The Ties that Bind the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees

| April 2, 2015 

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As UAB football boosters continue to push to bring the team back after university leaders ended the program in December, more attention is being placed on the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees.  Members of that panel have insisted they had nothing to do with the decision to end UAB football.  What is clear though are the close ties the board has with Bryant Bank.  Paul Bryant Junior, son of legendary University of Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, founded the bank and is a long-time board of trustees member.  We talk about the situation with Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald.

 

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