Rhett Lashlee explains decision to stick with SMU amid openings at Arkansas, Auburn
By Jacob Moss
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The SMU Mustangs made headlines last week when they locked up head coach Rhett Lashlee to a long-term deal that will keep him in Dallas for the foreseeable future and make him one of the highest-paid coaches in the nation.
This extension comes in the middle of one of the wildest coaching carousels in recent memory, with many top jobs around the country currently open, including Lashlee’s alma mater in Arkansas.
Lashlee would have probably received interest from the Razorbacks and other programs, but he explained his decision to stick with SMU to Danny Kanell and Dusty Dvoracek on the College Sports Radio on SiriusXM Thursday morning.
“SMU chose us,” Lashlee said. “They were the first to choose us. They gave us an opportunity to be a head coach, and that matters to us. So, when things line up, and we have full support from our administration, and full support from our donors and our fanbase, and we can recruit here, and our staff believes in what we’re doing, just from a timing standpoint, this is where we want to be.”
Lashlee has certainly turned the Mustangs around over his 4 seasons at SMU, and this new extension ensures that he will continue building on what he and his staff have started into the future.
