
Episode #23
14 Surgeries, Football Obsession, and Finding Jesus | CJ Tiller
College football was the dream—but it couldn’t give CJ Tiller what he was really searching for. The Utah Tech quarterback shares his journey through severe Crohn’s disease, 14 surgeries, family struggles, college football adversity, NIL, and the battle of putting his identity in the game instead of Christ. Through it all, God was working. Today, CJ is using football as a platform to point others to Jesus and help lead dozens of students in Bible study. This is CJ Tiller’s story of football, faith, and finding an identity that lasts. Timestamps: 00:00 – Meet College Quarterback CJ Tiller 02:16 – The Reality of His College Football Journey 06:33 – CJ’s Testimony Begins 07:50 – Crohn’s Disease, 14 Surgeries & a Childhood Crisis 10:03 – The People Who Pointed CJ to Christ 11:46 – Giving His Life to Jesus at Boise State 15:31 – When Football Became His Identity 20:49 – “If God Stripped Everything Away…” 24:16 – Finding Your Identity Beyond Football 28:16 – Leading 40–60 Students in Bible Study #CollegeFootball #ChristianTestimony #Faith

