When University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomore Maxwell Anderson strolled into his 9:30 a.m. human geography class on Thursday, the last thing he expected was to find five dozen brand-new jerseys waiting for him on his seat.
Since September, Anderson, a 19-year-old from Chicago, has become an unexpected social media sensation, though by no means of his own.
It all started on Sept. 3 when Big Red Dave shared a photo on X, formerly known as Twitter, showing Anderson sitting in the front row of class proudly wearing a Nick Van Exel jersey.