Indiana crossover: Raiders' Fernando Mendoza catches the eye of Fever's Sophie Cunningham

As seen above, joining Cunningham in showing love to Mendoza was Tom Brady, longtime NFL superstar and current part-owner of the Raiders. Cunningham moved to Indiana, joining the Fever for the 2025 season, and is currently in her second year with the team.

As for Mendoza, his huge leap to college football stardom came with the move to Indiana. After throwing 30 touchdown passes over two seasons with Cal, Mendoza completed 72% of his passes with 41 touchdowns and just six interceptions, while tacking on seven rushing scores in 2025 with Indiana. Mendoza led the Hoosiers to a CFP National Championship victory and was named the 2025 Heisman Trophy winner.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Fever’s Sophie Cunningham reacts to Raiders draft pick Fernando Mendoza