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For the Love of the Game

Jordan Scott said his college transition was difficult at first.

"When basketball started you don't think of anything else. It slowed down and that was tough," he said.

College continued to be hard for Scott during his sophomore year. The Colorado Springs native started asking questions — Why do I play basketball? Why am I here? What's my purpose?

"Religion wasn't something I consciously thought about, but when things got hard, I started questioning, 'What do I really believe?'" he said.

During his search for answers, a friend brought him to church.

"I don't remember the sermon or the music," he said "They talked about the gospel and I was sitting there and it hit me, the magnitude of the fact that God loved me so much he sent Jesus to die on the cross for me.