[MSU Eagle]

Does the kid also praise God/thank God every time he fumbles or is it for a 2-yard loss?

He's like a coach who calls results into the paper/radio when they win but conveniently "forgets" when they lose.

In all of my years of doing what I do, I've had plenty of kids mention God and praise God when they win or do something good (TD, hit home run, make a FT, etc.). But when they lose or miss, NEVER has his name been mentioned.

And you mean to tell me you're NOT drawing attention to yourself when you do this?

Religion has no business in sports, especially at public high schools. Or else the Saints and Angels would win every year and the Duke Blue Devils and the DePaul Blue Demons and the Owensboro Red Devils would have bad years every year.

I'm gonna have to disagree with you here. I think this kid doing what he did is a very humble act. He could celebrate, acting like "hey, I scored this touchdown, look at me!" But no, he praises God, saying, "I'm not taking credit for this touchdown, my God gets all the credit, I thank Him for allowing me this." Yea, it may draw attention, but it's drawing attention to God, IMO.

I personally do this same kind of thing. On numerous occasions throughout my career, rather after a pitching complete game or save, I point to the sky, giving thanks to God, before celebrating a win. It's not to draw attention to myself, it's to keep myself humble and remember who gave the the chance to get on the field. My teammates have always recognized that it is not for myself when I praise Him out there. And after a loss, I still praise God, just not usually on the field where it's easy to get caught in the moment, and it may be taken the wrong way as if I'm "blaming" God (Steve Johnson).