There's one thing in it that bothers me.
So the state of Texas has the power to restrict athletic scholarships? They do have the power to withhold state funding to the colleges. But athletic scholarships is none of their business.House Bill 778, as filed, does not specify when the game should occur, but it does offer a penalty should it fail to happen: Whichever institution refused to participate in the showdown would suffer restrictions on its athletic scholarships.