The Indiana Hoosiers — 2025 Faculty Soccer Playoff nationwide champions — will go to the White Home on Monday, Could 11, in response to a supply accustomed to the group’s plans.
It is unclear whether or not former Indiana quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza will attend. Mendoza was the primary participant chosen in April’s NFL draft.
ABC Information reached out to the White Home in regards to the upcoming go to however didn’t obtain a right away response.
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) is interviewed throughout the trophy ceremony after Indiana defeated Miami in a Faculty Soccer Playoff nationwide championship sport, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla.
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Led by a late-game landing run by Mendoza, the Hoosiers’ undefeated season was capped off in storybook trend this previous January, when the group defeated the Miami Hurricanes 27-21 for his or her first-ever championship.
Indiana Head Coach Curt Cignetti can be anticipated to attend.
The White Home journey is an honor bestowed to the championship profitable groups in each faculty {and professional} sports activities. It is typically coupled with visits to Capitol Hill however the supply could not decide whether or not the group’s schedule would characteristic a visit to Congress.
Las Vegas Raiders first-round draft choose Fernando Mendoza speaks throughout an NFL soccer information convention Friday, April 24, 2026, in Henderson, Nev.
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President Donald Trump welcomed a number of NCAA collegiate champions to the White Home final month.
The Hoosiers’ anticipated go to comes amid Trump’s efforts to “save” faculty sports activities. The president signed an executive order last month urging Congress to “expeditiously” go laws that addresses the way forward for competitors and alternative in all faculty sports activities, particularly soccer and basketball.
In the meantime, the Hoosiers championship additionally comes as title, picture, and likeness (NIL) offers have been scrutinized by the White Home and lawmakers in Washington regarding pay-for-play and participant eligibility.
Trying to repeat as nationwide champions, the Hoosiers completed spring apply final week with a reloaded squad that options high switch portal pickups, quarterback Josh Hoover and huge receiver Nick Marsh.
