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August 2008
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Recently in SMU CategoryIt's time to start talking college football and we have a lot for you. The season kicks off in less than a month. Texas A&M has a new starting QB. SMU has a new coach and outlook. Read about June Jones here and >> Continue reading: It's college football time SMU football started a new era today as Head Coach June Jones conducted his first fall workouts on campus. Jones starts with five quarterbacks, but he insists, once he finds his guy, he will stick with him. "I told them last night that the best guy will play, and I try to hang with that guy as long as I can," Jones said. "That's kind of what I've done in the past. I've played that position and you don't want someone looking over your... SMU will be hosting some of the best tennis players in history. The Stanford Championships, one of eight events on the 2008 Outback Champions Series, the international champions' tennis circuit featuring tennis stars 30 and older will be played at SMU's Turpin Tennis Stadium. The tournament from October 22-26 will feature a field of eight players that will include Jim Courier, Todd Martin, Mark Philippoussis and defending champ... Good Morning Texas is not usually a place to talk football. Today, though, new SMU head football coach June Jones stopped by to talk to his long-time friend and high school football teammate Gary Cogill. Jones faces a big task to get SMU football back to respectability. But if any coach can, it's probably Jones. He turned around a hapless Hawaii program that was strapped by poor facilities (although, the beach is a pretty good... A former SMU Mustang tennis player is having a mercurial rise through the men's doubles tennis rankings. Johan Brunstrom broke into the top 100 at No. 94 after winning his first tournament and then qualifying for Wimbledon and winning a first-round match. Brunstrom and partner Julian Rojer won the International Championships of Andalusia over Dick Norman and James Cerretani, 6-4, 6-3, in the final for his first pro title. ...The problems have been on the field for the SMU football team, but they are hoping what is on their heads and backs will help the team return to "national prominence." I'm reminded of what my middle school football coach, Coach Garcia, would always say, "look sharp, play sharp." Maybe this isn't what he meant. >> Continue reading: SMU football team changing look The SMU Mustangs will be seeing a lot of their regional rivals in the years to come. SMU Director of Athletics Steve Orsini announced future series with Baylor, TCU and North Texas. Navy and Stephen F. Austin also agreed to play the Mustangs. The Battle for the Iron Skillet will continue between SMU and TCU. Games are scheduled annually through 2017. The two teams have played annual since 1915, except for six seasons. They di... Get out your 2014 calendar. UNT and SMU have agreed to play four games from 2014-2017, the series could extend to 2025. There is an option for eight additional games that would be played from 2018-2025. SMU and UNT have played 33 games, including the last two years. UNT defeated SMU 24-6 in 2006, while SMU prevai... Swimming head coaches Steve Collins (women's) and Eddie Sinnott (men's) are both going to the Olympics. Collins, who has been at SMU for 22 years, will be the head coach of the Slovakian national team for the fourth time, while Sinnott, at SMU for 18 years, will be an assistant team leader for the U.S. team. Sinnott leaves June 27 for Omaha, Neb. and the U.S. Olympic trials. There, he will watch the best swimmers in ... Normally coaches host football camps for local kids, but new SMU coach June Jones is going the extra mile -- nearly 6,000 miles, actually -- to host a camp in American Samoa. The former Hawaii coach is heading to Pago Pago, American Samoa for the inaugural June Jones American Samoa Football Academy June 26-29. He'll teach high school junior varsity and varsity football players and their coaches. Jones just got done h... |
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