https://www.on3.com/boards/threads/friday-nil.415063/
As part of my job, I’ve researched, interviewed and talked to folks across the country regarding NIL, to administrators and companies not only focused on Texas players, but on other schools as well.
As a result, I’ve heard just about all of the pitches out there.
There is a consistent theme among them. It always appears that most of those companies are taking a significant portion of the rake.
An NFT? A player might get only 50-60 percent of what a fan spends on a token.
An invitation-only club? Just 70 or 80 percent of the total donation, minus additional fees, usually goes to the players based on my read of some of those agreements.
I don’t begrudge those companies trying to make money. Far from it.
It’s just that I know most Texas fans want to see Longhorns players succeed as much or more than they do those businesses.
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At Texas, there is an alternative available to fans, an organization that is fundamentally different.
And that organization is Horns With Heart, aka The Pancake Factory.
Horns With Heart is dedicated to paying no less than 90-percent of all funds raised to the players.
That includes all credit card charges, contract fees, and the fees associated with the service-oriented work required of the players.
Furthermore, any donation is 100-percent tax deductible because HWH is a 501-c3 organization approved by the IRS.
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The Pancake Factory has already committed to paying every Texas offensive lineman $50,000 a year in return for their service work in the community.
Now, Horns With Heart wants to do even more, and it’s strictly up to Texas fans and donors to determine just how much they are able to accomplish.
If you want to help the NIL efforts of Horns With Heart at any denomination, I’ve included a link to their donation page below.
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Learn more about Horns With Heart.
Horns With Heart
hornswithheart.org
Additionally, the president of Horns With Heart has agreed to answer any questions you might have about their endeavors here in this thread.