Fans and the athletic department at TCU have raised more than $35,000 for Special Olympics Indiana already. The athletic department plans to donate an additional $1 for every concession item sold this weekend.
This weekend, Indiana State University's Baseball team is set to play in the NCAA Super Regionals in postseason play.But earlier this week, the ISU Athletic Department put out a statement saying the university would have to pass on that opportunity and allow the Sycamores to travel to their opponent in Fort Worth Texas, instead, citing prior commitments to hosting the Summer Games on campus for Special Olympics Indiana.
The Lupton Drinking Club, which is a TCU sports talk show from the bar-top type of podcast, tweeted and asked fans to join them in donating to Special Olympics Indiana with a link to the organization's website. This weekend, 2,100 athletes plus their supporters and fans with descend on Terre Haute to compete for seven different state championships.So far the organization reports this week they received more than $35,000 in donations from 37 different states, 656 individuals and several company matching donations.
Mohler says before this week, he had no ties to the TCU Horned Frogs. He says while he obviously will be cheering on the hometown team in the Super Regionals, it is a win-win because he has a new-found respect and appreciation for their opponent and the fans for what they did to support Hoosier athletes in Special Olympics.
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