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🏈 Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza’s 12-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-5 will live forever in Hoosiers lore. Mendoza’s incredible TD was a crucial play in Indiana’s 27-21 over the Miami Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium.
Indiana cornerback Jamari Sharpe picked off Carson Beck to clinch the Hoosiers’ first national championship.
FERNANDO. MENDOZA.
THE PLAY OF A LIFETIME ‼️ pic.twitter.com/g3o5nNNslr
— ESPN (@espn) January 20, 2026
🏈 Las Vegas owner Mark Davis, general manager John Spytek, and minority owner Tom Brady are all in attendance in Miami to watch Indiana QB — and potential No. 1 pick — Fernando Mendoza on Monday night.
#Raiders owner Mark Davis, GM John Spytek, and minority owner Tom Brady are all in attendance in Miami to watch Indiana QB — and potential No. 1 pick — Fernando Mendoza tonight.
(📷 @ToneDigz) pic.twitter.com/GOhKfsUzoO
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) January 19, 2026
🏈 Potential new Steelers head coach Chris Shula raved about T.J. Watt in April during an interview on the Green Light with Chris Long podcast.
Shula said Watt and Myles Garrett were his favorite defensive players to watch.
Potential new Steelers head coach Chris Shula in April … 👀 pic.twitter.com/rgJrHTsSRH
— Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly) January 20, 2026
🏈 Former Steelers backup quarterback Charlie Batch got flamed on X during Sunday’s Texans-Patriots Divisional Round game.
Fans were saying that Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud regressed to Batch’s level of play. Stroud completed 20 of 47 passes (42.6%) for 212 yards with one touchdown, four interceptions, and a brutal passer rating of 28.0. Stroud also had a rough outing against the Steelers in the Wild Card game, fumbling five times, losing two of them.
How'd i catch a stray in this? Lol https://t.co/MskSISudgU
— Charlie Batch (@CharlieBatch16) January 18, 2026
How'd i catch a stray in this? Lol https://t.co/SHzkUlMRtT
— Charlie Batch (@CharlieBatch16) January 18, 2026
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/zfruoGHHqS
— Charlie Batch (@CharlieBatch16) January 18, 2026
🏈 Tuesday marks the 46-year anniversary of the Steelers beating the Los Angeles Rams, 31-19, in Super Bowl XIV at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. It was the fourth Super Bowl title for the Steelers in six years.
Super Bowl XIV coin toss with Art Rooney
Joe Greene cracking jokes, asking, “Is this two out of three?”
— Steel City Star (@steelcitystar) January 20, 2026
🏈 The iconic Joe Greene Coca-Cola commercial aired during Super Bowl XIV. Steel City Star noted that commercial debuted earlier that season, but the ad reached new heights with a Super Bowl audience.
OTD in 1980….
The Joe Greene Coca-Cola commercial airs during Super Bowl XIV
Although it debuted earlier that season, the ad reaches new heights with a Super Bowl audience,...