Hart is one of four winners at the FBS level. Other winners are North Carolina’s Bubba Cunningham, Baylor’s Mack Rhodes, and Appalachian State’s Doug Gillin.
The award is meant to highlight and honor athletic directors across the country for their commitment and support of their universities and student-athletes.
Since Hart came to SMU in 2012, SMU athletics has won 22 conference championships across 11 teams. In addition to their success on the field, SMU student-athletes are excelling in the classroom. Over one third of student athletes have maintained a cumulative GPA of over 3.5, while 67 percent of of them have earned cumulative GPAs of 3.