Following the best season in program historical past, Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers attended the White Home for the standard go to.
Nevertheless, there was one main absence from the crew that had simply gained its first nationwide championship in program historical past.
Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza chose to skip the trip, citing his dedication to the Las Vegas Raiders and his must compensate for his NFL growth.
Even so, President Donald Trump made positive to present him his flowers throughout his conventional speech.
Donald Trump says Fernando Mendoza is an enormous fan of his
“This season was additionally historic due to beginning quarterback Fernando Mendoza,” Trump stated (h/t Aaron Rupar). “Now, the explanation he is not right here, he was so good; he known as as a result of he’s truly JD [Vance], he is an enormous fan of ours. You would not imagine it as a result of he did not present up. I am not joyful, however that is okay. The rationale he did not is as a result of he is at spring coaching. And I truly stated, ‘Let him! He is received to win.’ And I believe he will win fairly early, coach, proper? You suppose fairly good?”
