Alberto Mendoza watched his brother win the Heisman. Now he wants to prove he belongs

He met Doug Flutie. He talked to Tim Tebow. He had a great conversation with Chris Weinke, who was honored on the 25th anniversary of his Heisman Trophy. But mostly, Alberto Mendoza spent that December night in New York soaking in his older brother Fernando’s accomplishment and not ruling out that path for himself.“Hopefully, fingers crossed, I’ll be back one day,” Alberto Mendoza said.As for the conversation with Weinke?“Didn’t think anything of it,” Mendoza said.Advertisement