# Baylor Football's Childhood Cancer Awareness Game

> Baylor wears special helmets to honor a 6-year-old cancer patient's art for Childhood Cancer Awareness game.
- Title: Baylor Football's Childhood Cancer Awareness Game | Shortify
- Summary: Baylor wears special helmets to honor a 6-year-old cancer patient's art for Childhood Cancer Awareness game. Baylor football team wears helmets with art…
- Keywords: baylor bears, childhood cancer, ilaria ramirez, helmet of hope, mclane childrens medical center, louisiana tech, september 19, gold rush, sports, Baylor, Football's, Childhood
- Source: Baylor Bears On SI — https://si.com/college/baylor/football/baylor-football-childhood-cancer-awareness-game-bigger-than-just-football
- Published: 2026-09-16T15:00:02+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: baylor bears, childhood cancer, ilaria ramirez, helmet of hope, mclane childrens medical center, louisiana tech, september 19, gold rush, sports
## Collective Agreement
Coach Dave Aranda and players agreed Saturday's game against Louisiana Tech is bigger than just football.
## Special Helmet Design
Baylor will wear a special helmet decal designed by a pediatric hematology/oncology patient for September 19 game.
## ILaria Ramirez's Artwork
6-year-old ILaria Ramirez of Cameron, Texas designed the 'Helmet of Hope' with words victory strength and faith.
## Helmet Symbolism
The helmet decal serves as a symbol of support for children and families facing pediatric cancer.
## Fan Participation
Fans will wear gold/yellow as a co-theme for this Saturday's 'Gold Rush' game.
## Coach Aranda's Statement
Coach Aranda said the football program is honored to support children and families at McLane Children's.

> Our football program is honored to support the incredible children and families at McLane Children’s
## Coach Aranda's Personal Connection
Coach Aranda stated Ilaria is one of them and they represent her family fighting together.

> Ilaria is one of us, and so we represent her and want her and her family to know that we're fighting along with her
## Player Michael Allen's View
Michael Allen said Ilaria visited during fall camp and the game is way bigger than football.

> Ilaria and her family came and visited us during one of our fall camp walk-throughs
## Player Kyler Jordan's View
Kyler Jordan said the game is a great cause and they're happy to play for it.

> Yeah, really cool. I mean, it's a great cause, you know, and we're happy to go play for that
## Cancer Statistics
Nearly 1 in every 285 Americans will be diagnosed with cancer before age 20.

> Nearly 1 in every 285 Americans will be diagnosed with some form of cancer prior to their 20th birthday
## Baylor's Commitment
Baylor players will fight as hard as a six-year-old girl facing cancer.

> Baylor, a team filled with weight room enthusiasts and otherwise fully grown men are going to try and fight as hard as a six year old girl
## Event Date
The game takes place on September 19, 2026.

> Baylor will be wearing a special helmet for its Childhood Cancer Awareness game during the Louisiana Tech game on September 19th
## Key takeaway

Baylor football team wears helmets with art created by 6-year-old ILaria Ramirez to support children battling cancer.