According to SMU, Evans will certainly begin in this function on April 7.
DALLAS– Southern Methodist College has actually employed Damon Evans as its brand-new sports supervisor complying with a nationwide search, the institution revealed Friday.
Evans, that formerly acted as sports supervisor at the College of Maryland and the College of Georgia, will certainly begin in this function on April 7.
” While it is never ever simple to leave an organization that has actually entered into your household, the chance to find to SMU was undue to skip,” Evans stated in a news release from the college. “SMU has remarkable energy in all facets of its Sports program, however I think we can press to also better elevations. I am recognized to sign up with the College and to be a component of something really unique.”
At Maryland, Evans supervised a division with 20 university sporting activities, 500 student-athletes and a spending plan going beyond $120 million. Throughout his period, the Terrapins won 49 Large 10 champions and 7 nationwide titles.
Evans was lately designated to the University Football Playoff Option Board and offers on the NCAA Change Board.
” Our objective was to discover a leader that shared our vision for the future of SMU Sports – among proceeded and also better nationwide importance,” stated SMU Board of Trustees Chair David B. Miller, that co-chaired the search board. “Damon’s expertise, experience and considerable get in touches with in intercollegiate sports will certainly be important in leading our Sports program to also better success in the ACC while purposefully browsing the advancing NIL landscape.”
Before signing up with Maryland in 2014, Evans operated in the economic sector after working as Georgia’s sports supervisor from 2004 to 2010. At Georgia, he supervised 13 championship games and 19 SEC titles.
Evans changes Rick Hart, that lately tipped down from the setting. He takes control of a program that established an institution document with 8 champion groups in 2023-24.
SMU is finishing up its initial year as a participant of the Atlantic Coastline Seminar.
