Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation.

Here's your host, Jason Romano.

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On the program today, we welcome Todd Blackledge to the show, the former NFL quarterback ESPN college football analysts.

Todd played his college ball, and he did it very well, at Penn State University.

1982 was Todd Blackledge's year.

He was a Davey O'Brien Award winner for the nation's most outstanding quarterback.

He won the national championship with Penn State beating Georgia in the 1983 Sugar Bowl,

2723, and he was the MVP of that Sugar Bowl in 1983.

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