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STUNNING VIRAL POST REVEALS COLLEGE ATHLETES’ SOULS ARE NOW SOLD TO CORPORATE AMERICA. Indiana’s golden boy, Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza, isn’t just celebrating a historic national championship—he’s IMMEDIATELY MONETIZING IT FOR THE BOARDROOM in a shocking LinkedIn post that exposes the GRIM FUTURE of so-called “student-athletes.”
JUST HOURS after the confetti fell, the quarterback took to the corporate networking site to brazenly COMPARE the pinnacle of college sports to BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS SALES TACTICS. This is NOT about school spirit or legacy; it’s a CALLOUS MASTERCLASS in personal branding, reducing the blood, sweat, and tears of a title run to a glib seminar on “taking risks” and “believing in yourself.”
“Here’s what winning a National Championship taught me about business-to-business sales (kidding … kinda),” Mendoza posted. EXPERTS ARE FURIOUS, calling this a damning symbol of how college sports have COMPLETELY SHED their amateur ethos to become a FARM SYSTEM for soulless corporate hustlers.
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Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) celebrates after defeating the Miami Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Hard Rock Stadium. The game was played in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Jan. 19, 2026. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
His bullet-pointed “lessons” are a CHILLING BLUEPRINT for the modern athlete: every moment of glory is just CONTENT for a future sales pitch. The sacred fourth-down play? Merely a metaphor for closing a deal. Teammates and coaches? A “support staff” to be thanked like corporate references. This is the RAW, UNFILTERED TRUTH the NCAA doesn’t want you to see.
As Mendoza preps to be the NFL’s top draft pick, his priorities are CRYSTAL CLEAR. The field is just a stepping stone, the trophy a resume builder for a lucrative life of boardroom negotiations. The message to millions of young fans is DEVASTATING: your heroes aren’t playing for pride, they’re playing for a PROFESSIONAL NETWORK.
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Fernando Mendoza (15) of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates after defeating the Miami Hurricanes 27-21 in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship. The game was played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Jan. 19, 2026. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
The dream is dead, replaced by a LinkedIn notification—is this the cost of victory in America today?
Author: Kayitsi.com
