The Pony Express is back!
Southern Methodist University (SMU) will be moving up from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) beginning in the 2024-25 campaign, and it’s clear the school and surrounding entities are doing everything in their power to get prepared for the July 1 move.
The college’s athletic department made the announcement Tuesday they have brought in $159 million over the past fiscal year of 2023-24. SMU originally announced they were joining the ACC in Sept. 2023, becoming effective in 2024. Over the next week, the Mustangs athletic department brought in a crazy $100 million, just like that. (RELATED: Big 12 In Talks With Allstate To Do One Of The Stupidest Things Ever In The Name Of Money: REPORT)
In total, SMU received four eight-figure donations, 35 seven-figure donations, 82 six-figure donations and over 4,800 members…
