HERSHEY — The Tree House Cafe inside the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital was busy on Wednesday afternoon. Hulking football players colored and played tic-tac-toe with pediatric patients and their families at a long table in the center of the dining era. In a nearby booth, members of the Lions’ recently enrolled Class of 2024 giggled as their new friends made quick work of them in a game of Connect 4. It’s the one day every year when coach James Franklin‘s team can set aside its core value tied to competing in everything. This day is about a different kind of winning. The rewards of thes…
