J Leman is a former Illinois linebacker who just was hired to work a couple non-conference games as an analyst and sideline reporter for the Big Ten Network. Nothing out of the ordinary there.

But then I saw the following video in which Leman (on the left) talks about practicing “Power Evangelism” and healing people in a Target. With him is former Illini quarterback Tim Brasic.

Let’s just say it is a bit out of the ordinary for a college football analyst.

Leman said on the video: “I love to see people freed from pain. We had a back pain healed. He went from a very high level of pain to zero.”

Leman, who simply uses J for his first name, also dealt with a situation in which he helped a person who “had multiple encounters with the supernatural in dreams.”

Leman’s personal site makes it very clear where he stands regarding his faith. He writes:

Wherever I go, I can’t wait to empower the people I connect with to tap into the grace and power of Jesus Christ. My deepest desire is for everyone to know their true identity in Christ! And I want them to know they have the ability to bring His Kingdom to a broken world.

It didn’t take long for J Leman to get into the Internet spin cycle. Deadspin, as is usually the case, got everything rolling with a post today. Boers & Bernstein enjoyed the video so much, they played it at least twice (from what I heard) during their afternoon show on WSCR-AM 670 in Chicago.

Does Leman’s strong religious convictions matter if Leman does a good job for BTN? Perhaps not.

However, everything is linked these days, and your association with a network goes beyond the booth. Not sure that the BTN was looking for this kind of publicity.

Let’s just say, thanks to the Internet spin cycle, I wouldn’t be surprised if Leman’s video started trending really soon.