There’s nothing like a proud football mom on victory weekend. Especially when her son just helped deliver one of the Big Ten’s biggest upsets of the season. No. 7 Indiana’s 30-20 road stunner over No. 3 Oregon sent one mom straight to social media with something to get off her chest. And let’s just say, her message carried a bit more bite than your usual “that’s my baby” post. A shot at Deion Sanders’ Colorado?

On October 13, LaTonya Benson, the mother of Kahlil Benson, Indiana’s returning offensive lineman, took to X with a message that felt equal parts pride and payback. “My Man Child makes my heart smile!” she wrote alongside photos of her son in Hoosier red. “Last season they doubted & talked bad about you, while IU is excited you’re back! You shut down projected 2nd round D

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