Locrian:
If it happens like the OP says, it’s probably football, what with battle, power, victory and words like that which are thrown about the bible, but also words that tend to appear in “inspirational” verses when players looking for “guidance” read or are told about verses much like that. Verses involving battle and victory are more likely heard in a locker room, whereas verses about soul searching and self enlightenment might appear backstage to inspire actors/musicians to feel confident.
That’s just my experience attending a high school with a team named “Crusaders” (I wrestled, and heard plenty about battle) and was band director for “Godspell”.
Funny, I played rugby against a local club called “Crusaders” thirty-ish years ago and as far as I could tell their religion was founded on two basic tenets:
Thou shalt spend an hour and a half on Saturday grinding some other guy’s face into the mud lest he do unto you,
Thou shalt spend the rest of Saturday getting outside quite a lot of beer.
RealityChuck:
Nothing in the Constitution guarantees the right to play football.
You certainly are allowed to make the statement, but you can’t expect that there won’t be any consequences. And in college football, the coach is in charge.
We need to do something about this set of unfortunate circumstances. Coaches have way too goddam much power over the lives of their players.