By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Running back Romero Cotton is used to taking handoffs in the University of Nebraska at Kearney backfield. On Monday, he took a handoff in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at CHI Health Good Samaritan – in the form of newborn twin Avienda Breeden, whose mom Stacy handed her and baby brother, Dylan, off to Cotton and UNK teammate Tyke Kozeal. “This puts things in perspective,” said Cotton. “It’s not always about football … [Read more...] about Lopers give footballs to newborns, hospital patients
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Loper Football Backers fundraiser brings in $165,000
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney football team raised $165,000 to benefit student-athlete scholarships at its annual Loper Football Backers Club dinner and scholarship fundraiser on Tuesday. Nearly 600 people attended the banquet at Kearney’s Younes Conference Center. In its fifth year, the event has raised $631,000 since it was first hosted in 2010. The $165,000 brought in through Tuesday’s silent and live … [Read more...] about Loper Football Backers fundraiser brings in $165,000
