Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law on Thursday morning that will dramatically alter NIL regulations in the Lone Star State, and the Texas Longhorns best take notice. According to Nick Schultz of On3,

Gov. Greg Abbott proceeded with a new NIL law, House Bill 126, allowing universities to compensate student-athletes over 17 with NIL contracts once they've enrolled in college. The proposed bill received a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers of the Texas legislature, thus making the law go into effect immediately.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed House Bill 126 into law, clearing the way for colleges and universities in the state to directly pay student-athletes for their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL).