Reports: Alberto Mendoza entering transfer portal, strength and conditioning coach Derek Owings departing for Tennessee
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Key Points:
- Backup quarterback Alberto Mendoza, who threw for 286 yards and five touchdowns in 2025, is entering the transfer portal, with Georgia Tech among the early potential destinations.
- Indiana recently signed TCU quarterback Josh Hoover to be the starting quarterback for the upcoming season.
- Strength and conditioning coach Derek Owings is leaving Indiana to join Tennessee's staff under Josh Heupel, reportedly becoming the highest-paid strength coach in the sport with a $1.2 million salary.
- Owings had previously declined a job offer from USC last offseason before accepting the Tennessee position.
