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Texas missed the boat in its AD search

Berry Tramel Jenni Carlson
by Berry Tramel & Jenni Carlson
Published: Thu, September 17, 2015 12:00 AM Updated: Thu, September 17, 2015 4:59 PM
Steve Patterson gestures during a news conference where he was introduced as the new Athletic Director at the University of Texas, in Austin, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Patterson graduated from Texas and earned his law degree there. He succeeds DeLoss Dodds, who is retiring after 32 years. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Deborah Cannon) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, INTERNET MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM
Steve Patterson gestures during a news conference where he was introduced as the new Athletic Director at the University of Texas, in Austin, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Patterson graduated from Texas and earned his law degree there. He succeeds DeLoss Dodds, who is retiring after 32 years. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Deborah Cannon) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, INTERNET MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM

Steve Patterson is out after a tumultuous 22 months at Texas. So, who's next as Longhorns' athletic director?

Jenni Carlson and Berry Tramel sat down in The Oklahoman studios to discuss potential candidates to replace Patterson, including who Tramel thinks the Longhorns should have hired.


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Berry Tramel

Berry Tramel, a lifelong Oklahoman, sports fan and newspaper reader, joined The Oklahoman in 1991 and has served as beat writer, assistant sports editor, sports editor and columnist. Tramel grew up reading four daily newspapers — The Oklahoman,... Read more ›

Jenni Carlson

Jenni Carlson, a sports columnist at The Oklahoman since 1999, came by her love of sports honestly. She grew up in a sports-loving family in Kansas. Her dad coached baseball and did color commentary on the radio for the high school football... Read more ›

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