SMU's 2017-18 athletic year had several ups and downs. The football team returned to bowl eligibility, then went through a coaching change and hired Sonny Dykes as the new head coach. Both the men's and women's basketball teams struggled with injuries that ended their seasons early. The men's soccer team won the American Conference regular-season and tournament titles before going to the Round of 16 in the NCAA tournament. Tochi Nlemchi and Latessa Johnson are representing the university in the NCAA's women's track and field championships.
SMU athletic director Rick Hart spoke with SportsDay at last week's American Conference annual meetings about the past year of SMU sports, among other things.