Mind Your Banners: Taking stock of Indiana during the bye week

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman sit down during the bye week to discuss some interesting talking points around Curt Cignetti's team, as the Hoosiers try to rest and recover themselves ahead of the sprint finish to the season now coming into view. Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro 3:38 -- Will Fernando Mendoza win the Heisman Trophy? 8:32 -- Why this Heisman race has developed this way 21:53 -- One encouraging trend ahead of Purdue 28:19 -- One discouraging trend ahead of Purdue 32:35 -- How well-represented is Indiana on All-Big Ten teams? 37:41 -- Reasonable expectations from here Read: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2025/11/17/fernando-mendoza-heisman-odds-indiana-football-stats-julian-sayin-marcel-reed-diego-pavia/87317595007/-defend-effort-shots-miss-darian-devries-incarnate-word/87310163007/ Get IndyStar's IU coverage sent directly to your inbox with our IU Insider newsletter: https://profile.indystar.com/newsletters/iu-insider/?ipid=NLsignupIU