Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Texas Tech nonprofit will pay 85 scholarship, 15 top walk-on players $25,000 annually in new NIL deal

The Texas Tech Red Raiders might have this whole name, image and likeness thing figured out. In fact, the Matador Club – a non-profit NIL collective organized by Tech donors – will pay all 85 football scholarship players, as well as the 15 top walk-ons, $25,000 annually.

Essentially, the Red Raiders are bypassing scholarship roster limits.

WHAT THE WISE MEN ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

Austin American-Statesman: Bohls: Despite more expansion, the SEC is still the SEC and you’re not

Dallas Morning News: Q&A with Texas AD Chris Del Conte: Will UT leave Big 12 early? Should Big 12 expand more?

Dallas Morning News: QBs from Oklahoma, Texas, SMU among most impactful NCAA transfers of last 5 years

247Sports: Texas Longhorns basketball: Projecting Chris Beard’s starting lineup, top bench options

247Sports: Young o-linemen impressing early in Texas summer workouts

Inside Texas: IT Today: Gary Patterson and the value of analysts

Inside Texas: Texas’ 2022 schedule: Texas Tech

Inside Texas: Texas Longhorns Wide Receivers: Finding No. 4, then five

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

Texas 1B Ivan Melendez, signees INF/P Cutter Coffey and OF Henry Bolte selected in 2022 MLB Draft

Texas LHP Pete Hansen selected No. 97 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals

Texas C Silas Ardoin selected No. 107 by the Baltimore Orioles

Texas CF Douglas Hodo III selected No. 167 by the Baltimore Orioles

Texas SS Trey Faltine selected with the No. 213 pick by the Cincinnati Reds

Texas 3B Murphy Stehly selected with the No. 291 pick by the Washington Nationals

Texas OF signee Brenner Cox selected No. 111 by the Washington Nationals

Texas 1B signee Jared Thomas announces he’ll play for the Horns

Podcast: Big 12 Media Days and QB preview

RECRUITING ROUNDUP

247Sports: The Stampede: Movement for recruiting positioning continues in 2023

247Sports: Morning Brew: The importance of recruiting top-end quarterbacks

247Sports: Texas commit Arch Manning remains No. 1 in updated 247 rankings

247Sports: Texas priority target Braylan Shelby becomes highest new entrant in updated 247 rankings

247Sports: Four-star OT Miles McVay in-depth on top schools, July visits, August commitment

247Sports: Where Texas commits stand in the updated Top247 rankings

Inside Texas: Texas Longhorns best class scenario: Irrational confidence edition

Inside Texas: Ronald Holland locks in official visit to Texas

BIG 12 BREAKDOWN

Dallas Morning News: Big 12, Pac-12 won’t partner up as extensive talks come to an end, per report

Our Daily Bears: An Ode to Joy: A Baylor icon

Our Daily Bears: Smith and Pitre nominated for Big 12 Athlete of the Year

Viva the Matadors: Day Two of MLB Draft sees more Red Raiders off the board

Frogs O’ War: Conference Realignment: Assessing the most popular rumors

The Smoking Musket: Two Mountaineers selected in the 2022 MLB Draft

Wide Right & Natty Lite: Let’s open the Big 12 for business

Bring On The Cats: Translating Chris Klieman at Media Days in Bill Snyder speak

Rock Chalk Talk: KU football scholarship count and distribution

WHAT WE’RE READING

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NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND

• The Longhorns’ Big 12 days are drawing to a close.