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Texas A&M moving away from #WRTS hashtag
If you're familiar with anything Texas A&M-related on Twitter, you've undoubtedly seen the #WRTS hashtag when it comes to recruiting.
"WRTS" means "We Run This State," and while Kevin Sumlin has said he prefers using "YESSIR" when it comes to recruiting, others have used it. It, of course, can be interpreted as a shot at other Texas schools as the Aggies have started getting the highest-ranked recruiting classes in the state in recent years.
However, A&M is now moving to officially distance itself from the hashtag.
Why? Well, someone now related to the Texas A&M program filed a trademark for the wordmark.
The father of Daylon Mack, a four-star defensive lineman who committed in the class of 2015 to the Aggies, filed a trademark for #WRTS in the middle of 2014. He even used the same attorney that Johnny Manziel used for his "Johnny Football" trademark.
"Texas A&M has not had any plans -- past or future -- to trademark, purchase, or otherwise profit financially from #WRTS," the school said in a statement Thursday. "Texas A&M was aware of Mr. Coris Mack's trademark application but this trademark application had nothing to do with the recruitment of Mr. Daylon Mack as a student-athlete at Texas A&M."
The school also said it has "disallowed licensees from using #WRTS in connection with Texas A&M trademarks, to include official logos, phrases and colors, in production of licensed goods. Texas A&M's Office of Business Development, which oversees the university's trademarks and licensing, is not a part of the athletics department, and is not involved in the recruitment of student-athletes."
The move from Texas A&M makes sense now. If it finds a new hashtag to use for the next recruiting cycle, it has a chance for it to take over and everyone will move on from #WRTS before Mack's father uses the trademark. According to ESPN, Mack's father hasn't answered questions about the trademark to make it official yet. He has until to July to do so.
In case you were wondering what the trademark has been applied for, here are the categories requested in the application.
A-shirts; Athletic apparel, namely, shirts, pants, jackets, footwear, hats and caps, athletic uniforms; Athletic pants; Athletic shirts; Baseball caps; Baseball caps and hats; Camp shirts; Cap visors; Capri pants; Caps; Caps with visors; Cargo pants; Clothing for athletic use, namely, padded pants; Clothing for athletic use, namely, padded shirts; Clothing for babies, toddlers and children, treated with fire and heat retardants, namely, pajamas, jackets, shirts, pants, jumpers; Fishing shirts; Golf caps; Golf pants, shirts and skirts; Golf shirts; Graphic T-shirts; Gym pants; Hats; Headgear, namely, athletic caps and hats; Hooded sweat shirts; Jogging pants; Knit shirts; Knitted caps; Knot caps; Long-sleeved shirts; Moisture-wicking sports pants; Moisture-wicking sports shirts; Over shirts; Pants; Polo shirts; Rugby shirts; Shirts; Shirts and short-sleeved shirts; Short-sleeved or long-sleeved t-shirts; Short-sleeved shirts; Sleeves worn separate and apart from blouses, shirts and other tops; Sport shirts; Sports caps and hats; Sports pants; Sports shirts; Sports shirts with short sleeves; Stocking caps; Stocking hats; Stretch pants; Sun protective clothing, namely, athletic shirts and pants; Sweat pants; Sweat shirts; T-shirts; T-shirts for athletic activity; Tee shirts; Toboggan hats; Toboggan hats, pants and caps; Track pants; Travel clothing contained in a package comprising reversible jackets, pants, skirts, tops and a belt or scarf; Triathlon clothing, namely, triathlon tights, triathlon shorts, triathlon singlets, triathlon shirts, triathlon suits; Waterproof jackets and pants; Wind pants; Wind shirts; Women's clothing, namely, shirts, dresses, skirts, blouses; Women's hats and hoods; Yoga pants; Yoga shirts
Got any hashtag suggestions for A&M?
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Nick Bromberg is the assistant editor of Dr. Saturday on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!
