Three on-field sponsors that make sense for the Texas Longhorns and DKR Stadium

As Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium and Joe Jamail Field prepare for their first season in the SEC, which companies should find a place for their logos on the Texas Longhorns’ field?
Texas fans cheer during the game against Texas Tech at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium.
Texas fans cheer during the game against Texas Tech at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium. / Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA
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The NCAA recently announced that college football teams could have on-field sponsorship for regular-season football games.

As fans flock back to their favorite stadiums and their season-ticket seats, the fields they have grown so accustomed to won’t only have new conference logos but might also have some commercial logos strewn around the yard lines.

So, while Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium and Joe Jamail Field prepare for their first season in the SEC, which companies should find a home for their logos on the Longhorns’ grass?

3. YETI

Fans watch the game from the Yeti Yard at Disch Falk Field.
Fans watch the game from the Yeti Yard at Disch Falk Field. / Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA

Fans can already see YETI coolers sprinkled around town and the logo all across the University of Texas campus.

The Longhorns have had a long-lasting sponsorship deal with YETI, which started in Austin, and the brand has bought advertisements at DKR, Disch Falk Field (baseball), and McCombs Field (softball).

2. Dell

Mar 25, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns running back Bijan Robinson follows the Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament.
Mar 25, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns running back Bijan Robinson follows the Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament. / Dustin Safranek-USA TODAY Sports

Dell Technologies and computers were started in Austin, by a University of Texas Student; Michael Dell.

Laptops, tablets, and computers from the company are already all over campus so it would only make sense for Dell to officially put its name on Joe Jamail Field.

1. H-E-B

A new H-E-B grocery store opens at Lake Austin Boulevard and Exposition.
A new H-E-B grocery store opens at Lake Austin Boulevard and Exposition. / Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA

H-E-B started in Kerrville, just two hours away from UT's campus and DKR Stadium. The popular grocery store has exploded acorss central Texas, particularly in Austin.

The grocery store logo can be seen around town, and near campus, but doesn't have its name on the Longhorns' turf quite yet. It's only logical that the store students and athletes buy their ramen at would have its name at DKR.


College football has changed a lot over the past few years with the inception of NIL, EA Sports College Football 25 being released, and school's being allowed to directly pay their athletes.

On-field logos and sponsorships are just the latest adjustment fans will have to get used to as they support their favorite college teams.

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