Football is taken way to0 seriously 98 percent of the time. The other two percent we get moments like this that remind us behind those helmets and shoulder pads are real life people.

The entire Texas Tech football team, along with their 2017 Birmingham Bowl opponents the South Florida Bulls, went to the Children's Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. They gave the families and kids hand-wrapped presents, but they also spent time with them, which is much more special than a toy.

It's one thing for the teams to go separately, but for them to put aside the game to join in and makes the day truly special.

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