Fernando Mendoza celebrated Indiana’s national title win in a way that only he could.
Mendoza, days after leading the Hoosiers past Miami to pick up the school’s first ever championship, ran to LinkedIn.
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Yes, LinkedIn.
And, in true LinkedIn influencer fashion, he had a lesson about “B2B sales” for everybody.
After wining the national championship game, Fernando Mendoza ran to LinkedIn. (LinkedIn)
“Monday night, my teammates and I had the honor of raising the National Championship trophy and bringing a CFB title back to Bloomington, Indiana, for the first time in history,” he wrote, in part. “With the guidance of our coaches and the unwavering support of Hoosier Nation, our band of brothers made the unbelievable believable.
“Here’s what winning a National Championship taught me about B2B sales 🏆 (kidding…kinda)”
While Mendoza appears in on the joke, at least a little bit, LinkedIn has been the only social media platform that he’s kept on his phone during the season.
“LinkedIn, it’s a positive site,” he told ESPN before the championship game. “I’ll post clips throughout the season whenever something big comes up like a career update, if an award happens or we have a huge win.”
He’s done just that. Even after winning the Heisman Trophy, Mendoza added it to his “Honors And Awards” section. Their national championship win is there, too.
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Mendoza went 16-of-27 for 186 yards, and ran in a wild late touchdown, on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium to lead the Hoosiers to a 27-21 win over Miami. That completed their perfect 16-0 season and gave Indiana — which has traditionally been one of the worst programs in the sport’s history — a national title. Mendoza is widely projected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft in April, too.
While he may want to branch out with his social media usage as he turns pro, LinkedIn is just fine for now. It’s doing the job.
“I don’t think it has the same detriment of scrolling through an Instagram or Twitter, but I do love … I’m not going to lie to you, I still do need my scrolling,” he said.
