Camp Mystic is a private Christian all-girl’s summer camp located right on the bank of the Guadalupe River. Due to this, many of the young campers fell victim to the rising waters when the flooding began. According to Taaffe, wearing this tie is in the effort to shed light on the situation, and honor the girls who didn’t make it.

Taaffe called the counselors at Camp Mystic “heroes” and wore a tie to honor them and the young girls who died during the Central Texas flood.

Taaffe spoke to reporters wearing a tie with 27 sets of initials on it, each representing someone who died after catastrophic flooding overtook Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country during the July 4 weekend.

AUSTIN, Texas — Longhorns safety Michael Taaffe put something more important than football front and center at this week’s SEC Media days. The Westlake alum wore a burnt orange tie with 27 sets of initials, honoring kids and employees from Camp Mystic who lost their lives in the devastating flooding on July 4.

"Coach (Kirby) Smart is one of the most competitive coaches I have ever been against in my life," said Taaffe. "Like, physically hearing him on the sideline when I'm playing defense. I'm like who is this maniac?"

The tragic flood in Central Texas was on the minds of the Longhorns that traveled to Atlanta for the SEC Media Days.

Thursday at P. Terry’s West Campus location to help raise awareness for their fundraiser, signing autographs and taking pictures with fans, hoping to give them

About 1,000 miles away, Texas Longhorns safety Michael Taaffe stood before reporters, wearing a tie with the initials of the 28 victims from Camp Mystic.

Texas Longhorns safety Michael Taaffe paid a special tribute to the Texas flood victims at the Southeastern Conference media day event in Atlanta on Tuesday.