Texas Athletic Director Steve Patterson is in trouble with President Gregory Fenves, according to a report by the Austin American-Statesman.
Fenves, who has been in office for over a month, has already met with Patterson twice to discuss athletic department issues and a third is tentatively scheduled for Friday.
Patterson has been under fire since a report published in June by HornsDigest’s Chip Brown revealed that the Longhorns’ athletic director had alienated donors and fans with lack of communication and unexpected changes for season ticket holders.
In the Statesman report, Patterson says he doesn’t know if he has alienated donors and said he isn’t concerned about doing so either. He added that he is more concerned about making important decision for those who participate in Texas athletics. But he did recognize that he could have done a better job communicating at times.
Patterson has been the Longhorns’ athletic director since Nov. 2013 and his contract goes through Aug. 2019. His salary started at $1.4 million and includes a minimum 2.5 percent increase each fiscal year. His contract doesn’t list a specific buyout clause.
A source in the report didn’t speculate whether Patterson would potentially be fired but said he is in trouble with Fenves. Any move to end Patterson’s tenure at Texas would require approval from the UT System Board of Regents.
Fenves, who has been in office for over a month, has already met with Patterson twice to discuss athletic department issues and a third is tentatively scheduled for Friday.
Patterson has been under fire since a report published in June by HornsDigest’s Chip Brown revealed that the Longhorns’ athletic director had alienated donors and fans with lack of communication and unexpected changes for season ticket holders.
In the Statesman report, Patterson says he doesn’t know if he has alienated donors and said he isn’t concerned about doing so either. He added that he is more concerned about making important decision for those who participate in Texas athletics. But he did recognize that he could have done a better job communicating at times.
Patterson has been the Longhorns’ athletic director since Nov. 2013 and his contract goes through Aug. 2019. His salary started at $1.4 million and includes a minimum 2.5 percent increase each fiscal year. His contract doesn’t list a specific buyout clause.
A source in the report didn’t speculate whether Patterson would potentially be fired but said he is in trouble with Fenves. Any move to end Patterson’s tenure at Texas would require approval from the UT System Board of Regents.
