Shannon Altman

[Keaton Altman @KAltman_THS]

If you’re looking for a great opportunity to get BETTER this is the place to be! High level Coaching by some of the BEST in the STATE!

[Chad President @CoachPresident]

Come be part of something special at Temple High School! We’re looking for a passionate, dedicated coaches ready to make an impact, build champions, and grow within a winning culture.

#WTD

[Julian B. Griffin @Coach_Griffin_]

You can't go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending."

A New Day = A New Opportunity

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

7 Ways to Make Today a Better Day:

1. Look for the good.
2. Appreciate the little things.
3. Help someone.
4. Tell someone they matter.
5. Give more than you take.
6. Speak words of encouragement and hope (to yourself and others).
7. Believe the best is yet to come.

[Chad President @CoachPresident]

Offensive Staff with the finish today on mats!!

#WTD #PushinO

@Coach_Campfield @KAltman_THS @Curtis_Davion @cole_martin_7 @TheCoach_Mac @Coach_McDowell2

[DK🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 @1Nicdar]

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

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Excellence defined.

“There’s no problem with average. Except in my business.”

- Curt Cignetti 🔥

Excellence isn’t loud.
It’s consistent.
And it never settles.

[Temple High Recruiting @_Recruit_Temple]

Big man can move!!
Watch the tape!

[Shannon Altman @AltmanShannon]

@patrickd_58 @KeithStiffle @CoachPresident @KAltman_THS @_Recruit_Temple That’s awesome!

[Patrick Douglas @patrickd_58]

@CoachCBolden Temple highschool 2026 OL C #58 looking for somewhere to call home🏡

[Byron Crittendon @Bcrittendon_7]

0 interest 0 offers Senior season over. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Waiting for that day.

[Keaton Altman @KAltman_THS]

First year playing OL‼️ Big Athlete, harder worker, will make an impact wherever he ends up‼️

[Shannon Altman @AltmanShannon]

@patrickd_58 @TempleFB254 You had a great season! Keep working hard & chasing your dreams! Our family & @KAltman_THS have seen your growth as an olineman this year!

[Shannon Altman @AltmanShannon]

@Qterrius438983 Our family & @KAltman_THS have seen so much growth in you this season as an olineman! Way to go! Hard work always pays off💙 keep chasing your dreams!

[Windee Skrabanek @WSkrabanek]

Had a blast at the community pep rally Thank you to all those who came out and cheered on our CATS!
Posters and signs were amazing, hope to see them all in the stands tonight!! Coaches rocked the pyramids. #TempleProud 💙🏈🐾

[Patrick Douglas @patrickd_58]

@COACHPEEJAYJACK Temple High School OL C #58 2026 uncommitted looking for somewhere to call home 🏠

[Coach Codutti @coachcodutti]

Take off your headphones. Ask somebody how they’re doing—and genuinely listen.

The news today about the Dallas Cowboys, who took his own life, hit me really hard.

My Why-

I coach because a coach once opened up to me, got me talking, and built a relationship that saved my life.

You never know what someone’s carrying. 💙
Do all my players now and all the players I’ve had previously -
I love you. I will always love you. We’re in this together no matter the distance or circumstance
I hope you know all you have to do is call.

#TheMotherSh1p

[Temple Wildcats @templewildcats]

Lineman White threat up front, at goal line for Wildcats https://t.co/I6hTJbbeEz

[Bobby Ott @OttTempleISD]

Vote for Champ Mayo, Jamarion Carlton and Jason Bradford!

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[Temple Football @TempleFB254]

Offensive Players of the Week
Week 9

Big Stick & Spark= Cavalli Nealy #4 ⚡️💥
Hard Hat= Preston Thomas #7 👷
Big Nasty= Offensive Line 💪

#WTD