College Football

Fernando Mendoza Makes Miami Regret Rejecting Him

It’s not often that elite, homegrown talent shows up right on your front door. But that’s what happened in 2022 when Miami-native Fernando Mendoza presented himself to his hometown team, the Miami Hurricanes, as a potential walk-on candidate, only to get rejected.

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College Football Is Falling Apart, and It May Need the Government to Fix It

“I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” It was these words that Ronald Reagan rightly described as the terrifying precursor to what typically accompanies disaster: A pressing national crisis, and an agent of the government, ostensibly well-meaning, presenting himself and the government as the solution to said crisis.

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