The Ohio State football team took a break from its Cotton Bowl preparation on Monday to spend some time spreading holiday cheer in the community.
For Ohio State coach Urban Meyer and nine of his team’s players, that meant visiting Nationwide Children’s Hospital to meet with patients, help them pick out gifts, sign autographs for them and take photos with them on Monday afternoon.
Meyer, who said visiting the children’s hospital with his players has been an annual tradition since his first season at Ohio State in 2012, said Monday was a special afternoon.
"Central Ohio is the most compassionate area I’ve ever lived in my life, and to be able to give back and come down here and be with these families and these beautiful young people, it’s a dream come true," Meyer said.