Jerritt Elliott<\/a>,\u00a0director of volleyball & head volleyball coach at Texas whose team is currently ranked\u00a0No. 2 in the AVCA Preseason Coaches’ Poll.\u00a0<\/p>\nHuntington has\u00a0operated\u00a0in Texas for\u00a0nearly 20\u00a0years and grew its presence\u00a0substantially over\u00a0the past year through partnerships with\u00a0Veritex\u00a0Community Bank and Cadence Bank. Huntington’s Texas leadership has deep ties to the University. Vice Chairman of Huntington Bank, Dan Rollins is an alumnus as is Regional Group President Billy Braddock, East & Central Texas Regional President Peyton Jones, who has a family connection to the former University of Texas President Homer Rainey, the namesake of Rainey Hall, and Houston Regional President Ross Vaughan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Huntington Bank challenged us to think about how their sponsorship could make the fan experience better\u2014however and wherever fans are consuming Texas Athletics. Bringing a Longhorn City Limits speakeasy to life simply wouldn’t have been possible without their commitment, and I’m excited about the stories we’ll tell across our social and digital channels alongside our student athletes,” added Lucas Motta, vice president of Longhorn Sports Properties. “This is a relationship that will engage our fans and alumni year-round, and we couldn’t be happier to officially launch the relationship.”<\/p>\n
Huntington\u00a0is proud to have several prominent\u00a0Longhorn alumni\u00a0as part of its expanding sports platform,\u00a0including\u00a0Texas native and world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler;\u00a0Farah O’Keefe, the current NCAA Women’s Individual Golf Champion;\u00a0and three other former All-Americans now playing professionally.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“At Huntington, our brand promise begins with a simple word: Welcome. Our sponsorship of Huntington Bank Gate brings that promise to life,” said Huntington\u00a0chief marketing officer Vijay Konduru.\u00a0“It will be more than an entrance for us\u2014it is\u00a0where students, alumni,\u00a0families\u00a0and fans from across Texas come together. Every person who walks through\u00a0represents\u00a0the spirit of connection and community that defines both UT and Texas.\u00a0It\u00a0is a visible symbol of how Huntington hopes to show up across the state\u2014with open doors, strong\u00a0relationships\u00a0and a commitment to serving Texans.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
About Huntington Bank\u00a0<\/p>\n
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $284 billion asset regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. A top 10 U.S. commercial bank, the Huntington National Bank and its affiliates provide consumers, small and middle-market businesses, corporations, municipalities, and other organizations with a comprehensive suite of banking, payments, wealth management, and risk management products and services.\u00a0Founded\u00a0in 1866, Huntington\u00a0operates\u00a0over 1,400 branches in 21 states, with certain businesses\u00a0operating\u00a0nationally. Visit\u00a0Huntington.com\u00a0for more information.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
About The Texas Exes\u00a0<\/p>\n
Founded in 1885, The Texas Exes is the\u202fofficial alumni organization of The University of Texas at Austin. Its mission is to unite alumni and friends around the world, create a passionate voice that strengthens the university,\u00a0promote\u00a0alumni accomplishments, and\u00a0celebrate\u00a0Longhorn spirit and traditions. With more than 120,000 members across the globe, The Texas Exes seeks to foster connections between alumni, students, and The University of Texas to help them grow, thrive, and change the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n
About Learfield\u00a0<\/p>\n
Learfield is the leading media and technology\u00a0company\u00a0powering college athletics. With ties to over 1,200 collegiate institutions and more than 12,000 local and national brand partners, Learfield delivers influence and reach to target audiences through licensed merchandise, game ticketing, donor identification, exclusive content, NIL solutions, and advanced digital platforms. Since 2008, it has served as title sponsor for the acclaimed Learfield Directors’ Cup, supporting athletic departments across all divisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas \u2014\u00a0University of Texas Athletics and Huntington Bank today announced a landmark 10-year sponsorship that establishes Huntington…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414439,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-414438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}