Texas Hires Patterson to Run Richest College Athletics Program
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The University of Texas hired Steve Patterson as athletic director, bringing him back to the school where he played basketball and earned undergraduate and law degrees to run the richest program in college sports.
Patterson, 55, a former executive in the National Basketball Association and the National Football League who has been Arizona State’s top sports administrator, will succeed 76-year-old DeLoss Dodds, who is retiring after 32 years.