Penn State football coach James Franklin called the Nittany Lions' visit to Penn State Health Children's Hospital 'one of our best days of the year.'
The Penn State football team returned to Hershey on Wednesday for what coach James Franklin called "one of our best days of the year." The Nittany Lions spent several hours at Penn State Health Children's Hospital playing games with kids, visiting with patients and their families and reconnecting with their spirit of service.
Penn State coach James Franklin on the importance of his team’s visit to Penn State Health Children’s Hospital.The Nittany Lions have been visiting Penn State Children's Hospital for several years, though last year's trip was the first since 2019. The team and staff spent time with patients and their families in addition to children from the Four Diamonds and Children's Miracle Network programs.
For Penn State's football freshmen, the hospital visit represented the first team-building activity of their careers. Franklin said the event "sets the tone for their whole Penn State experience."
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