Report: SMU Mustangs ‘intrigued’ by Mack Brown

By Jack Crosby | Sep 29, 2014

Dec 30, 2013; San Antonio, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Mack Brown reacts during the post game press conference after a game against the Oregon Ducks at Alamo Dome. Oregon defeated Texas 30-7. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

After just a few games into the season, June Jones stepped down as the head coach of the SMU Mustangs after what really was a rather successful stint with the program that was once given the Death Penalty. With that, there is a nice coaching void for a young, upstart coach looking to make a name for himself to fill.

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Well it appears that SMU might want to pass on going with the young blood so they can bring in some experience. So with that being said, is it any surprise that they’re reportedly interested in former Texas Longhorns coach Mack Brown?

Yes, that Mack Brown.

According to a report from Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports, the higher-ups in the SMU program are intrigued at the thought of bringing in the former national title-winning coach, who now serves as an ESPN/ABC broadcaster on Saturdays.

“A wildcard name to keep an eye on with the SMU vacancy is former Texas coach Mack Brown, now an ESPN broadcaster,” Feldman wrote. “Word is, some well-connected SMU brass are intrigued by Brown and think he might be tempted by the chance to coach again.

“Brown is 63 and it’s not common to follow one 60-plus year-old with another, but as one source pointed out, the Mustangs basketball coach (Larry Brown) is also in his 70s (74).”

Now this is a rather interesting turn of events, but you’d have to ask yourself whether or not Mack would want to take on such a task at this point in his life. While he has not ruled out the possibility of coaching in college football again, you’d imagine that he would want to take a program on the brink of success and get them over the edge, rather than building one up from the ground, basically.

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