Chidera Uzo-Diribe is expected to replace Randall Joyner as SMU's defensive line coach.

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Versatile El Paso Andress athlete Jeremiah Cooper has been red hot with offers, and SMU added fuel to that fire on Monday.

SMU looks to continue building its pipeline with one of the local powerhouse programs with an offer to Duncanville's Pierre Goree Jr.

SMU cornerbacks coach Kevin Curtis has accepted the same position at Baylor, according to a press release by Baylor Football on Sunday.

A Lou Groza Award finalist in 2019, former Pac-12 kicker Blake Mazza spoke to The HillTopics about the decision to transfer to SMU.

It's been a slow week for SMU athletics with icy weather conditions, COVID-19 and everything in between forcing everything to move at a snail's pace. With that, here are a few quick hits for the Mustang fan base.

Arlington Lamar 2023 offensive tackle Isaiah Robinson discussed one of Lamar's most decorated football stars, Shane Buechele, while chatting with The HillTopics about his SMU offer.

Lubbock Estacado three-star forward Kiante Williams spoke with The HillTopics about his basketball offer from SMU.

SMU's basketball games against South Florida on Saturday and UCF on Tuesday have postponed, according to the American Athletic Conference. The conference said the decision is "due to a suspension of activities with the Mustang program."

We have confirmed that there are COVID-19 issues within the program.

Click here to read the update from the AAC.

SMU will play four of its six road games out of state. The Mustangs also will rekindle its battle with TCU in September.

SMU was scheduled to play a basketball Tulane on Wednesday, but with the current weather conditions in the Dallas area, that game has been postponed for the time being.

Click here to read more about the postponement, courtesy of The AAC. There has not been a rescheduled start date as of Tuesday evening.

Congratulations to former SMU defender Pat Nelson, who has signed to play in the CFL with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

"I've just got to get to the NFL a little differently," Nelson told The HillTopics. The 24-year-old still has aspirations to make an NFL team someday. This could be hos

Here's the story on Nelson signing with the Tiger-Cats. It looks like he, a linebacker/safety hybrid, will play backer in the CFL.

For the second time this season, SMU point guard Kendric Davis was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday.

Mount Pleasant three-star defensive tackle Tre Emory is up to a dozen offers and discussed his newest offer from SMU.

Lake Hamilton High School offensive lineman Chase Jessup added an SMU offer to his list on Thursday. He spoke to The HillTopics about the new offer.

Gary Maddox earned all-district newcomer accolades as a sophomore. He spoke of the season and earning his first offer from SMU.

Southlake Carroll three-star CB Avyonne Jones spoke to The HillTopics about an SMU offer he received earlier this week.

All offensive tackle Calvin Harvey wanted was an opportunity, and SMU on Wednesday became the first school to give him a shot with an offer.

There were a ton of household names at the Pylon 7v7 tournament in Dallas over the weekend. EJ Holland provides some of the biggest sleepers from the event -- including one player already headed to the Hilltop.

Looks like ESPN's Joe Lunardi has SMU on his "Next Four Out" list. This means he doesn't have them in the "First Four Out" for the time being.

SMU can win over Lunardi and a lot more people if it handles business during its upcoming home stand. That's a four-game stretch against Wichita State, Tulane, South Florida and UCF.

Here's Lunardi's Bracketology as of Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Jaishon Davis turned 17 years old. The birthday happened to be even more special, as the Arkadelphia, Arkansas also added an SMU offer.

The hometown offer is the first offer for Duncanville 2023 wide receiver/athlete Lontrell Turner, who chatted with The HillTopics.

SMU left Greenville, North Carolina, with a big conference win over the East Carolina Pirates on Monday.

The Dallas Morning News announced its 2020-21 all-area teams this week, and the team say a lot in regards to SMU recruiting.

SIGNEES
*Parish Episcopal's Preston Stone was a first-team QB. Threw for 3,429 yards his senior year and a Dallas-area record 13,207 yards for his career. Won back-to-back state titles with Parish Episcopal.

*Duncanville's Roderick Daniels was a first-team WR. Caught 68 passes for 1,240 yards and 13 touchdowns. He ranked third among Dallas-area Class 6A players in receiving yards.

*Flower Mound Stone Eby was a second-team DE. He finished the 2020 season with triple-digit tackles -- 106 total and nine for loss -- and frustrated offensive linemen with 14 sacks.

KEEP AN EYE ON ...
*Duncanville 2022 Cameron Williams was a second-team OL. Had 45 pancakes and allowed only one sack in 2020. SMU was in his recently released top 11.
*Lewisville's 2022 Damien Martinez was a second-team RB. Rushed for 2,010 yards and 30 touchdowns.
*Arlington Bowie 2022 Devon Campbell was a second-team OL. Finished the 2020 season with 101 pancake blocks.
*Rockwall-Heath 2022 Jay Fair was a second-team WR. Caught 73 passes for 1,303 yards and 12 touchdowns. He recently added an SMU offer to his list.
*Duncanville 2022 Jordan Crook was a second-team LB. Finished with 93 tackles (seven for loss), six sacks and three interceptions. He also scored two defensive touchdowns.
*Lovejoy's Reid Westervelt was a first-team WR. Caught 86 passes for 1,809 yards and 31 (!) touchdowns this season. SMU has been in contact with him to become a PWO.

OTHERS WHO WERE ONCE TARGETS
*Duncanville's Savion Byrd was a first-team OL. Signed with Oklahoma.
*Euless Trinity's Ollie Gordon was a first team RB. Signed with Oklahoma State.
*Highland Park's Jack Leyrer was a first-team OL. Signed with Stanford.
*DeSoto's Shemar Turner and Byron Murphy II were first-team DTs. Turner signed with Texas A&M; Murphy signed with Texas.

Shout-out to Joe Hoyt and Greg Riddle of the DMN. This is never an easy task to compile a list with so many talented players throughout the area.