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The winner of the 2024-2025 College Football Playoffs may not be known
for several more weeks, but many players have already decided who the
real MVP of the tournament is.
Throughout the past few days, players from various teams have taken the
time to praise Jesus Christ for the impact He’s made on their respective athletic careers. Following his team’s Thursday win (23-10) over the
Georgia Bulldogs, for example, Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard used
his postgame interview to glorify his Lord and Savior for putting the
Fighting Irish in a position to advance to the semifinals of the playoffs.
“First of all, I just want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Without Him, I wouldn’t be here, we wouldn’t be here as a whole group,” Leonard said. “I’m just so grateful for this opportunity. This is a beautiful thing, and a dream come true.”
The Notre Dame quarterback threw for 90 yards and one touchdown pass
during Thursday’s Sugar Bowl. He was subsequently named Offensive MVP of
the game for his performance.
Leonard wasn’t the only player to give the glory to Christ during his
playoff postgame interview, however.
Ohio State quarterback Will Howard took the time to praise Jesus
following the Buckeyes’ dominating Wednesday victory (41-21) over the
Oregon Ducks. Howard threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns, ending
the game with a total quarterback rating of 97.7.
“First and foremost, I got to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for giving me this opportunity to be on this stage and here in the Rose
Bowl,” Howard said.
Christ’s presence was also felt during Wednesday’s matchup between the Texas Longhorns and Arizona State Sun Devils.
In the aftermath of the former’s overtime victory (39-31), Longhorns
running back Nik Sanders joined Sun Devils running back Cam Skattebo in kneeling for a postgame prayer. Skattebo was named Offensive MVP of the
Peach Bowl, racking up 143 rushing yards, 99 receiving yards, 42 passing
yards, two rushing touchdowns, a passing touchdown, and a two-point
conversion.
Even in defeat, Boise State Broncos personnel eulogized Christ following
the team’s Tuesday loss (31-14) to the Penn State Nittany Lions. Broncos
head coach Spencer Danielson told media in a postgame press conference,
“No matter what — win, lose or draw — I’m going to always give Jesus the
glory.”
“I’m so blessed to be the head coach here, and we do serve a champion.
And I do know God never says oops,” he said. “As hard as tonight is, as
a competitor and as a coach, I do believe we learn and grow from
everything.”
Danielson notably gave Jesus “all the glory” after his team defeated the UNLV Rebels to secure the Mountain West Conference championship and
first-round playoff bye last month. His profession of faith has
seemingly rubbed off on some of his players, one of whom thanked
Danielson for bringing him to Christ following Tuesday’s loss to Penn State.
“Coach D, you changed my life. You changed my life,” Broncos defensive
end Ahmed Hassanein told Danielson during Tuesday’s postgame presser. “I did not know God until I got to Boise State.”
https://thefederalist.com/2025/01/03/jesus-christ-takes-center-stage-in-this-years-college-football-playoffs/
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