Volunteers and Badgers Visit St Joseph Children's Hospital

Tampa, FL -- Players and coaches from the Tennessee and Wisconsin football teams in town for the Outback Bowl visited children at St Joseph Children’s Hospital today to bring them a little cheer for the holidays.

Volunteers players Brad Cottam, Michael Frogg, Eric Young, Erik Ainge, Chris Brown, Steven Jones, J.T. Mapu, Xavier Mitchell, Jared Parrish and Antonio Gaines visited the kids in the morning, then in the afternoon Wisconsin players Ken DeBauche, Paul Standring, Dave Peck, Taylor Mehlhaff, Steve Johnson, Brad DeBauche, Matt Fischer, Philip Welch, Aaron Ehlers and Kyle Wojta spread some cheer. The players distributed posters, pennants and other items and signed autographs for about seventy children throughout the hospital.

The Outback Bowl will kickoff at 11:00 A.M. ET on January 1st in Raymond James Stadium. Tickets are available at www.Ticketmaster.com. Fans can follow the teams throughout the week with daily updates and photos on the Outback Bowl web site at http://www.outbackbowl.com.