Almost nobody, if anybody at all, thought of Huntington Bank. Yet, here we are.<\/p>\n
In a recent announcement from the University of Texas<\/a>, the Longhorns have partnered with the bank, naming Huntington as the official bank sponsor of the athletic program.<\/p>\n The partnership will span 10 years, and Gate 8 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium will be renamed\u202f”Huntington Bank Gate.”<\/p>\n banking on success \ud83e\udd18<\/p>\n welcome to The Forty, @Huntington_Bank<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/Ns6GzniH0s<\/a>#HookEm<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Q8oFeBXG4s<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Texas Longhorns (@TexasLonghorns) August 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n If you’re curious, no, Huntington Bank didn’t start in Austin. In fact, it started in none other than Columbus, Ohio, when it was founded as P.W. Huntington & Company in 1866.<\/p>\n However, while there was no mention of a jersey patch sponsorship, with how these deals have been rolling in from every direction, it shouldn’t come as a surprise if a brand name like Huntington Bank is on the Longhorns’ jerseys before anyone can bat an eye.<\/p>\n Could Huntington Bank be latest financial corporation to sponsor college jersey patches?<\/p>\n Huntington Bank wouldn’t even be the first financial institution to pile on sponsorship money for a collegiate athletics program, or conference, this offseason.<\/p>\n The Ohio State Buckeyes inked a $17-million deal with JPMorgan Chase for a jersey patch sponsorship. The Illinois Fighting Illini signed one with Busey Bank. Michigan State signed one with MSU Federal Credit Union.<\/p>\n And this is just the beginning.<\/p>\n Again, when the Horns announced the partnership with Huntington Bank, Texas didn’t make any mention of a jersey patch. In fact, the only evidence of the company’s name at Campbell-Williams Field was on the big screen. Even North Dakota State signed one with Gate City Bank.<\/p>\n However, it also didn’t show any physical evidence of Gate 8’s name change.<\/p>\n Texas fans are almost entirely in agreement when it comes to the team’s jerseys, which have stuck to tradition more strongly than any other program in the country: Longhorn Nation doesn’t really want a change.<\/p>\n If anything, they would find it fun if Texas donned black accessories for one game a year, something that the Horns tried out a few times over the last decade. Fans want Texas and Texas A&M to both wear their home colors when they face each other in the Lone Star Showdown.<\/p>\n They don’t want “Huntington Bank” on the chest of the jersey.<\/p>\n Ultimately, only time will tell if Texas Athletic Director Chris Del Conte throws up his hands and gives in to the impending doom of a jersey patch sponsor, but for now, fans can hope that it’s only a gate that’s seeing a change.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\"){kind=icon}
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