Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the prestigious individual award. Mendoza topped the rest of the field, which included Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia and Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, at the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York city on Saturday night.

South Carolina State pulled out an improbable win to seize the Cricket Celebration bowl in a 40-38 game over Prairie View A&M.

South Carolina State capped a thrilling championship performance with a dramatic 40-38 victory over Prairie View A&M in four overtimes to win the 10th annual Cricket Celebration Bowl on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium,

Ryan Stubblefield found Jordan Smith on a 2-point pass in the fourth overtime, and South Carolina State defeated Prairie View A&M, 40-38, on Saturday in the 10th Celebration Bowl, the matchup between the champions of the MEAC and SWAC.

South Carolina State’s Tyler Smith caught a pass and — according to the referees — got a sliver of the football over a pylon at the goal line for a 2-point play to defeat Prairie View A&M 40-38 in a wild back-and-forth affair at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

The de facto national champion of HBCU football will be crowned on Saturday when the South Carolina State Bulldogs (9-3) take on the Prairie View A&M Panthers (10-3) in the annual Celebration Bowl between the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Southwestern Athletic Conference at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.