It takes a lot to move Rutgers off the first page of the college athletics world. A lot.
So congrats, Texas, for that at least.
Yes, the Longhorns—long the belle of the ball among administrators, football fans and 5-star players—finally corrected a mistake the school made 22 months ago when it hired athletic director Steve Patterson.
According to Brian Davis and Kirk Bohls of the Austin American Statesman, along with other reports out of the state capital, University of Texas President Gregory L. Fenves made the decision Tuesday morning to fire Patterson after months of speculation regarding just such a move.