DALLAS (AP) — SMU has hired Maryland athletic director Damon Evans for the same role with the Mustangs as the school nears the end of its first year as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

He announced the departure of former Maryland AD Damon Evans before the school or Evans had made an announcement, while also saying that Maryland had one of the worst NIL programs in the country.

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DALLAS — New SMU athletic director Damon Evans is taking over a department enjoying momentum it hasn't seen in decades after the Mustangs exceeded expectations in their first year in the ...

DALLAS (AP) — New SMU athletic director Damon Evans is taking over a department enjoying momentum it hasn’t seen in decades after the Mustangs exceeded expectations in their first year in the Atlantic ...

SMU new athletic director Damon Evans shared his remarks following his official introduction during an event on March 27 at SMU in Dallas.(Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer) UNIVERSITY PARK ...