IU’s Mikail Kamara
Mendoza’s Canton-Sure!!!
… He’ll Solely Get Higher
Revealed
January 23, 2026
12:30 AM PST
TMZSports.com
Match Fernando Mendoza for a gold jacket now — the Indiana celebrity’s teammate, Mikail Kamara, tells TMZ Sports activities he is assured the quarterback is destined for greatness on the subsequent degree!!
Kamara — the CFP Defensive Participant of the Sport — gave Mendoza his flowers this week … recent off their 27-21 win over the Miami Hurricanes.
The defensive finish praised Mendoza as a passionate, sensible, powerful QB … and mentioned whichever staff selects him within the 2026 NFL Draft (the place he’s projected to be No. 1 total) may have a shiny future.
“It doesn’t matter what groups find yourself drafting him, they will get, you recognize, a future Corridor of Famer,” Kamara mentioned.
“Somebody like him, he is at all times gonna proceed to get higher. I feel that one thing that lots of people do not take into consideration in terms of drafting sure gamers, like, sure guys could make it to the NFL that is simply adequate, however I simply know he loves the sport.”
“We’ve not seen one of the best of Fernando Mendoza but.”
We additionally mentioned Curt Cignetti, who guided the Hoosiers to a championship in simply his second 12 months as head coach in Bloomington — and the way NFL groups may be attempting to rent him.
Do not maintain your breath — Kamara would not see him leaving anytime quickly.
“He is virtually just like the Mayor right here.”
