Halftime winner: College football won $100G in tuition

A Halftime winner college student used his cash prize win as an opportunity to share his deep-rooted faith.

On Saturday night, Tyler Gordon won the Dr. Pepper is the halftime winner with a grand prize of $100,000 during the halftime tuition giveaway contest of the Big Ten Championship, before the Ohio State Buckeyes rallied in the second half to defeat the Wisconsin Badgers 34-21.

The West Virginia University law student received praise from many online, including Sports Spectrum host Jason Romano.

In front of millions tuning into Fox Sports that night, Gordon declared: “I want to thank God from the bottom of my heart. If you do not believe in him, I pray that you would soon become a believer.”

“If you were on national TV and a believer and had 45 seconds, would you give praise to God and encourage others to do the same knowing you might face backlash?” Romano tweeted. “Good on the Dr. Pepper kid here for being bold.”

The West Virginia native was one of four students trying to throw the most footballs through an oversized Dr. Pepper can in 30 seconds and he won. He also thanked his family and his school.

Finalists for the contest were chosen based on video submissions explaining why the tuition money would be important to them.