Social media calls out Tim Walz coaching history after former players take center stage at DNC

Fox News contributor Joe Concha joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss the media's adoration for Tim Walz after he formally accepted the VP nomination at the Democratic National Convention. 

Former members of the Mankato West High School football team took center stage at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Wednesday night in support of their former coach, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, as he formally accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president. 

However, social media stirred over the reference to Walz as football coach that turned a losing team into state champions. 

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz reacts during the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

"In Minnesota, we trust a coach who turned a team that was 0-27 into state champions," Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said in her speech on the third night of the DNC. 

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Ben Ingman, one of Walz’s former students who said the governor also coached him in seventh grade basketball and track at Mankato, echoed that sentiment. 

"Coach Walz got us excited about what we might achieve together. He believed in us, and he helped us believe in each other. And his leadership stuck. That track team went on to win a state title, just like the football team." 

Several players then took the stage in a pep rally-style fashion, eliciting cheers from the crowd as the school’s fight song played in the background.

Former members of the Mankato West High School football team take the stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 21, 2024 in Chicago. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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