Texas A&M's Nick Starkel was in the Rose Bowl's X-ray room last September when he received the news that changed his entire year.
The then-redshirt freshman quarterback was told he just broke his ankle in the Aggies' season opener against UCLA. Hours after Starkel made his first collegiate start, he was suddenly facing surgery for an injury that could potentially cost him the entire 2017 season.
It ended up being a disguised blessing for the former Argyle Liberty Christian standout. In an extended interview released Tuesday, Starkel said he started to shape his identity around his faith after the injury.