Alabama star receiver gives 'glory to Jesus Christ' after team's crushing CFP loss to Indiana

Alabama prima receiver Germie Bernard closed what is apt the last postgame property league of his assemblage shot vocation by invoking his faith, giving "glory to my Lord and Savior."

The Crimson Tide suffered a crushing and lopsided nonaccomplishment to No. 1 Indiana successful a College Football Playoff quarterfinal astatine the Rose Bowl connected Thursday. While determination was small to beryllium thankful for successful the 38-3 rout, Bernard felt differently. 

Germie Bernard (5) of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates with fans pursuing the 2025 College Football Playoff first-round crippled against the Oklahoma Sooners astatine Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium successful Norman, Oklahoma, connected Dec. 19, 2025. The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 34-24. (CFP/Getty Images)

"I conscionable privation to springiness glory to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for allowing america to person this opportunity, for allowing this squad to beryllium present unneurotic successful California and to bask this moment," helium said arsenic the subordinate information of the presser was wrapping up.  

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"Even though it didn’t spell the mode we wanted it to, there’s inactive a batch to beryllium grateful for."

 Sitting alongside Alabama antiaircraft lineman Tim Keenan III, Bernard continued to number his blessings. 

"Guys similar TK, helium went done wounded and was capable to play passim the season. Guys were capable to play successful this crippled that weren’t steadfast passim the full twelvemonth and we were capable to locomotion disconnected the tract healthy. So it’s conscionable a batch to beryllium grateful for and I conscionable privation to springiness glory to Jesus Christ for this opportunity." 

Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Germie Bernard (5) speaks astatine a property league aft the 2025 Rose Bowl, a quarterfinal crippled of the College Football Playoff, against the Indiana Hoosiers astatine Rose Bowl Stadium successful Pasadena, California, connected Jan. 1, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

Bernard sat astatine the property league wearing oculus achromatic with the words "Matthew 6:33," referencing the Bible verse, "But question archetypal the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and each these things volition beryllium added to you."

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Despite the team’s wide deficiency of accumulation connected Thursday, Bernard led the discourtesy with 60 receiving yards.

Bernard followed caput manager Kalen DeBoer from Washington to Alabama wherever helium instantly took the tract arsenic a starter. In 2024, helium led the squad with 50 receptions for 794 yards and 2 touchdowns and followed that play with different stellar year, signaling 64 receptions for 862 yards and 7 touchdowns. 

"It’s been 1 of the champion decisions that I’ve made," Bernard said Thursday of pursuing DeBoer to Alabama. "It’s been a agelong travel for me, and I’m conscionable grateful that manager DeBoer allowed maine to person the accidental to archetypal travel backmost to Washington and past pursuing him present to the University of Alabama. He’s made a large interaction connected my life."

Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard (5) uses a stiff limb to interruption a tackle by Georgia antiaircraft backmost KJ Bolden (4) astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium successful Atlanta, Georgia, connected Dec. 6, 2025. (Gary Cosby Jr./Tuscaloosa News)

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 Bernard is expected to state for the 2026 NFL Draft wherever he’ll apt spell successful the aboriginal rounds. 

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