Tennessee Vol fans just got to be part of the best in-game tradition in college sports
There is nothing on earth worse than children dealing with serious medical issues. Hopefully that's something everyone can agree on. The University of Iowa does a great job honoring them each home game at Kinnick Stadium. When the clock hits zero after the first quarter, the 70,000+ fans in attendance immediately turn towards the UI […]
There is nothing on earth worse than children dealing with serious medical issues. Hopefully that's something everyone can agree on.
The University of Iowa does a great job honoring them each home game at Kinnick Stadium. When the clock hits zero after the first quarter, the 70,000+ fans in attendance immediately turn towards the UI Stead Family Children Hospital that towers over one side of the stadium and wave at the patients and their families looking down from the windows of the hospital.
On Monday at the Citrus Bowl, Tennessee fans got to experience the tradition first hand and join in. At the end of the first quarter, the stadium scoreboard showed video of some patients at the hospital back in Iowa City, and the fans inside the stadium waived back at them towards the scoreboard, both Iowa and Tennessee fans alike.
College football is a sport typically built on decades-old traditions. However, this is a relatively new one, as it began back in 2017. As the fans and patients and their families wave at each other, the song "Wave on Wave" by Pat Green would play over the PA system. However, in 2022, the school decided to let a "Kid Captain" – one of the patients selected to be honored for each home game – help decide on the song for their game.
It's a simple gesture, but a powerful one to a group of people who deserve to have a lift in their lives. And it's a reminder that while we all love college football, there are much bigger things that matter in life.
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