Ohio will honor child abuse victims during season opener against Penn State

The Ohio football team will be wearing special decals on its helmets to honor victims of child abuse when it meets Penn State next Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

The Bobcats’ equipment staff has been working with the Penn State athletic department to design the stickers, which will mirror patches worn by the Nittany Lions throughout the season.

The gesture is meant “to join the Penn State team in showing support for child abuse victims,” Ohio athletic director Jim Schnaus wrote in an email sent to Yahoo! Sports on Saturday.

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