Houston’s coach asked for Hurricane Harvey donations, and college teams sprang to action

As Hurricane Harvey continues to devastate Texas, athletic departments across the country are using their resources to help those who are in need.

Monday evening, Kelvin Sampson, the head coach of Houston men’s basketball team, took to Twitter to seek supplies for the victims of Hurricane Harvey.

The response was immediate and overwhelming. The list of schools who helped out below is by no means comprehensive, and shoutout to each and every school that donated or helped out.

Georgetown

By way of a football equipment truck:

BYU

Western Kentucky

Miami

DePaul

Florida

Kentucky

llinois

Auburn

Ohio

UCLA

Many other schools, including Virginia, Villanova, USF, and Nevada rogered up their support online. Even AAU and elite travel basketball teams got in on the action to help Houston in their time of need.

The Sun Belt conference is collecting donations through a GoFundMe page, with all the proceeds going towards aid organizations helping with the recovery from Hurricane Harvey.

Oregon’s equipment department even got a chain of other equipment staffs on board to donate clothing and shoes, too.

Duke

Arizona State

Tulsa football offensive line coach Mike Bloesch, who is from Houston, also donated clothing and other items.

Washington State baseball got in on the donating, too.

For the upcoming college football game between Michigan and Florida in Arlington, Texas, the schools’ athletic departments have teamed up with game organizers from the AdvoCare Classic, the Cotton Bowl, and the Dallas Cowboys to encourage fans to donate to the Red Cross and Salvation Army to aid in relief efforts.

Kansas State will collect supplies at its stadium on Saturday during its season opener against Central Arkansas for Texas residents affected by Hurricane Harvey. The K-State equipment truck will deliver the supplies to Texas over the weekend.

Ohio State and Indiana will be wearing “Houston Strong” helmet stickers for the Thursday night game from Bloomington.

OSU’s football program is also donating $10,000 to the Red Cross.

Mississippi State football will also wear these decals to support Texas during the Bulldogs’ game against Charleston Southern on Saturday.

Baylor is offering free tickets to those affected for its home opener against Liberty on Friday night, and SMU is offering both free tickets and food for its game on Saturday against Stephen F. Austin.

Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin has urged people to donate to the relief effort, and the Aggies will wear a helmet sticker against their opener on Sunday at UCLA to raise awareness.

The Texas Longhorns let Houston’s football team practice in their indoor facility last weekend, although the Cougars’ season opener against Arizona has since been moved to next weekend and relocated to Tucson. The Longhorns also supported J.J. Watt’s donation campaign, which has now raised $5.1 million, with a new goal of $6 million set.

A total of nine FBS schools in Texas will also be donating equipment trucks and drivers to collect donations in Austin on Thursday, as well. KHOU-TV in Houston has more:

TCU has encouraged people to donate, as well.

The AAC and its 13 member schools also made a $100,000 donation to the Red Cross to help with the recovery efforts.

And LSU and BYU saw their game in Houston moved to New Orleans, but the many Tigers who are from the area have offered encouragement.

Given the widespread devastation that both Houston and other parts of Texas have experienced due to Harvey, it’s incredibly cool to see such camaraderie between athletic programs to help out. Take a look at all the ways you can help Houston by clicking here.