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This year\u2019s Ohio State team has had a lot to say about God. Three of the team\u2019s top players, TreVeyon Henderson, Emeka Egbuka, and tight end Gee Scott. Jr joined Sports Spectrum<\/em><\/a> to discuss the team\u2019s season and faith. Henderson spoke of what it\u2019s taken for the team to reach this championship moment as it went up against on Notre Dame. \u201cThis group, the \u201921 group, has been through a lot. This is a special moment for all of us to be in this position, to be there for each other, to stay committed to each other the way we have. This season hasn\u2019t been perfect,\u201d admitted Henderson. \u201cWe aren\u2019t perfect, but we\u2019ve leaned on each other to keep going, to stay focused, and we\u2019re still here fighting to play with each other until there are no other games to be played.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the most disappointing defeats came from the team\u2019s upset against rival Michigan in November, when Ohio State fell short 13-10. The team has been able to move beyond that defeat, with a big win in the Rose Bowl over Texas. But Henderson has emphasized his faith over his football victories. \u201c”When I met Jesus, He filled me with the love that I’d been looking for in football and money and my family and women. He gave me the joy that I searched for. \u2026He rescued me.”<\/p>\n

Jack Sawyer, who played a big part in Ohio\u2019s win, gave the credit to God. \u201cIt just means everything to me. God\u2019s blessed this team with so much ability, you know. We wouldn\u2019t be here without Him, so we give Him all the credit first and foremost.\u201d Egbuka gave similar praise. \u201cThings may go rocky in our life, but we know that if we\u2019re serving God, ultimately, He\u2019s going to work it out in our favor. And it may not look like what you thought it was going to look like, but He\u2019s going to bless you nonetheless,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The team has led a revival on campus<\/a>. Henderson spoke of how God has impacted his life. \u201cEver since I gave my life to Him, man, He\u2019s changed my life, you know, his blood, you know, the power in His blood that washed away all my sins and all the shame and guilt, you know, that I\u2019ve been feeling over the years,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd man, He filled me with his perfect love, and He\u2019s just been changing my life, man, turning me away from the sin and, you know, towards His righteousness and, you know, helping me each and every day to take up my cross and submit to Him and submit to His will. So it\u2019s a blessing to just have the Lord in my life. It\u2019s been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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