3 days ago · DALLAS – Rick Hart, SMU director of athletics, has announced this will be his last academic year at SMU.Hart will continue to serve in his role until a new leader is identified and on campus. “It is with tremendous pride, heartfelt love, and yes, mixed emotions, that I share I have made the decision that this academic year will be my last at SMU,” Hart said.

3 days ago · DALLAS (AP) — Rick Hart is stepping down after 13 years as athletic director at SMU, which in the past year completed its long-desired move into a power conference by becoming a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.. Hart said in a statement Friday, without elaborating, that it was “time for a new challenge” for him and a new voice to lead the Mustangs.

2 days ago · On Friday morning, SMU’s athletic director, Rick Hart, announced he would step down from his position at the end of the academic year. A New Orleans radio show, 105.3 The Fan, first announced the news on Thursday night. Their statement was confirmed in a letter sent by Hart in an email to students, faculty and...

3 days ago · DALLAS (AP) — Rick Hart is stepping down after 13 years as athletic director at SMU, which in the past year completed its long-desired move into a power conference by becoming a member of the ...

3 days ago · After spearheading the schools move to the power conference ranks, SMU athletics director Rick Hart announced on Friday that he is stepping down from his position. Hart has led Mustangs athletics since 2012 and will remain in his role until the school hires a replacement. "It is with tremendous pride, heartfelt love, and yes, mixed emotions ...

3 days ago · DALLAS — Longtime SMU athletics director Rick Hart - who guided the Mustangs through an era of stark change in college sports, including the school's move to the Atlantic Coast Conference - is ...

3 days ago · SMU director of athletics Rick Hart speaks during a press conference announcing SMU’s move to NCAA Atlantic Coast Conference Football on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 at Armstrong Fieldhouse in Dallas.

3 days ago · SMU athletic director Rick Hart will step down at the end of the academic year, he announced on Friday, opening what is expected to be a highly sought-after job. Hart, who has led the athletic ...

Rick Hart was named SMU's Director of Athletics on July 16, 2012. During Hart’s time on the Hilltop, with the support of SMU’s President and Board of Trustees, SMU has repeatedly shown its commitment to competing at the top level of college athletics and to providing a best-in-class student-athlete experience.

SMU athletic director Rick Hart is stepping down after 13 years with the university, Hart announced in a statement. Hart, was hired in July 2012 after six years at UT-Chattanooga, will remain with ...