The ALPHA Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Nate Garner & Jim Padgett
Podcast Overview
<p>The ALPHA Podcast - All things NGU Football and other sports.</p>
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Publishing Since
3/3/2026
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Recent Episodes
April 30, 2026
Episode 11: Tne Battle
<p><strong>Episode 11: The Battle</strong> features <strong>John Deal</strong> in a full conversation about football, identity, perseverance, faith, team growth, and calling.</p><p>John joins Nate Garner and Jim Padgett to talk about growing up in <strong>Greenwood, South Carolina</strong>, being raised in a football family, and learning from his dad, a coach who showed him how faith and fierce competition can go together. He opens up about his sophomore year at North Greenville, when getting benched forced him to confront how much of his identity he had placed in football, and how rooting his identity in Christ changed the way he approached the game moving forward.</p><p>The conversation also dives into last season, when a new head coach, new offense, new teammates, and early adversity created a lot of uncertainty. John talks about how the team slowly came together, how the outside noise stopped mattering, and how that growth led to a conference championship, a playoff appearance, and one of the most meaningful years of his football career.</p><p>John also shares what made North Greenville special, from professors who pray for students to coaches who care about players as people. He talks about the impact of Friday football Bible study, why he believes Christian faith and fierce competition belong together, and how his calling to ministry is shaping what comes next after graduation.</p><p>This episode is about the battle for identity, the battle through change, and the battle to keep the main things in the right place. It is also about legacy, and John makes it clear that more than anything, he wants his life to be remembered for loving people well.</p>
April 26, 2026
Episode 11: The Battle (Trailer)
<p>This is a preview of <strong>Episode 11: The Battle</strong> with <strong>John Deal</strong>. In this episode, John talks about getting benched, not putting his identity in football, team growth through adversity, and why the most important battle is keeping your life rooted in the right things.</p>
April 24, 2026
Episode 10: (A)rmored (Trailer)
<p>This is a preview of <strong>Episode 10: (A)rmored</strong>, the final episode of our <strong>Week of ALPHA</strong> series. John Deal talks about faith, scripture, suffering, football, and why being armored by the Word of God is the foundation that holds everything else together.</p>
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