Tomorrow is national signing day for high school seniors who have been offered scholarships to play college football.  One aspect of the recruiting process that is often overlooked is the faith of the players and coaches. 

I was pleasantly surprised to read this article from AP that outlines how some college coaches, including Tommy Bowden of Clemson and Mark Richt of Georgia openly share their faith with their players.

In addition to the coaches that are mentioned in the article, Jim Tressel, coach at Ohio State, is another coach who openly testifies about the impact of his Christian faith on his life.

What is impressive about these coaches is that they do not cower to threats from organizations like the ACLU, but they use their positions of influence to spread the word about Christ.  As Romans 1:16 proclaims, "I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.".

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