Nathan Carter - Michigan State running back on being bold in his faith and living out his calling
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Sports Spectrum
5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Nathan Carter is a running back with Michigan State's football team. He began his college career at the University of Connecticut and led the team in rushing in 2021. After an early season shoulder injury in 2022 with UCONN, he decided to enter the transfer protocol in December 2022 and is now the leading rusher in 2023 for the Spartans.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Nathan Carter about being a follower vs being a fan of Jesus, praying specific prayers, using football as a place to worship God and choosing God opportunities over good opportunities.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, coming up today on Sports Spectrum, a great conversation with Nathan Carter. |
| 0:04.5 | He is with Michigan State. He's running back with Michigan State leading their team in rushing this year. |
| 0:10.2 | Prior to that, he was with Yukon in 2022 and 2021. |
| 0:14.2 | He led the team in rushing in 2021 with the Huskies. |
| 0:17.8 | And then last year was leading them in rushing before a shoulder surgery that |
| 0:22.8 | he suffered early in the first month of the season. He transferred in January of 2023 to Michigan |
| 0:29.3 | State and this year obviously hasn't been the year on the field in terms of victories that you |
| 0:34.6 | would hope. There's been a lot of turmoil. There's been a lot of turmoil there's been a lot of struggle |
| 0:38.1 | a lot of self-reflecting as nathan will tell you on this show but i was so glad that he said yes to |
| 0:44.7 | come on because that's what i like talking to people the most is when everything isn't smooth |
| 0:49.7 | everything isn't going perfect in your occupation or on the field or on the court or wherever |
| 0:57.5 | the sports platform might be taking you and yet this man loves Jesus holy cow does he love |
| 1:04.6 | Jesus and he's just 21 so it's really great to talk to Nathan Carter and hear about how he's |
| 1:09.8 | trusting in God and finding joy, |
| 1:11.9 | finding peace, and finding success in the midst of a tough season with Michigan State. |
| 1:17.8 | Nathan Carter coming up in just a moment here on Sports Spectrum. |
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