College football players from Kent State and Arkansas State set aside their gridiron differences and came together at USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital on Jan. 3 to visit young patients on the hospital’s pediatric floors.  The players were participants in the annual GoDaddy.com Bowl held in Mobile on Jan. 6. 

Handing out teddy bears and footballs to their newest fans, the players and patients alike thoroughly enjoyed the annual visit, which is part of the hospital’s ongoing “distraction therapy” for pediatric patients.

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Lauren “Brooke” Englett enjoyed her visit with a quartet of Arkansas State players and the GoDaddy.com Bowl mascot. 

To see photos from the event, go to www.flickr.com/photos/usachildrensandwomens/.