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TribLive: Patterson on Paying Student-Athletes

At our 5/15 TribLive conversation, Steve Patterson, the men's athletics director at the University of Texas, waded into the controversy over whether student-athletes should be paid.

By Evan SmithMay 15, 2014, 5:49 p.m. CentralUpdated May 15, 2014, 5:49 p.m. Central

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TribLive: Patterson on Paying Student-Athletes

by Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
May 15, 2014

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TribLive: Patterson on Paying Student-Athletes

Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
May 15, 2014

At our 5/15 TribLive conversation, Steve Patterson, the men's athletics director at the University of Texas, waded into the controversy over whether student-athletes should be paid.

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