Texas A&M will have their friends in Houston in mind when they take on UCLA for their season-opening game Sunday in Pasadena.
The Aggies will wear a special sticker on their helmets during Sunday’s game against the Bruins. The sticker will feature the state of Texas inside the symbol for a hurricane. There will also be a heart over where Houston is located on the state map.
Aggies to Wear #hurricaneharvey helmet sticker Sunday vs UCLA #12thMan https://t.co/EvqIM6eUD7
— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) August 29, 2017
Even though Texas A&M is located in College Station, over half of the Aggies’ roster was affected by the devastating storm.
Texas A&M Assistant Athletics Director for Equipment and Apparel Matt Watson led the effort for the sticker design.
“The thought process behind the decal was to symbolize and acknowledge what happened, as well as what we’re feeling in three images combined — the universal hurricane symbol, the outline of the State of Texas, and a heart. The heart is almost centered over Bryan/College Station and positioned to cover the majority of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Harvey. It is intended to show that Texas shares one heartbeat and those affected are in our hearts and that they are not alone.”
