The Indiana Hoosiers did the unthinkable and won a National Championship this past season. Indiana is the second losingest programs of all time in college football, so them winning it all is one of the greatest stories in college football history.
A big reason why they were able to win a championship was because of the play from Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza. The star QB transferred to Indiana last offseason from Cal, so it is interesting to think about what would've happened had he transferred to a different school.
But for Georgia fans it is even more interesting to think about because Mendoza reportedly attempted to commit to Georgia.
“I think there was one time even where I was about to call Kirby to commit to Georgia and the call didn’t go through," said Mendoza via si.com. "And I thought, ‘Alright, let me sleep on it tonight.’ I really believed God helped me with that."
Fernando Mendoza wanted to be a Georgia Bulldog at one point
During his Transfer Portal recruitment Mendoza said that he was down to Indiana and Georgia. But at one point it was Georgia who was the leading the way to the point where he attempted to call Kirby Smart to commit to UGA. That phone call however never went through and he used that as a sign to sleep on his decision one more night.
That night's sleep apparently is what resulted in Mendoza committing to Indiana instead.
Who knows how last season would've played out if Mendoza committed to Georgia instead. Indiana more than likely would not have won a championship, but Georgia's season might not have been any different if he did come to Athens. There's no guarantee that he would've even won the starting job over Gunner Stockton, so he very well could've sat on the bench all last year.
Indiana obviously is thankful that he did transfer to them, but Georgia is probably just fine with that outcome as well. Georgia has Stockton returning for one more year who is a true Heisman contender and is capable of leading UGA to a national title.
And if that happens this season than both Indiana and Georgia can be happy with how Mendoza's recruitment unfolded.