Mattress Mack is in Birmingham supporting the University of Houston in the NCAA Tournament.
Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale is in Birmingham supporting the University of Houston in the NCAA Tournament.
"Well you know I’m a big supporter of the Cougar NIL program. So with that money we’ve been able to bring in a lot of the parents of all of the players to the game and some of their friends," McIngvale said Thursday night. "A lot of the player sent me notes last week thanking us for using the NIL money to bring in their parents to the game. So they’re here watching the game, and it should be very exciting.
Marcus Sasser's father, Marcus Sasser Sr., called it a "blessing" and thanked Mattress Mack for "having a good heart".
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