HERSHEY, Pa. - Penn State football took Wednesday afternoon off from summer workouts and boarded buses headed to the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. A special visit that has now become an annual event, it's a day nearly every Nittany Lion looks forward to in the offseason.
"I love this visit. It's a great experience," two-time football THON dancer Charlie Shuman said. "It's one afternoon that we get to take off and come down here. It really ties into the THON experience when we get back at school. I think coming here is awesome."
Upon stepping off the buses, the Penn State energy is palpable as the team is greeted by smiling hospital staffers before splitting into small groups.