizes of the NCFAA have honored more than 900 recipients since 1935. This season, 12 NCFAA Awards will honor national players of the week every Tuesday.
On the watch list for the most excellent player. pic.twitter.com/LDXJB0QHDM
– Indiana Football (@indianafootball) July 28, 2025
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