Group Talk - Small Group Network

Subscribe and Connect with the Small Group NetworkThank you for tuning in! Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on your favorite platform. For more resources and to join the small group community, visit smallgroupnetwork.com. THE MENDOZA STORY130 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 o