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===Controversy===
In February 2018, two months after Jimbo Fisher was appointed as the head coach of [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]] football team, Sharp presented him with a plaque commemorating the Aggies' national championship in the year "20--", telling Fisher, "you get to fill in the date".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Finger-At-long-last-Texas-A-M-ready-to-grab-an-15779039.php|title=Finger: At long last, Texas A&M ready to grab an opportunity|website=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=December 5, 2020|access-date=August 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/fsu-seminoles/2018/02/28/texas-am-gave-jimbo-fisher-a-national-championship-plaque-just-add-the-year-and-wins/|title=Texas A&M gave Jimbo Fisher a national championship plaque. Just add the year (and wins)|date=February 28,
On March 7, 2023, a guest lecture by Texas A&M University professor Joy Alonzo at the [[University of Texas Medical Branch]] (UTMB) criticized Texas Lieutenant Governor [[Dan Patrick (politician)|Dan Patrick]]'s role in the [[Opioid epidemic|opioid crisis]]. Shortly afterward, Patrick's office contacted Sharp about Alonzo.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Barragán |first=Kate McGee and James |date=2023-07-25 |title=Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/25/texas-a-m-professor-opioids-dan-patrick/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}</ref> Alonzo was placed on administrative leave immediately, and was formally [[Censure|censured]] by UTMB. The investigation by Texas A&M found no evidence of wrongdoing, and Dr. Alonzo's leave was ended two weeks later.<ref name=":2" />
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