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First Friday Fellowship is back April 3 Guest:Charlie Strong 38 years coaching 3 national championships Leadership across college football and the NFL A conversation on leadership, culture, and faith. 🕛 12 PM ET | 11 AM CT 📍 Zoom Join us. Follow ADs for Christ for details.

Planning your trip to our Summer Gathering? Here are a few quick FAQs. • Who can attend? Anyone in college athletics • Start time: June 26, 1:30 PM CST (Lunch at noon) • Dress code: Business casual • Spouses welcome More details in the comments. Questions? Drop them below.

A trailblazer, a legend, and the voice of Auburn Women's Basketball. The Nun completed her 50th year at the scorers table behind the PA microphone. An Auburn woman, forever. ❤️ #WarEagle

The SEC has had 10 different duos who have rushed for 1,000 yards in the same season. Only 1 duo has done it twice (Felix Jones & Darren McFadden), while Auburn has the most different duos to accomplish this feat (3).

College athletics carries weight. Long days. High pressure. Constant responsibility. Leaders need more than strategy. They need community. ADs for Christ gathers leaders to grow in faith, worship together, and carry the calling with clarity.

You won't want to miss this ep.: Newly retired @CoachGusMalzahn joins the pod. 🏈His CFB/HS coaching career 🏈How he'll slow down (he has no idea) ✝️His faith journey 🏈A perspective-changing event 🏈Why he hung up on George that 1st time At pod platforms & @Youtube.

Special announcement. 10 years ago I was diagnosed with Kidney Disease. Over the past 10 years it’s gotten significantly worse . That was 1 of the main reason I wanted to lose that 60 pounds I lost to see if I could make it better . Well I have an announcement. You have to listen to the video. Some folks know this already . A lot don’t . I never wanted everyone calling me feeling sorry for me . I wanted to give happy news. Please listen ! And I hope this helps the next athlete. #WillieAndersonLinemanAcademy🙏🏿🙏🏿

The quickest way to lose trust is to reduce someone to their current performance. Mayo Sowell at First Friday Fellowship: “The truth is that they can turn it around. The truth is that they can be great.” Conviction sees beyond the record.

Some rooms change the pace. The AD's for Christ Summer Gathering brings leaders in college athletics together for two days focused on faith, leadership, and community. June 26–27, 2026 Samford University, Birmingham Built for real connection. Comment SUMMER for details.

The #Cardinals are set to hire University of Miami defensive pass game coordinator Zac Etheridge as cornerbacks coach, sources tell @CBSSports. The ex-Auburn star safety helped Miami advance to the national title game and finish as one of the nation’s top ranked defenses.

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College athletics carries weight. Long days. Big decisions. Pressure that follows you home. Strength. Faith. Community. When leaders are surrounded by people who understand the role, the weight feels different.

College athletics is meaningful work. It also carries weight. ESPN’s @LaurenSisler shares why AD's for Christ’s Summer Gathering matters and why this space is different. June 26–27, 2026 Samford University, Birmingham Register: tinyurl.com/ads4ChristSumm…

On National Girls and Women in Sports Day, we celebrate the opportunities available to women in college athletics today and the long-term impact those experiences can have beyond competition. Today’s landscape provides more pathways than ever for women to grow as competitors, leaders, and athletics administrators. From the playing field to the executive level, women continue to shape the future of college sports. #NGWSD2026

This February First Friday, ADs for Christ welcomes Mayo Sowell, Founder and Pastor of LIIV Atlanta. From SEC football to prison to purpose, his story shows how faith and redemption can change direction and restore hope. Feb 6, 2026 | 11 AM ET Link in comments.

Who is ADs 4 Christ? We are a community for leaders in college athletics who want their faith to inform how they lead, not distract from it. You do not have to choose between excellence and values. You do not have to lead alone. Comment ATHLETE to connect.

“I wondered if I was better as a No. 2 than a No. 1.” Leadership doubt isn’t failure—it’s often an invitation to surrender. A powerful reflection from longtime Athletic Director Gary Pine on self-sufficiency, faith, and posture in leadership.

📢 Registration is OPEN for our 10th Annual Summer Gathering! 📍 Birmingham, AL | Samford University 📅 June 26-27, 2026 Fellowship. Worship. Growth. For ALL Christians in college athletics. Register now 👇 tinyurl.com/ads4ChristSumm… #ADs4Christ #CollegeAthletics

Sean Payton on how Bo Nix handled fracturing his ankle and his season is over moments after he won his first playoff game and was heading to the AFC Championship game. “I’ll tell you what, the one thing about it. He’s such a strong, faith-based guy. He was sitting in the hallway with his family, and I went over, and we’re all talking to him. He knows that God has a plan for him. He said he had one in high school, and then he said he had one at Auburn. I said, ‘I didn’t realize that.’ I said, ‘If I would have known that, I wouldn’t have drafted you.’ (Laughs) He’s a tough cookie. I said, ‘Listen. I believe you’re the second quarterback in Year 2 to take your team to a Championship game, and the first is [Chiefs QB Patrick] Mahomes. This team all year has lost key players, and we’ll rise up for the next challenge and we’ll go from there.”

In DC this week and joined the Save Women's Sports Rally hosted by @A1Policy on the steps of the Supreme Court.