Melissa Williams

University of Tennessee Alum. Mom of @a_willie16 & @BIG_LANCE64. Wife of @williamsbuilt74. Saved by Jesus Christ! REALTOR. @appstate_FB Mama 🏈🖤💛

[God & Country @GodandCountryy]

Happy 250 America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
1776-2026 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

[Melissa Williams @mpw1674]

I See ya!!!! @BIG_LANCE64 💛💛💛

[App State Football @AppState_FB]

80°, clear skies, and football.

The Battle at The Rock is this Saturday bringing great weather with it. We’re excited to have you there!

#GoApp

[App State Football @AppState_FB]

𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫!

This is a reminder that The Battle at The Rock is next week on April 18 at 1:00PM!

DETAILS: https://t.co/SlHBSz3SeM

[Dowell Loggains @Dowell_Loggains]

He is Risen!!!

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

It’s all about Jesus.

[Franklin Graham @Franklin_Graham]

“He is not here; for He is risen, as He said.” (Matthew 28:6)

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

President Trump just brought tears to millions

“I am PROUD to join Christians around the world to celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection.”

God is Good! 🙏

[Franklin Graham @Franklin_Graham]

#PalmSunday

[Melissa Williams @mpw1674]

@Dowell_Loggains @gillon_noah @hawkseighteen @AppState_FB Let’s go Nick! @hawkseighteen Good job!

[App State Football @AppState_FB]

Built different in Boone. 💪

#GoApp

[App State Football @AppState_FB]

𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒔 & 𝑫𝒐𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒆𝒆𝒌

Boone Goon: Physical, tough and sets the tone every day.

This week:
Offense: Lance Williams
Defense: Caleb Sandstrom

Dog: A tone setter and leader who dominates his competition.

This week:
Darrin Fugitt

#GoApp

[Jackie Chea ⚖️ @Fair_and_Biased]

I went to see Melania today- the documentary chronicling @FLOTUS’s 21 days leading up to the inauguration.

LOVED it.

It was like reliving the election win. 🎉

My takeaways:

I’ve never cared so much about the cut of a neckline in my life, but I was on the edge of my seat with her inauguration fashion decisions.

Throughout the movie her style, grace, and class were front and center.

I liked how the movie didn’t try to pretend that she wasn’t rich, powerful, or comfortable with a large staff.

It didn’t try to soften her, either.

She was quiet & sometimes even stern.

Still, it showed her human side & the love for her family. Two especially poignant scenes were a trip to cathedral to honor her mother and a meeting with a freed Israeli hostage who was pleading for her husband’s release.

Trump pops in and out throughout – casual and hilarious.

Their dynamic is sweet. He’s the main show, & she’s influencing from behind the curtain.

When the movie culminates in the White House, I was struck by how Trump STILL seems to be in awe of it and its history.

After seeing their grit and optimism up close, I left the movie feeling sad about how viciously the left is trying to destroy them.

I’m rooting for them. What a historic win that was.

[Nicki Minaj @NICKIMINAJ]

What sensible forward thinking cutting edge leading nation is having a DEBATE on whether or not there should be VOTER ID?!?!!!! Like?!?!? They’re actually fighting NOT to have ppl present ID while voting for your leaders!!!!! Do you get it?!?!!!! Do you get it now?!?!!!

[Anna Paulina Luna @realannapaulina]

@NICKIMINAJ America wants VOTER ID!!! ✨✅🙏🏼

[Cash Freeman @CashFreeman9]

AGTG After a great conversation with coach @JJMcCleskey I blessed to have received an offer from Tulane. Thanks to @GreenWaveFB @ErikKimrey @LeverageMatters @CoachCole54 @coachdaller02 @JonasRodriges
@PrepRedzoneTN @sixstarfootball @5StarPreps

[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

[Melissa Williams @mpw1674]

@CashFreeman9 @coachwaites @ErikKimrey @LeverageMatters @CoachCole54 @JonasRodriguez @coachdaller02 @BaylorSchoolFB @LibertyFootball @5StarPreps @PrepRedzoneTN 💯💯💯

[SSN - App State Mountaineers @SSN_AppState]

Have A Terrific Tuesday Up On The Mountain And Remember Everything Is Better In The High Country. #GoApp #AppState