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Notre Dame Fighting Irish backmost Riley Leonard has been outspoken astir his religion and content successful God during his collegiate career.
On Wednesday, Leonard told reporters earlier the nationalist title crippled against Ohio State that helium believes that the unfastened religion players person connected each squad is the crushed wherefore they are competing for assemblage football’s apical prize.
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"I genuinely deliberation things hap for a reason. Not lone us, but Ohio State arsenic well. I deliberation we’re the 2 main teams to conscionable publically show our religion the most," helium said, via Sports Michiana. "I don’t cognize if this is immoderate divine teaching, you know, who enactment america here.
"I genuinely judge that Jesus was looking implicit some our shoulders passim the who play and enactment these 2 teams connected a pedestal for a reason."
Leonard has been unfastened astir his faith, particularly successful the College Football Playoff.
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He was asked astir what changed successful the 2nd fractional successful their triumph implicit Penn State successful the semifinals.
"Shoot, I conscionable started trusting successful the Lord. I looked up and said, ‘Jesus, immoderate your volition is for my life, I spot it 100%.’ This discourtesy and this squad trusts successful Jesus and his program for this season," helium said, via The Deseret.
He besides thanked God aft the Fighting Irish’s triumph implicit Georgia.
"First and foremost, I privation to convey my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Without him, I wouldn’t beryllium present and we wouldn’t beryllium present arsenic a full group," helium said.
Notre Dame volition play Ohio State for the rubric connected Monday night.
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