Texas Football: Sam Ehlinger sets up COVID-19 relief GoFundMe
Another big name associated with the Texas football program, to-be senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger, jumped into the COVID-19 relief efforts this week.
The push to help out for the novel coronavirus pandemic relief effort is extending to multiple segments of the Texas football program as of March 27. The relief efforts are really extending to all parts of the sports world, from donations to food banks and meals to monetary donations to cities and hospitals. Even some donations from star athletes went to hourly arena workers.
The head coach of the Texas Longhorns football program Tom Herman recently made a donation to the Central Texas Food Bank. He was joined by rising senior Texas star quarterback Sam Ehlinger this week in the significant donation efforts in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ehlinger posted on his Twitter timeline on March 27 that he is starting a GoFundMe page to help the COVID-19 relief efforts. He looks to have a goal of raising $1 million on this GoFundMe page.
Please share with friends and family and let’s raise $1,000,000 for COVID-19 Relief. Shoutout @Trevorlawrencee and his girlfriend, Marissa, for setting a great example with their fundraising platform. Link to donate and share is in my bio and attached below. pic.twitter.com/lEN3FSkQXi
— Sam Ehlinger (@sehlinger3) March 27, 2020
Moreover, Ehlinger is the most high-profile college quarterback to announce this type of relief/fundraising effort since the whole Trevor Lawrence GoFundMe debacle died down. Ehlinger did also give a shoutout to the Clemson Tigers superstar rising junior quarterback, along with Lawrence’s girlfriend Marissa Morey, in his Tweet.
Lawrence reportedly (ESPN) had his GoFundMe page allowed by the NCAA after an initial bout of confusion with the governing body’s rules and the Clemson athletic department. But the Clemson athletic department also released a statement on Twitter after the NCAA allowed Lawrence’s fundraising efforts to stick around.
We are appreciative of the action taken by the NCAA this evening. pic.twitter.com/rq4zI8PpDR
— Clemson Athletics (@ClemsonTigers) March 24, 2020
Sam Ehlinger's COVID-19 Relief Fund https://t.co/YJePRjarIz
— Michael Yurcich (@Coach_Yurcich) March 27, 2020
Offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich posted on his Twitter timeline soon thereafter support for the GoFundMe page for Ehlinger.
As of noon on March 27, Ehlinger was just shy of $10K raised on his GoFundMe page.
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It’s great to see star college athletes like Ehlinger and Lawrence thrown their names into the ring of those who are helping support the COVID-19 relief efforts, along with Herman.
For more information on COVID-19, you can visit the CDC’s website.