After engineering the best season in Indiana football history, Curt Cignetti is not ready to slow down. To ease the loss of quarterback Kurtis Rourke, Indiana made another splash in the transfer portal by adding Fernando Mendoza from Cal.

When Indiana kicks off the 12-team College Football Playoff at Notre Dame, it will be led by a Canadian. That's rarer than you might think.

Indiana, whose only loss was at Ohio State, has all the makings of a tough out behind a stout defense and dynamic quarterback play from sixth-year senior transfer Kurtis Rourke. The 6-foot-5, 231 pound senior from Ontario, Canada Rourke manages a solid offense with plenty of help at running back.