#86 JIM SMITH on his first month as Maryland Athletic Director and his business approach to athletics
Update: 2025-08-27
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This week we sit down with UMD’s new Athletic Director, Jim Smith. He shares insights on the hiring process, why he’s already re-signed three coaches, and how his experience across the sports and college world prepared him for Maryland.
As always, we also break down the latest in Maryland sports.
0:35 Start of time at Maryland
2:35 Hiring Process
6:35 Re-Shaping Budget
11:05 Relationships with Coaches and Revenue Share
19:05 Who is Jim?
23:50 Football
49:50 Soccer
55:35 Terrific Terp
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