WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday hosted the Indiana University Hoosiers football team at the White House to celebrate their College Football Playoff championship from January.
Head Coach Curt Cignetti and dozens of players joined Trump for the South Lawn celebration. About 15 players from the 2026 team, including star quarterback Fernando Mendoza, were absent because they were attending training camp after being drafted by National Football League (NFL) teams, Cignetti noted.
Trump said Mendoza called him.
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“He was so nice. He called… Actually, JD, he’s a big fan of ours,” Trump told Vice President JD Vance, who sat in the first row. “You wouldn’t believe it because he didn’t show up. I’m not happy, but that’s okay. The reason he didn’t because he’s at Spring Training.”
“If he was not here for other reasons, like he didn’t like Trump, or he didn’t want to come, I wouldn’t even mention
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