One of Jaylen McClain’s first actions after Ohio State’s Big Ten Championship Game loss to Indiana was to hit up Target. Not for himself, but for children in Columbus.
He bought toys for boys and girls of all ages to donate to the Salvation Army of Central Ohio’s Christmas Cheer toy distribution. Despite already facilitating tons of toy donations through his and his family’s relatively new foundation, Everyday Legends, McClain went the extra mile by hitting up a store to buy extra toys with his own money.
“I just know that, especially with me living out here in Columbus, Ohio now, and being aware of where I'm from, Rockleigh, New Jersey, and just people in general, that not everybody has (the means) to be able to feel the same holiday spirit as the kid next to them,” McClain said.