Maddie Kemp

BBN 🫶🏼

DUN DUN.

🚨 THE GIRLS IN GREEN TAKE THE LEAD 🚨 @LEXSCwomen's @Addie_McCain converts from the spot to 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨! 🤯

Top two playoff seed SECURED for @sporting_jax ✅

Just the beginning of our legacy. 🔏 #lockinourlegacy #ProSoccerProJAX

Roll the Kaitlyn Parks highlight reel 🎥 The @sporting_jax goalkeeper is the February 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝! 🏅

Ciro Messi and Luis Suarez's son celebrating at their tournament this past weekend. The two even hit 'El Pistolero' celebration 🔥 Messi and Suarez are living the dreams as parents ❤️ (📸 @InterMiamiAcad)

Did your school make the list? 📋 @KentuckyMBB leads the way with 5️⃣ NBA All-Stars ⭐️

Alexia Putellas sent one of her first 11 Nike Player Edition boots to Mia Hamm along with a handwritten message honoring her impact on women’s football. “Dear Mia Long before I knew where football would take me, you showed me what was possible. I was only seven years old when I watched you rewrite history, the first time the game’s highest individual honor carried a woman’s name. I remember feeling a mix of awe and hope, realizing that someone like me could dream that big too. You didn’t just win titles, you helped make football matter, giving it a place in homes, in hearts, and in an entire country’s imagination. That’s why I wanted to share these boots from my latest collection with you, as a small thank you for opening the path that allowed so many of us dream bigger and believe further. Thank you for lighting the way. Alexia”

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

“I’m proud of you, not just today, but every day.” Fernando Mendoza’s mom, Elsa, always believed in her son. Now, he’s a national champion. playerstribu.ne/Fernando @qbfernando | @indianafootball | @bigten

"You can always do two things at once: you can be extremely competitive and demanding and have a good time"

You ever just sit back in pure gratitude?

The save(s) heard 'round the First Coast 🤯 Kaitlyn Parks came up clutch to maintain the clean sheet in the match's final seconds! #SCTop10

“She’s gonna score tonight, mark my words” - Coach Kenny🎯 🎥@grvymvtter #SportingJAX #JAXvsDAL #WeekendRecap

For the last time... Welcome CP23 to the pitch! 👏

What fuels our players, apparently it's ASMR, Nutella & Aquaphor?!😂

Always stay ready. For the first time in a year Eva Gaetino has been called up to the National Team. This is the U.S. Way.

Portland, you’ll always be home ❤️

If Alyssa Thompson is on your team, you are not safe from making TikToks 😭 🎥: alyssthompp

In case you missed it 👀 There was plenty of action in Saturday night's duel with @carolinaascent! Swipe to catch up on the biggest storylines ⏭️ #JoinTheMovement #MakingHerstory #WomensProSoccerIsHere