Orsini formed Circle of Champions, which allowed SMU to hire better coaches because of donors' contributions. Advertisement Orsini's main mantra, repeated for years, was "Top 25 in everything we do." ...

Then came Steve Orsini. It was with considerable relief that long-suffering Mustang fans like my dad watched as the football program was resurrected after Orsini was hired in 2006.

DALLAS (AP/CBSDFW) - SMU athletic director Steve Orsini has been fired, effective immediately. School president R. Gerald Turner announced the move in a news release Thursday. There were no ...

How's this for a daunting job description? • Lure successful, high-profile head coaches to a small, private university that has minimized sports for 20 years. • Nurture revenues and ...

Steve Orsini meets the press at a news conference on campus as the new SMU athletic director on March 24, 2006. SMU athletic director Steve Orsini has been fired, effective immediately. School ...

One phone call from the athletic department business manager at his alma mater changed Steve Orsini’s life. Two decades later, the Wall Street career path having been abandoned, Orsini agreed to ...

May 17 is not a normal date to hear that an athletic director has been fired, but that doesn't matter much to SMU, which surprisingly fired AD Steve Orsini effective immediately on Thursday.

One phone call from the athletic department business manager at his alma mater changed Steve Orsini’s life. Two decades later, the Wall Street career path having been abandoned, Orsini agreed to ...

The Sports Xchange SMU fires AD Orsini SMU has fired athletic director Steve Orsini, the school announced Thursday. University president R. Gerald Turner made the announcement in a press release, b… ...

It's been 25 years since SMU last went to a bowl game. Gas prices were under a $1.20. Most current SMU students were not born and June Jones was just breaking into coaching. Today, made the wait ...

Steve Orsini has been fired as athletic director at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, effective immediately. SMU president Gerald R. Turner gave no reason for the dismissal in his ...