http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/39032/adrien-cole Stories From Around SB Nation About Adrien Cole http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/12/20/2648674/louisiana-tech-players-make-a-wish Jason Kirk http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/12/20/2648674/louisiana-tech-players-make-a-wish Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:01:17 -0000 <p><a href="http://www.ksla.com/story/16358226/louisiana-tech-players-give-bowl-gifts-to-make-a-wish-foundation-kids">And not just because these games don't actually count for anything</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p orgfontsize="12px">[Louisiana Tech] wide receiver <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/137177/quinton-patton">Quinton Patton</a> and linebacker <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/39032/adrien-cole">Adrien Cole</a> both donated their Best Buy gift cards (a $300 value) and Cole gave his Tourneau Poinsettia Bowl watch (a $97 value) during the Poinsettia Bowl's Make-A-Wish Foundation event.</p> <p orgfontsize="12px">"They're just material things," Cole said. "They need it more than I do."</p> </blockquote>