On Saturday, the Auburn Tigers advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament by defeating Creighton 82-70.
The Tigers will play the Michigan Wolverines on Friday in Atlanta before what is likely to be a favorable environment for Auburn, which is the next step in what has been, to date, a dominating season.
However, that dominance has a story behind it. Earlier this week, CBN's Will Dawson highlighted the team's secret weapon, which Auburn senior center Dylan Cardwell said began with a team Bible study.
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Auburn's basketball team was also featured on CBN's "The 700 Club" earlier this week.
"This year, I've seen my teammates grow the most and I think because really just everybody being vulnerable," Cardwell said to CBN. "And you know, we just started being open, we started talking about our sins and praying through it and helping people through it and being a community, being the church."
The CBN report caught the attention of Franklin Graham, son of the late evangelist Billy Graham.
Jeff Poor is the editor-in-chief of 1819 News and host of "The Jeff Poor Show," heard Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon on Mobile's FM Talk 106.5. To connect or comment, email [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @jeff_poor.
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