Jordan Ousley

Husband, Teacher, Colts, IU, & Pacers Fan!

[Indiana Pacers @Pacers]

Legacy, reimagined.

Diving into the details of our new statement uniforms 📝

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

Happy Independence Day!

There’s a story from the end of the Revolutionary War I want to tell as we celebrate America’s 250th Birthday, and it’s one everyone in the world can learn from.

George Washington, at that moment, after commanding the American forces to victory, was the most powerful man in the new country. Many people talked about making him King of America.

Across the ocean, King George was sitting with an American painter, and asked what he thought Washington would do now that the war was ending. The painter said he believed he would go back to his farm.

The King said, “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.”

As the war officially ended, Washington came to speak to Congress and said, “Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theater of Action.” He returned his commission they’d given him in 1775 - after more than 8 years of leading the Americans to victory without pay, and he was home at Mount Vernon for Christmas.

Of course, he was elected as our first President a few years later, and after two terms, showed the same selflessness again when he willingly gave up his power and went back to Mount Vernon again.

That’s true greatness. He had all the power in the world. But power, alone, does not make you great.

Washington’s greatness came from being a true servant - to a cause much bigger than himself. His greatness was his complete lack of selfishness.

The whole story of American Independence is a story of selflessness. It’s a story of people who set their self-interest aside and worked for each other.

We’ve all heard the line about “We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”

Apparently, Ben Franklin might have actually never said that.

But that’s fine, because the same mentality is right there in the last line of the Declaration of Independence, published on this day 250 years ago:

“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”

We mutually pledge to each other.

No one was in this alone. No one was in it for themselves. This was a group of people with different backgrounds who were in it for each other.

Today is a reminder: greatness comes from what we do for each other, never what we do for ourselves.

That’s a lesson that applies no matter what country you call home.

It’s a lesson that doesn’t require any law passed by a politician, because, let’s be honest, if you’re waiting for selfless politicians, I really hope you are not holding your breath.

All of us have the power to be there for the people around us. For our families and friends. For our neighbors. For everyone.

All of us can reach for greatness.

It’s as simple as looking beyond yourself, seeing past the mirror, picking your eyes up from your phone, and pledging to be there for each other.

Happy Fourth. May you all find your own version of greatness today by lifting each other up.

Lift up your neighborhood. Lift up America. Lift up the World.

[Steven Montoya @steven_montoya]

XC parents: your role this summer is simple but important.

Help make sure your athlete gets to practice, completes their on-your-own runs, and that running remains a priority even during vacations. Let’s be honest: most runs take less than an hour and can usually be done before the rest of the family is even ready for the day.

If you’re vacationing somewhere that isn’t safe to run outside… where exactly are you vacationing? 😄

Beyond running, parents can make a huge difference by helping athletes:
• train in relatively new running shoes
• eat mostly home-cooked meals and have a good stock of snacks
• maintain a normal sleep schedule
• actually hear that alarm in the morning

Summer isn’t a break from responsibilities. In many ways, teenagers need more structure and support during the summer than they do during the school year.

A successful fall season is built during the summer.

[Indiana Pacers @Pacers]

💯

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

"When you start something, you don't think you're going to be talking about it 50 years later." 🗣️

A look back on the historic 1976 Indiana Hoosiers, the last men's basketball team to finish a full season unbeaten 🏆

#MarchMadness

[Tony Holler @pntrack]

Someday, when education-based sports are extinct (driven out by overripe capitalism), we will look back nostalgically to when kids played sports in season, teachers were coaches, playing was affordable, and being a student-athlete was a thing.

#YouDontKnowWhatYouGotTillItIsGone

[Indiana Basketball @IndianaMBB]

Celebrating Hoosier perfection.

Tonight, we honor the 50th anniversary of our 1975-1976 national championship team. 👏

[Indiana Basketball @IndianaMBB]

HOOSIERS WIN IT IN OVERTIME!!!

#IUBB 78, WIS 77

[FOX College Hoops @CBBonFOX]

The moment Indiana knocked off No. 12 Purdue in Assembly Hall 🔥 @IndianaMBB

[Wilson F. Ball @WillyFoosball]

Someone made a 2025 College Football season montage to One Shining Moment and it’s amazing 😭

[Dominic Miranda @DomMirandaTV]

John Mellencamp special appearance! Omar Cooper Jr., Elijah Sarratt, and Pat Coogan join in singing Hurts So Good.

So awesome. #IUFB @WTHRcom

[Hoosier Review @Hoosier_Review]

Fernando Mendoza was on The Jimmy Fallon Show last night #iufb

Funny description of Fernando's game winning touchdown run and the two broke some new records

📽️ NBC

[Warren Sharp @SharpFootball]

INCREDIBLE story from Fernando Mendoza on his 4th Down TD run:

We were hoping they were in 2 Tampa Drop 8

but they didn't come out in that

half the field went zone, half the field went man

well if it’s man I'm supposed to throw it, if it's zone I'm supposed to run it

I'm like, screw it, I'm gonna bet on myself, I'm going to die on that field

[Indiana Football @IndianaFootball]

Perfection.

[Jake Query @jakequery]

The most recent men’s teams to do it in each of their sport. #PefectIndiana

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

SUPERMENDOZA

[Jordan Ousley @coachjousley]

Unbelievable!! Never thought I would see this! Congrats IU on the national title!! Go Hoosiers!! ⚪️🔴

[ESPN @espn]

THE INDIANA HOOSIERS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPS 🔥

ONE OF THE GREATEST TURNAROUND STORIES IN SPORTS HISTORY IS COMPLETE‼️

[ESPN @espn]

THE INDIANA HOOSIERS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPS 🔥

ONE OF THE GREATEST TURNAROUND STORIES IN SPORTS HISTORY IS COMPLETE‼️

[Indiana Football @IndianaFootball]

Earned the right to play one final game.

The job’s not done.

[Indiana Football @IndianaFootball]

D'ANGELO PONDS PICK-SIX TO OPEN THE GAME.

#IUFB 7, UO 0 | 14:49 1Q