do you specifically mean athletes? Because my whole family went to UT and none of us had a scholarship and paid for everything ourselves.Every kid that comes to UT comes because of money in some form or fashion.
If you mean athletes, then kinda - meaning we clearly were not getting all the top talent, before NIL, because of all the illegal crap that has gone on in college sports.
Now you could say that athletes chose Texas for long-term financial opportunities but now you are talking apples and oranges, imo. You can't conflate those issues.