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Indiana University Football great Fernando Mendoza set to become starter for the Las Vegas Raiders<\/strong> The Las Vegas Raiders brought in Kirk Cousins during the offseason to give No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick Fernando Mendoza time to develop. The time is now for the former IU football great. On Tuesday afternoon, the Raiders traded Cousins to Minnesota, clearing the way for Mendoza to start for the remainder of the 2026 season. Mendoza will have big shoes to fill after Cousins exceeded expectations during his short stint in Las Vegas. Cousins threw for 2,340 yards, with 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions in nine starts. He completed 64.1% of his passes and finished with a 98 passer rating. Mendoza has seen action in one game this season, completing 6 of 8 throws for 48 yards in the fourth quarter of a blowout loss at New England. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Raiders are 4-5 this season and still a playoff contender.   Mendoza will face a stiff test in his first NFL start.  The Raiders play the defending Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks at 4 p.m. ET (CBS) on Sunday in Las Vegas.  He\u2019ll then face another strong defense when the Raiders head to Denver the following week. Mendoza met every challenge during his lone season in Bloomington. In 2025, he led the Hoosiers to their first national championship and an undefeated 16-0 season. He started all 16 games and finished 273-of-379 passing (72.0%) for 3,535 yards, 41 touchdowns and six interceptions. He led the FBS in passing touchdowns (41) and set a single-season school record with a 72.0% completion percentage (third in FBS). Mendoza was the only FBS quarterback since at least 1996 with multiple games of at least a 90.0% and four touchdown passes against Power 4 opponents, while also being the only FBS quarterback with six games of four-plus touchdown passes and zero interceptions. Mendoza was named Heisman Trophy winner, Associated Press Player of the Year, Associated Press All-American First Team, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team, and the Walter Camp, Davey O\u2019Brien and Maxwell Award winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College Football Playoff Chair says Indiana University Football was \u201cvictim of having a bye week at the wrong time\u201d<\/strong> College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Committee chair Hunter Yurachek and CFP executive director Rich Clark took questions Tuesday evening following the second release of 2026 CFP rankings. Indiana dropped five spots from No. 4 to No. 9 in the update.  The Hoosiers were on a bye last week. In his introductory remarks, Yurachek discussed the wild weekend that preceded the latest rankings. \u201cWhen the teams around you lose in the rankings and win big games, it affects where you land,\u201d he said.  \u201cEven in the week you didn\u2019t lose or in some cases like Indiana didn\u2019t play, those are some of the toughest conversations in the room and why we saw such significant movement.\u201d Here are Yurachek\u2019s other remarks related to IU. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On how Indiana dropped five spots despite not playing last weekend- Indiana was probably the victim of having a bye week at the wrong time, a time where there were seven games within our top 25. Some of those big wins occurred right around where they were, starting with Notre Dame\u2019s big win over Miami, Texas over Missouri, UCLA win on the road and beat a Minnesota team, a Minnesota team that had gone to Indiana the week prior. Indiana needed a 60-yard field goal as time expired to send that game into overtime and win that game. The committee is impressed with what UCLA, Texas and Notre Dame did, as well as Alabama obviously with their big win at LSU. Every team that Indiana played, had played to date in the Big Ten, they all lost. So they this six losses that went against their record strength as well as their strength of schedule. Those metrics affected the committee\u2019s review of Indiana this week, as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On how Indiana\u2019s uncertainty at quarterback influences the Committee-I mean, obviously the quarterback play in general, the offensive play in general, is a discussion point there for Indiana. They\u2019re a dominant defensive team. One of the best, if not the best, defensive teams statistically in the country. They have won games because of their defense, not because of their offense. That is a point of discussion in the room when we are comparing them to other teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seven Former Indiana University Football Players Saw the Field in Week Nine of the NFL Regular Season<\/strong> Week 9 of the NFL season is in the rearview mirror for plenty of former Hoosiers. Here\u2019s a summary of how everyone performed: Fernando Mendoza, <\/strong>QB (Las Vegas Raiders) \u2013\u00a0Did not play, backup quarterback. Cumulative season stats:\u00a0<\/em>1 game. 10 offensive snaps. 6-of-8, 48 passing yards. 1 carry, 3 yards. Ian Thomas, TE (Las Vegas Raiders) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Played 11 offensive snaps and 7 special teams snaps. Cumulative season stats: <\/em>9 games. 198 offensive snaps. 5 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD. Micah McFadden, LB (New York Giants) \u2013 <\/strong>Played 70 defensive snaps. Started at linebacker. 9 total tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 2 quarterback hits, 1 fumble recovery. Cumulative season stats: <\/em>7 games. 133 defensive snaps, 94 special teams snaps. 23 total tackles, 3 tackles for loss. 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery. Riley Nowakowski, <\/strong>TE (Pittsburgh Steelers)\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Bye week. Cumulative season stats:\u00a0<\/em>8 games. 32 offensive snaps, 134 special teams snaps. 5 tackles, 1 solo. Kurtis Rourke, QB (San Francisco 49ers) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Inactive. Cumulative season stats:\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Has not played this season. Kaelon Black, RB (San Francisco 49ers) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Played 18 offensive snaps and 4 special teams snaps. 11 carries, 70 yards. 1 kick return, 31 yards. Cumulative season stats: <\/em>8 games. 144 offensive snaps. 68 carries, 303 yards, 1 TD. 3 receptions, 4 yards. CJ West,<\/strong> DT (San Francisco 49ers) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Inactive, on injured reserve. Cumulative season stats:\u00a0<\/em>2 games. 49 defensive snaps, 5 special teams snaps. 5 tackles, 1 solo. Myles Price, WR (Minnesota Vikings) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Played 29 offensive snaps, 11 special teams snaps. 4 kick returns, 124 yards. 1 punt return, 12 yards. 1 reception, 6 yards. Cumulative season stats: <\/em>8 games. 90 offensive snaps, 72 special teams snaps. 25 kick returns, 748 yards, 15 punt returns, 262 yards, 1 TD. 1 carry, 2 yards. 6 receptions, 32 yards. Pat Coogan, OL (Tennessee Titans) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Bye week. Cumulative season stats:\u00a0<\/em>8 games. 25 special teams snaps. Kahlil Benson, OL (Kansas City Chiefs) \u2013\u00a0Played 66 offensive snaps, started at left tackle. 7 special teams snaps. Cumulative season stats: <\/em>8 games. 510 offensive snaps, 37 special teams snaps. Cam Jones, LB (Kansas City Chiefs) \u2014\u00a0 \u00a0Not currently with a team.Cumulative season stats:\u00a0<\/em>1 game. 15 special teams snaps. Omar Cooper, Jr., WR (New York Jets) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Played 54 offensive snaps. 8 receptions, 58 yards.\u00a0 Cumulative season stats: <\/em>5 games. 198 offensive snaps. 20 receptions, 306 yards, 2 TD\u2019s. D\u2019Angelo Ponds, DB (New York Jets) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Played 22 defensive snaps, 2 special teams snaps. 2 total tackles. Cumulative season stats: <\/em>7 games. 86 defensive snaps, 17 special teams snaps. 7 total tackles. Marcelino McCrary-Ball, LB (New York Jets) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Inactive, on injured reserve. Cumulative season stats: 2<\/em> games. 5 defensive snaps, 26 special teams snaps. 1 tackle, 1 forced fumble. Luke Haggard, <\/strong>OL (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Did not play. Cumulative season stats: <\/em>3\u00a0games, 6 offensive snaps, 12 special teams snaps. Dan Feeney, <\/strong>OL (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Did not play. Cumulative season stats: <\/em>3\u00a0games, 9 offensive snaps, 13 special teams snaps. Elijah Sarratt, <\/strong>WR (Baltimore Ravens) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Did not play, inactive. Cumulative season stats:<\/em> 1 game. 23 offensive snaps. 1 reception, 13 yards. Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, WR (Indianapolis Colts) \u2013 Has played in three games with 19 offensive snaps and 45 special teams snaps. Currently on the practice squad. Cumulative season stats:<\/em>\u00a0 3 games, 1 tackle, 19 offensive snaps, 45 special teams snaps. Ke\u2019Shawn Williams, <\/strong>WR (Cincinnati Bengals)\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Has played in one game with 9 special teams snaps.\u00a0 Currently on the practice squad. Cumulative season stats:<\/em>\u00a0 1 game, 9 special teams snaps. Raheem Layne, <\/strong>S (New York Giants) \u2013 Did not play. Cumulative season stats:<\/em>\u00a0 1 game, 11 special teams snaps, 1 tackle. MORE ON NFL PRACTICE SQUADS-Roman Hemby \u2013 Las Vegas Raiders <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indianapolis Colts Trade Wide Receivers Keenan Allen and Josh Downs but hold on to Jonathan Taylor<\/strong> As expected, the 2-7 Indianapolis Colts remained busy on the final day before the NFL’s trade deadline, making a pair of deals, but none including star running back Jonathan Taylor. Taylor had been rumored to be dealt before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. EST deadline, and had reportedly received significant trade interest, but is staying with the Colts.  “Multiple teams offered a second-round pick and more for Taylor. But the Colts wanted a blockbuster offer to even consider it. Instead, Taylor stays in Indy,” The Ringer’s Tom Pelissero reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the deals Indianapolis did make on Tuesday: The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired wide receiver Josh Downs from the Indianapolis Colts for a pair of draft picks, filling their biggest position of need two days after Xavier Worthy sustained a hamstring injury in their win over the Jets. The Chiefs sent their fourth- and fifth-round picks in next year’s draft to Indianapolis for Downs and a seventh-round pick. Downs indicated his approval of the deal on X, formerly Twitter, with his first posting since the summer. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was quick to respond with an image of an alarm clock, as in: It\u2019s time to chase another championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chiefs lost their top deep threat, Tyquan Thornton, to a potentially season-ending fractured ankle a few weeks ago. Fellow wide receiver Rashee Rice has been prone to injury, missing three games this season to a hamstring injury, while Worthy is poised to miss several weeks as well after grabbing his hamstring in the second half of a 35-12 rout of New York on Sunday. Kansas City had been rumored to be in the wide receiver market even before Worthy got hurt. Downs, who is in the final year of his contract, requested a trade a couple of weeks ago, after Indianapolis traded left guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle and defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to the 49ers amid a series of organizational changes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even after requesting a trade, the 25-year-old Downs had continued to play for Indianapolis, catching three passes for 24 yards in a loss to Dallas last Sunday. The 2023 third-round pick has 33 catches for 354 yards and a touchdown in nine games this season. He’s caught 231 passes for 2,494 yards and 12 touchdowns over parts of four seasons in Indianapolis. In many ways, the rest of the season could be an audition for Downs in Kansas City, too. He’s due to hit free agency, and Chiefs general manager Brett Veach has shown a willingness to sign players he has acquired in trades to new contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just hours before the trade deadline, the Indianapolis Colts<\/a> dealt wide receiver Keenan Allen to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a sixth round draft pick in 2027. The 34-year-old Allen has 40 catches for 351 yards and one touchdown in eight games in his first season with the Colts. Allen caught four passes for 26 yards Sunday against Dallas and passed Hall of Famer Tim Brown for No. 8 on the league\u2019s career receptions list. Allen has 1,095 catches in his career \u2014 one more than Brown. The 49ers needed help at receiver with Mike Evans dealing with Achilles tendinitis that has sidelined him for the past two games and it is uncertain how soon he will be back. Ricky Pearsall is already out for the season, rookie De’Zhaun Stribling is on injured reserve with an ankle injury that will sideline him until at least December and Christian Kirk went on IR last week with a knee injury. This is the second deal made between the teams this season with San Francisco acquiring defensive tackle DeForest Buckner for a fourth-round pick late last month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Niners (7-1) are currently on top of the standings in the NFC, while the Colts are 2-7 and looking to rebuild. Allen signed with the Colts on Aug. 19 to reunite him with coach Shane Steichen, who worked with Allen for seven seasons when both were with the Chargers. Allen was arrested Aug. 30 and is facing preliminary misdemeanor charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated \u2014 endangering a person. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers conducted a traffic investigation shortly after 1 a.m. after observing a vehicle park in a no-parking zone. Officers \u201cnoticed signs of intoxication\u201d when they spoke with Allen. He was arrested after further investigation and was found to have a blood-alcohol level of nearly three times the legal limit of 0.08. Attorneys held a video conference in mid-October and are scheduled to meet again Dec. 7 as they continue their legal negotiations. No trial date has been set. Allen could face a suspension from the NFL although the league typically waits until there has been a legal resolution so that might not happen this season<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor University’s Jaynie Halterman Honored as CL and USTFCCCA Runner of the Week<\/strong> Jaynie Halterman continued her terrific TU career with her third-consecutive Crossroads League Individual Title and was subsequently named both the Crossroads League Runner-of-the-Week and the USTFCCCA NAIA National Athlete-of-the-Week. It marks the second-straight week in which Halterman earned both awards as the junior topped the field with a time of 20:52.7 at the Crossroads League Championships. It was her first 6k race of the season, and the time is the third fastest in course history, trailing only a pair of times put up by Halterman herself the past two seasons. TU Athletics has received 33 Crossroads League and MSFA Mideast League Player of the Week honors this fall, with Halterman’s the second for the Taylor Women’s Cross-Country program. No. 11 Taylor (54-24) is set to compete at the NAIA National Championships on Friday, November 20th in Vancouver, Washington with the women racing at 2:30 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noblesville Boom take over to defeat Iowa 117-98 in home opener<\/strong> Seven players scored in double figures as the Noblesville Boom used a dominant second half to defeat the Iowa Wolves Tuesday night. Jalen Slawson led the Boom with 21 points, while grabbing seven rebounds in the 117-98 win at Riverview Health Arena at Innovation Mile. Cameron Hildreth and Kobe Brown each scored 18 points. The win was the first of the season for the Boom (1-2), coming in their home opener. The Wolves got out to a quick start, taking a 35-23 lead at the end of the first quarter before the Boom took over. Noblesville outscored Iowa by eight points in the second quarter to cut the lead to four at halftime, then took the lead in the third quarter and ran away with the win in the fourth, holding Iowa to just 16 points in the final quarter. Isaiah Evans led all scorers with 23 points for the Wolves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor University Cross Country Receives Seven All-Crossroads League Awards<\/strong> The Taylor men\u2019s and women\u2019s cross-country teams competed in the CL Championships on Friday and had seven athletes earn All-CL Honors. Four Trojan women finished in the top 11 for All-CL distinction, leading to tight second-place finish. The men ran to a fourth-place finish with a trio of All-CL selections. The top 15 runners in each race were awarded all-league honors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TU Women’s Cross Country All-CL Recipients
<\/strong>Jaynie Halterman | Champion | 20:52.7 | Third All-CL Honor Samantha Lickey | 9th place | 22:30.8 | First All-CL Honor Sam Patterson | 10th place | 22:33.0 | Third All-CL Honor Malarie Pinwar | 11th place | 22:36.0 | Second All-CL Honor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TU Men’s Cross Country All-CL Recipients Nathan Burns | 5th place | 24:47.4 | Third All-CL Honor Jordan Burden | 13th place | 25:16.9 | First All-CL Honor Nathan Meister | 15th place | 25:18.8 | First All-CL Honor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor\u2019s men and women\u2019s cross-country teams conclude the season on Friday, Nov. 20 at the 2026 NAIA Cross Country Championship held in Vancouver, Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Indiana University Football great Fernando Mendoza set to become starter for the Las Vegas Raiders The Las Vegas Raiders brought in Kirk Cousins during the offseason to give No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick Fernando Mendoza time to develop. The time is now for the former IU football great. On Tuesday afternoon, the Raiders traded …<\/p>\n

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