It was a homecoming this week for the Kentucky football program. For the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, UK Children’s Hospital opened its doors to friends from Kroger Field.
Mark Stoops’ players and the UK Children’s Hospital have cultivated a close relationship over the years. Before he was the Director of UK Player Development, linebacker Courtney Love made frequent stops to see the pediatric cancer patients. C.J. Conrad, now a grad assistant on the staff, turned that into a tradition with his “Tuesdays with C.J.” program.
Unfortunately, those visits by the Kentucky football team were one of the many things taken away by the COVID-19 pandemic.