$44,444 in Donations Sends Hundreds of Happy Kids to Texas Bowl

It's hard to tell who had the bigger smile at the Texas Bowl — Syracuse's perky Otto the Orange mascot or one of the hundreds of cheering children inside Reliant Stadium

More than 700 underprivileged Houston-area kids attended the football game for free on Friday thanks to $44,444.44 in donations as part of #CuseTixForKids, a fundraising project that began with a goal to fill 200 seats

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Started by 35-year-old sports blogger Sean Keeley, creator of the Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician blog, the project surpassed its original goal of $12,000. Read more...

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