Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban says he played a direct role in bringing Fernando Mendoza to Indiana — and, by extension, helping launch one of the most successful seasons in college football history. In a newly released interview with Front Office Sports , Cuban revealed that he personally covered the remaining money needed to finalize Mendoza’s NIL package before the quarterback transferred to Indiana. According to Cuban, the conversation started with Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson, who believed Mendoza would be a perfect fit for coach Curt Cignetti’s offense but needed additional financial backing to close the deal. “[Scott Dolson]’s like, we’ve got this quarterback that we really, really like that we think would be great in Curt Cignetti’s system, we just need a little bit more,” Cuban explained.…