Without his beloved Wisconsin Badgers playing in the NCAA tournament, noted sports fan Aaron Rodgers accepted an invitation to jump on another bandwagon.

And all it took was a single tweet (and, you know, an incredible story).

UMBC’s Joe Sherburne is apparently a huge fan of the QB.

And so, thanks Twitter.

The start of a new friendship.

UMBC takes on Kansas State on Sunday at 7:45 PM ET.

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