Maryland athletic director Jim Smith sat down with The Baltimore Sun to discuss revenue sharing, Michael Locksley and more.

The person before that coached women’s college basketball for eight seasons before jumping into administration, serving as the AD at St. Louis, then getting hired at Maryland. Smith? “I realize I’m ...

Jim Smith, left, the University of Maryland’s new athletic director, and university president Darryll Pines share a laugh after Smith’s introductory press conference at The Hotel at the ...

And therefore we did do it.” That conviction is one of several assets that will serve Smith, 59, well in his new role as athletic director at Maryland, according to those who know him.

Take, for example, the recent developments at the University of Maryland, which in May announced the appointment of James E. "Jim" Smith as its new athletic director. On its surface, the hire marked a ...

New AD Jim Smith introduced, plans "new things" to lift Maryland's fortunes in Big Ten and its bank account "We're going to focus on revenue, because to compete with the caliber of schools, not ...

In his press conference, Smith thanked many and talked about how Maryland is "going to build the best athletic program in the country," his support of the student-athlete and much more.

Smith, whose hiring was announced Thursday, succeeds Damon Evans, who left in March for the same position at SMU. New Maryland athletic director Jim Smith Smith inherits a department in flux.

Maryland has consistently ranked among the lowest-revenue programs in the Big Ten. That was an issue before, but it's an anchor now, with every Big Ten school planning to hand out more than $20 ...