If teams could win games from the buzz generated through social media, Illinois State would be on its way to being named FCS Champions thanks to its newest recruit.

On National Signing Day, Illinois State inked an offensive lineman named Kobe Buffalomeat and it immediately created a media frenzy. The Lawrence, Kan., native’s name went viral, resulting in newfound fame, including a planned appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Thursday night.

All of it has surprised Lawrence High School football coach Dirk Wedd.

“I didn’t expect it at all,” he told The Post by phone. “I had his brother [Anthony], a good receiver who just graduated from Emporia State, so I’ve had a Buffalomeat on my team before. It’s a Native American name and he comes from a well-known family in town.”

Except it all could have ended before it even got started.

After playing football during his freshman season, Kobe Buffalomeat decided to quit the team and focus on basketball instead. Meanwhile, Wedd plotted a way to get the 6-foot-7, 285-pounder back on the gridiron.

“To be honest with you, I was sick of watching him walk the halls while on the basketball team,” Wedd said. “Finally, after talking with his brother and his grandfather, he porno izle decided he didn’t want to wonder years down the line if he should have played football.”

However, after three years away from football, he had to earn his spot back.

It took three games for the senior to regain a spot on the offensive line, leading to recruiting offers and an All-Conference First-Team nod to go along with a First-Team spot on Kansas’ All-State team.

“What sold me is he didn’t miss summer lifting session, practice or a game,” Wedd said. “He had to earn a lot of things, especially with his teammates. He worked hard and accomplished a lot.”

Next, he’ll have to do the same as a member of a Redbirds’ program that reached the FCS Championship game in 2014 and recorded playoff appearances over the past two seasons. Chances are it won’t be as easy as blowing up the internet.

Not to be outdone, West Texas A&M’s football program created a stir of its own by inking Wrangler Haresnape on National Signing Day.

The 6-foot-2, 205-pound linebacker from Plainview, Texas, joins a Buffaloes program that finished 6-5 last season.

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