Penn State Football Takes Part in Athlete Hour at THON

Roughly a dozen Penn State football players joined their student-athlete counterparts on Saturday afternoon as part of Athlete Hour as THON neared the midway point. Players took part in various activities with Four Diamonds children including foursquare and cornhole.

“A lot of them are having a tough time and it’s nice to see all of them come in with a smile on their face,” Penn State linebacker Curtis Jacobs said afterwards. “They’re just having fun. Coming to see the facility getting some good food, it has just been a good time.”

While Jacobs is not a new face to THON festivities, several of his newest teammates including running back Nicholas Singleton, quarterback Drew Allar and receiver Kaden Saunders all made their public debut on Saturday afternoon playing cornhole and taking pictures with Four Diamonds children.

As per program policy, Penn State did not make those freshmen available to speak to the media

“You’ve got to give back,” Jacobs said of his younger teammates getting involved with THON and the community. “People that are as fortunate as you, you’ve got all of this. It just makes [THON children coming to this event] their year. This is great thing for them. To see that and to put a smile on these kids’ faces.”

You can read more about THON in its 50th year here.