UCF adds helmet decals designed by pediatric patients for Week 2

The Central Florida Knights will sport unique new decals on Saturday for their Week 2 game.

The Central Florida Knights will take on Sam Houston State in a college football Week 2 game this weekend. The program, led by head coach Gus Malzahn, shows the game is much bigger than a bunch of college athletes competing on the field.

The program has elected to wear helmet decals for the game that were designed by pediatric patients at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.

UniWatch.com provided the details of the decals:

The University of Central Florida (UCF) Knights will be putting special helmet decals on this weekend when they take on the Sam Houston Bearkats. UCF is 1-0, and this game should see them leave the field at 2-0. But while the Knights helmets will look a little different, it’s being done as a gesture of goodwill and thanks to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. According to a post on the school’s athletic website, this past spring, UCF players visited Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children to visit with patients. However, there was another reason for the visit: kids were asked to help add designs to the decals that appeared on players’ helmets during the spring game.

You can see what the helmets and the decals look like here:

The Knights are seeking to start the season 2-0 following their blowout win over New Hampshire.

UCF will start Big 12 play on September 14th at TCU.