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Isaiah Bond and Michael Taaffe will have two of the nicest cars on Texas’ campus this year.
The wide receiver and defensive back were selected by Lamborghini Austin’s Promotional to be the dealership’s partners for the 2024 season, and with the partnership came a pair of new cars for the two standouts.
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Congratulations to Isaiah Bond and Michael Taaffe on their selections to be Lamborghini Austin’s Promotional partners for the 2024 season. pic.twitter.com/S1PxmSRYue
According to On3 Sports’ Jeremy Crabtree, the two were selected for the NIL deal because of their “strong academic achievements, community leadership and success on the field.” It’s safe to say being gifted a new Lamborghini is quite the way to start the year.
After landing impressive NIL deals, Bond and Taaffe will look to prove they deserved the new cars with big seasons on the field.
Bond spent his first two collegiate seasons at Alabama before transferring to Texas ahead of the 2024 season. He was considered to be the top wide receiver prospect in the transfer portal by 247Sports this offseason after recording 668 receiving yards and four touchdowns last year.
Taaffe, who is entering his third season with the Longhorns this year, had 48 tackles, two passes deflected and three interceptions in 2023.
Texas is coming off an impressive 12-2 season that saw it win the Big 12 Championship but fall to Washington in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Now joining the SEC, the Longhorns will look to have another big year while facing opponents from one of the toughest conferences in college football.
