{"id":28796,"date":"2023-09-26T11:16:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T15:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=28796"},"modified":"2023-09-26T11:16:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T15:16:43","slug":"texas-qb-quinn-ewers-praises-god-after-leading-team-to-a-win-god-is-so-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/09\/texas-qb-quinn-ewers-praises-god-after-leading-team-to-a-win-god-is-so-good.html","title":{"rendered":"Texas QB Quinn Ewers Praises God After Leading Team to a Win: &#8216;God is So Good&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_28799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28799\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/09\/quinn-ewers-credit-espn-youtube.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28799\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/09\/quinn-ewers-credit-espn-youtube.png\" alt=\"quinn ewers\" width=\"768\" height=\"571\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ESPN\/YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>University of Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers recently led his team in an upset victory over Alabama, the third-ranked team in the nation. ESPN reported that Ewers passed for 349 yards and three touchdowns to lead his team to a 34-24 win over Alabama, a massive win for a program trying to climb back to its old level of prominence.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, ESPN broadcaster Holly Rowe spoke to Ewers and asked him how his discipline and sacrifice helped lead the team to a win. He said, \u201cWe knew this whole week if we came in here, we were going to ball out. We were going to try to make them quit. God is so good. I can\u2019t say that enough, how much God has put me through. He\u2019s made me so strong. I\u2019m so proud of my team, our defense, we balled out. I\u2019m fired up for the rest of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ewers played his first season of college football at Ohio State University but decided to return to his home state to join his hometown team.\u00a0In a letter to The Player\u2019s Tribune last year, Ewers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theplayerstribune.com\/posts\/quinn-ewers-texas-longhorns-ncaa-college-football\">said<\/a>, \u201cFinding a balance between inside and outside expectations has always been challenging for me. On the outside, from the trolls to the people who love you, inviting so many opinions and perspectives into a choice like this is never ideal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XZvVjJR9fq8?si=wxgg7UUM_s-q3HkN\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cAnd on the inside, I\u2019m always trying to figure out how to balance having a lot of confidence in myself with also wanting to stay as humble as possible in order to see things clearly. It\u2019s hard to make life-changing decisions when you\u2019re only 17 or 18 years old. But this time, I really just tried to block out all the noise and focus on what I wanted for myself. It took a lot of prayer, but I\u2019m confident in the choice I made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ewers openly shares his faith on social media. In an Instagram post, he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CkrB8HROcMj\/?img_index=1\">wrote<\/a>, \u201c2 Corinthians 4:6\u00a0says, For God, who said, \u2018let light shine out of darkness,\u2019 made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God\u2019s glory displayed in the face of Christ.\u201d Additionally, SportsSpectrum\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsspectrum.com\/sport\/football\/2023\/09\/12\/texas-quinn-ewers-praising-lord-longhorns-god-so-good\/\">reported<\/a>, \u201cEwers also has two tattoos related to Bible verses.\u00a0Luke 17:21\u00a0is\u00a0tattooed on his right forearm, and there is a tattoo with a\u00a0cross and \u2018Joshua 1:9\u2019\u00a0on his chest. The verse says, \u201cHave I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seeing a young athlete openly sharing his faith on social media and in public is refreshing. Hopefully, he\u2019ll encourage others to do the same. Ewers continues pursuing his dream of becoming a national champion and leading his team closer to that goal and to Christ.\u00a0Texas\u2019 next game is against the Kansas Jayhawks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers recently led his team in an upset victory over Alabama, the third-ranked team in the nation. 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