If, in 1605, Miguel de Cervantes had the pop sensibilities of Sweden’s ABBA, Don Quixote might have spent the past 400 years being sung at every iteration of a stadium or karaoke bar on the planet.

This far into his career, Indiana football star Fernando Mendoza has heard it all, including jokes about the Hoosiers quarterback and 2025 Heisman Trophy winner and ABBA’s hit song, “Fernando.” ...