The University of Mississippi Medical Center
08/24/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/24/2026 09:18
Photos and Video: Game day spirit comes to Children’s of Mississippi
Photos and Video: Game day spirit comes to Children's of Mississippi
Published on Monday, August 24, 2026
Photos By: Jay Ferchaud and Belle Grace Wilkinson/ UMMC Communications
Videos By: Tre' Thornhill/ UMMC Communications
Patients at Children's of Mississippi got a taste of college football season during Tailgating with Friends, an annual Friends of Children's event that brings Mississippi's biggest football programs together for a morning of fun. Representatives from Jackson State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Southern Miss joined patients for games, visits with mascots, cheerleaders and football players, plus plenty of popcorn and cotton candy.
Noah Dodson, 8, of Byram poses with his new foam finger at Tailgating with Friends.
Cassidy Bough, 6, of Waynesboro shows off her Mississippi State University spirit to cheerleaders and Bully Bulldog.
Cheerleaders from Mississippi State University, University of Mississippi and University of Southern University, along with Bully Bulldog gathered in the Sanderson Tower Community Room to bring school spirit to the children's hospital.
University of Mississippi cheerleaders brought their school spirit by performing a cheer at the state's only children's hospital during Tailgating with Friends.
Kaidyn Bruce, 2 shows off his Bully Bulldog face paint to Mississippi State University cheerleaders.
Anniston Strickland, 8, of Petal meets University of Southern Mississippi cheerleaders at Tailgating with Friends.
Noah meets Bully Bulldog and shows him his Bully face paint at Tailgating with Friends.
Dustin Osborne, 3, of Philadelphia meets an Ole Miss cheerleader with his brother, Graham.
University of Mississippi cheerleaders brought their school spirit to the state's only children's hospital at Tailgating with Friends.
Caleb Wiley, 4, of Jackson receives a Mississippi State University colored pom at Tailgating with Friends.
Asher Henley, 2, of Columbus shows off his pom to Mississippi State University cheerleaders.
Graham and Dustin Osborne, 3, of Philadelphia pose with their mom and Mississippi State University cheerleaders at Tailgating with Friends.
Kaidyn hugs Bully Bulldog at Tailgating with Friends in the Sanderson Tower community room.
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