Robert Griffin III: Indiana is College Football's Best Team, Not Ohio State

Ohio State (7-0) might look even better than it did when it won the national championship last season. But, according to FOX Sports college football analyst Robert Griffin III, there's another team that should be considered superior to the top-ranked Buckeyes in 2025. 

"I believe Indiana's the best team in the country," Griffin said on Monday's "The Herd."

Indiana, who moved up to No. 2 in the most recent AP Poll, is also off to a 7-0 start. The Hoosiers' highlight victory came in Week 7, when they defeated previously third-ranked Oregon, 30-20, in Eugene in a win that many analysts called the most impressive victory of the season.

The win over Oregon isn't the sole reason why Griffin believes Indiana is ahead of Ohio State, though. In fact, there's another game that Griffin cited for why the Hoosiers are CFB's top team.

"My reason for saying that isn't just solely off how the two teams played against Illinois," Griffin said. "I saw an Ohio State team that took advantage of the mistakes Illinois made and they capitalized on them, but I saw an Indiana team that absolutely dominated them from the start of the game to the finish. They gave up two rushing yards in that game. 

"It's not a transitive property conversation or argument. It's just more of what I saw with my own eyes, and I think Fernando Mendoza is playing lights out."

Indiana had one of the most dominant victories of the season in its 63-10 win over Illinois in Week 4. Mendoza threw three more touchdowns (five) than incompletions (two) in that game, while the Hoosiers rushed for 312 yards.

Mendoza's performance is part of the reason why he's a slight favorite for the Heisman Trophy entering Week 9. Mendoza has thrown for 1,755 yards, 21 touchdowns and two