Topher Lange @TopherLange

Lincoln,Ne Joined February 2014

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Barstool Sports @barstoolsports

5 months ago

That time Kyle Busch saw one of his fans wearing his hat while driving RIP to a legend

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Nebraska Football @HuskerFootball

7 months ago

One of the best to ever do it 🫡

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Barstool Sports @barstoolsports

7 months ago

Kent Pavelka Nebraska’s play by play announcer for 41 years had the best call you’ll hear today.

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Nebraska Men's Basketball @HuskerMBB

7 months ago

Watch and dream.

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Jessica Coody @JessicaCoody

7 months ago

Happiest man in America and it’s not even close. 🥹 @KentPavelka #GBR

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Nebraska Men's Basketball @HuskerMBB

7 months ago

How sweet it is.

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This will go down as the most heart wrenching clip of the year. Johnny Gaudreau gets to look down from heaven and see his kids celebrate a gold medal w/ Team USA and his parents soak it in from the stands. That hockey brotherhood is special 🙏🏼

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Happy Punch @HappyPunch

8 months ago

Terence Crawford watched his son become a wrestling state champion today 🥹

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Jon Blau @Jon_Blau

9 months ago

The bat flag says, “To Army Baseball, As the future leaders, warriors, and protectors of our great country, it is an honor to compete against you this weekend. Thank you for making the USA the greatest country in the world! God bless, Clemson Baseball.”

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Ben Verlander @BenVerlander

9 months ago

This is awesome. Clemson baseball has a tradition of players going up in the stands during the 4th inning to shake hands with Veterans. Today, on opening day, the Army baseball team joined in with them @ClemsonBaseball 🤝 @ArmyWP_Baseball

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Nebraska Men's Basketball @HuskerMBB

9 months ago

We're lovin' it. 🍔🏀 @colinlrice 🤝 2026 McDonald's All-American nominee.

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DKelly 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 @1Nicdar

9 months ago

130 schools said no. He led the losingest program in college football history to a national championship anyway. Fernando Mendoza was a 2-star recruit from Miami. He tried to walk on at his hometown school. They passed. So did FIU. So did FAU. So did everyone else. At 17, he was sitting in his bedroom, crying over a silent recruiting inbox—after driving to 18 camps with his dad and sending highlights to more than 100 programs. Not one FBS offer. His only option? Yale. No scholarship. No NFL path. Everyone told him to be “realistic.” “Know your place.” “Be grateful.” He didn’t listen. Because Mendoza understood something most people miss: The worst outcome isn’t failing. It’s never getting the chance to try. Two weeks before signing day in 2022, his phone rang. Cal needed a body. One offer. Out of 134 schools. He took it. He arrived as the third-string quarterback. Spent a year on the scout team. Lost his first four starts. Got sacked 41 times behind a broken offensive line. Still got up. Every time. Then Cal brought in a transfer instead of building around him. So Mendoza left the only school that had ever said yes. He transferred to Indiana—the losingest program in college football history. People laughed. “Career suicide.” “Graveyard program.” “Nobody wins there.” One coach told him something different: “I’m going to make you the best Fernando Mendoza possible.” That was enough. Mendoza wasn’t just playing for football. His mother has battled multiple sclerosis for 18 years. Before every snap, he thought of her. “My mother is my why.” Indiana went 16–0. Beat six Top-10 teams. Won their first Big Ten title since 1945. Mendoza threw 41 touchdowns. Won the Heisman—first in school history. First Cuban-American to ever do it. Then came the title game. Miami. Near his hometown. Fourth-and-4. Season on the line. Quarterback draw. The kid 134 schools rejected spun through defenders and dove into the end zone. Game over. Indiana—national champions. The losingest program became the best team in America. All because a 17-year-old refused to believe “no” was the end. Rankings don’t decide your ceiling. Gatekeepers don’t write your ending. Being overlooked isn’t a verdict—it’s a starting point. Sometimes all you need is one shot… and the courage to bet on yourself when nobody else will. Don’t quit. Credit: Barclay Mullins