A new non-profit entity called Horns with Heart announced on Monday a sponsorship program dubbed The Pancake Factory to extend offers of $50,000 to Texas Longhorns scholarship offensive linemen in 2022 to participate in charitable endeavors.
“Horns with Heart was formed specifically to create an avenue by which University of Texas student-athletes can be empowered to make positive impacts on their communities and charities close to their hearts while utilizing their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL),” the group said in a press release. “The new Texas NIL law which went into effect on July 1, 2021 changes an athlete’s ability to use their NIL.