Jason Wellman

[Samford Baseball @SamfordBaseball]

Zak Spurrier closes the door for a Samford win!!!

#SetTheStandard | #AllForSAMford

[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

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Michael Jordan tees off on load management, says he felt an obligation to perform for everyone who paid for a ticket:

[Fox News @FoxNews]

WATCH: Erika Kirk on the suspected assassin who took Charlie Kirk’s life: “That young man, I forgive him.”

[Jason Wellman @WellmanIX9]

Alex Golesh post game handshake with Billy Napier! #FloridaGators

[isaiah wellman @WellmanIsaiah]

🚨Still looking for a home this fall🚨

-6’1 205lbs LHP, 83-85mph. T 86.
- 1 year of Division I or NAIA eligibility left
-40 ip this summer
-4.00 ERA
-150+ innings of college experience
-FB, SL, CH, CUT
-Competitor, will throw strikes and get you outs!!

@FlatgroundApp

[isaiah wellman @WellmanIsaiah]

LHP Transfer with 1 year of division I eligibility remaining.

-Summer Stats in the NYCBL-

- 33 innings pitched
-4.00 ERA
-22 Ks
-6 walks
-NYCBL All Star

150+ innings of college experience!!
@FlatgroundApp

[isaiah wellman @WellmanIsaiah]

🚨Graduate transfer with 1 year of division I eligibility left!

🔴NYCBL All-Star
🔴FB, SL, CH, CUT
🔴Competitor
🔴150+ innings of college experience

📞 (304)-544-0256
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[Jason Wellman @WellmanIX9]

WE ARE...

[11Point7 College Baseball @11point7]

Best Win Total Improvements from 2024 to 2025

Bruins with an incredible 29 win turnaround 🔥

[Jason Wellman @WellmanIX9]

Happy Birthday West Virginia!!!

[Jason Wellman @WellmanIX9]

Congratulations Wyatt!!! @MilumWyatt

[Joe DiBenedetto @AgentJoeD]

Welcome to the Family! @MilumWyatt #2025NFLDraft @andysimms

[isaiah wellman @WellmanIsaiah]

Flagler college graduate transfer with 1 year of Division I eligibility left.

Career stats 139ip 10-5 record.
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[HerdFans.com @HerdFans_]

Terrible news. Marshall great Larry McCloud has passed. In memory to him this video shows what a beast he was on the football field. RIP. ▪️🟩▪️

https://t.co/1WadJFXDoQ

[Jason Wellman @WellmanIX9]

Great job this weekend Isaiah!!!

[Jason Wellman @WellmanIX9]

Senior season starts today! Proud of you Isaiah…GO SAINTS!!! https://t.co/XfK3JqDa3h

[Zak Blair @coachzblair10]

The Lord has a plan. Trust it! Sometimes, this is difficult to remember. If the journey was easy, the destination wouldn't be worth it. Thank him for the tough times & be grateful for them. On the other side of these hard days are the greatest ones to come! The Lord gives his toughest battles to his strongest warriors! ✝️💪🏻🙏🏻💯

[Jason Wellman @WellmanIX9]

@EvanFerguson59 @CoachTonyGibson @michael_bartrum @CoachMO_MU Congratulations Evan!

[isaiah wellman @WellmanIsaiah]

Go herd

[Marshall Football @HerdFB]

The 🏆 is coming to Huntington!