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Small College Conversations - Darnell Smith

Texas A&M San Antonio Director of Athletics Darnell Smith joins NAIA.ticker’s Kristen Eargle on Small College Conversations presented by CollegeSports.jobs. Since starting as A&M-San Antonio's inaugural athletic director in 2019, Smith has spearheaded the successful introduction of men's and women's soccer, softball, and men's golf and added men's and women's basketball for the 2024-25 season. As the Red River Athletic Conference Athletic Director of the Year, Smith discusses his vision for the Jaguars that spans the next 5 to even 20 plus years to build the infrastructure of an athletics department from the ground up. 00:00 - Introduction 00:36 - You started the athletic department at Texas A&M-San Antonio, which is a significant undertaking. What in your career prepared you to build this from the ground and create a long-term vision? 04:55 - What is your vision for the Jaguars department? 09:52 - Walk me through how you went about creating these short, medium and long-term strategic plans for a department that did not exist. 14:09 - Year four is complete now…What has stood out to you as far as wins as you work to implement your vision? 19:01 - Do you have a blueprint strategic plan for adding sports? Is it almost a plug-and-play now? 23:34 - How much of the conversations do you have with the President and donors about the facilities that you’re adding having dual purpose and use for non-student athletes? 26:55- How have you seen adding sports have an impact on the University?