Donors Give SMU $50 Million to Recruit, Retain Student-Athletes

‘Historic’ gift: SMU megadonors raise $50 million to recruit and retain elite athletes

Eight Southern Methodist University megadonors have raised $50 million for the school’s athletes, signaling a dramatic escalation in college sports’ donor-fuele...

Donors give SMU $50 million to recruit, retain student-athletes

SMU's donors are stepping up to help keep the Mustangs competitive in the fast-changing landscape of college sports.

Canzano: Honks at SMU pony up again

SMU has deep resources and big ambitions. I spent a lot of time quoting oilmen and petroleum entrepreneurs when Southern Methodist University was flirting with the Pac-12 a few years ago. I miss the good ol’ boys of the Boulevard Collective. On Friday, four couples who are SMU megadonors sneezed and raised $50 million for the school’s athletes. They’ve created a spinoff gift-giving organization — the Boulevard Society — and plan to raise another…

What's next for Damon Evans after $50 million gift to SMU Athletics, launching Boulevard Society?

SMU's not done. AD Damon Evans was quick to note to the Dallas Morning News that there's more left in the tank for the university.