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Funnel cakes and handshakes: Inside Greg Sankey's tour of Texas as he oversees growing college football empire

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SOMEWHERE OVER TEXAS — Greg Sankey’s blue plaid sports coat is speckled with the white remnants of a funnel cake, and his brown slacks are blemished by a dollop of barbecue sauce.

These are consequences of his most recent trip to one of the country’s most celebrated American festivals: the State Fair of Texas.