Indiana hoosiers quarterback fernando mendoza is expected to ball out tonight (january 19) at the 2026 college football playoff national championship, where his team will be playing against the … Hoosiers quarterback fernando mendoza's mom is supportive of her son's football career, but because she is in a wheelchair, fans are asking what happened to her. Elsa mendoza, a former women’s tennis player at the university of miami, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis nearly two decades ago.