February 16, 2026
By Alex Byington, On3: Kelvin Sampson made headlines two weeks ago when he suggested Houston‘s athletic department is “very poor” when it comes to its NIL — name, image and likeness — resources, especially when compared to other Big 12 programs like free-spending Texas Tech. The 70-year veteran Cougars head coach walked those comments back a day later, attributing Houston’s NIL issues with the fact that it has only been in the league three seasons.
“I shouldn’t have said we’re poor,” Sampson said Feb. 5. “We’re not poor. We’re anything but poor. We’ve got a great athletic department. The NIL thing, though, that’s not a bottomless pit. You’ve got to continue to work at that. And the schools that have been in the Big 12 the longest, they have an advantage.”
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