Hay Springs grad Logan DeCoste displays patience, faith during his college football journey

  • (Photo by Ben Meyer) Concordia University senior and 2022 Hay Springs High School graduate Logan DeCoste rings the bell in celebration of a home football game victory in Seward, Neb. DeCoste is entering his fourth and final season as a Bulldog football student-athlete.
    (Photo by Ben Meyer) Concordia University senior and 2022 Hay Springs High School graduate Logan DeCoste rings the bell in celebration of a home football game victory in Seward, Neb. DeCoste is entering his fourth and final season as a Bulldog football student-athlete.

    In today’s society, instant gratification seems to be the expectation for every situation.

    And for those of us who are fans of college football, the transfer portal and NIL money has exacerbated that shift in thinking.

    So to hear a story of a young man who has spent four years in a football program, practicing, lifting, studying film, and even coaching during practice without seeing the field one ti…