Not solely did Fernando Mendoza get VIP therapy at a Miami hotspot after successful the nationwide championship … the star quarterback bought an ABBA tribute live performance expertise … courtesy of his teammates breaking out in music in the course of the membership!!
The Hoosiers celebrated their first-ever title at E11EVEN in Downtown Miami after their 27-21 win over the Hurricanes.
Because the bottles popped and the social gathering rolled on, the music “Fernando” by the Swedish group came to visit the audio system — and that is when the champs went nuts!
The whole squad belted out their QB’s title at any time when it popped up within the refrain (they do not appear to know many different lyrics) … and Mendoza could not assist however smile.
The 1976 music — which is likely one of the group’s best hits — has turn into the Hoosiers’ anthem, because of the Heisman Trophy winner sharing the identical title.
The Indiana devoted serenading Fernando Mendoza with “Fernando” by ABBA. #iufb pic.twitter.com/xOwlu3dSOR
— Zach Browning (@ZachBrowning17) January 20, 2026
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The followers even sang alongside on the Exhausting Rock Stadium after Mendoza and the Hoosiers received the CFP championship on Monday.
“It’s a great song by ABBA,” Mendoza stated concerning the observe earlier this month.
“I’ve heard it a little throughout my high school career, and then early in my college career — it was kind of like a joke with all my friends, and now it’s just accelerated to a whole other level. So, I mean, I bet if ABBA’s checking their phone, [they’d be] like, Wow, this song’s getting a lot of plays all of a sudden.”
“It’s great; I think it’s a funny fan song — not fan song, but a funny song that everybody could rally around, especially IU fandom!”
The social gathering will proceed this weekend … when Indiana has a championship celebration!!
