Heisman race turns on its head as Mendoza becomes overwhelming favorite

Entering Saturday’s games, Fernando Mendoza was slight Heisman favorite over Julian Sayin. The conference upset victory easily propelled Mendoza past his counterpart in terms of Heisman projections, and likely vaulted the Hoosiers to the top seed in the country.

According to BetOnline.ag, Mendoza went from a +125 favorite to a -3000 favorite for the Heisman. That’s a shocking, and perhaps, unprecedented shift of numbers when it comes to the Vegas side of things.

Sayin slipped all the way to fourth on the board, while Diego Pavia is a longshot at second just in case there are some voters who are just fed up with the Big Ten victors.

This has been a crazy year in the Heisman Race. When the odds opened way back in January, Arch Manning was the favorite. In fact, these next seven names on the board will also not be attending the Heisman ceremony in New York next Saturday: Garrett Nussmeier, Cade Klubnik, Jeremiah Smith, DJ Lagway, Drew Allar, John Mateer, LaNorris Sellers and Nico Iamaleava.

Other favorites throughout the season included John Mateer, Dante Moore, Carson Beck, Ty Simpson and Pavia.

Odds for Sayin, Mendoza and Pavia opened during the preseason at 18/1, 40/1 and 250/1, respectively.

Heisman future lines are subject to change and can be found here: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/ncaaf-futures/heisman-trophy.