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Mark Smith arrived on the Hilltop as Director of Recruiting in 2015, and added defensive analyst to his duties for 2017. He arrived at SMU with experience at both the college and high school levels.

Prior to SMU, Smith served at Hurst L.D. Bell from 2009 to 2014, earning a promotion to head coach in early 2011. Bell went 21-22 in his four years at the helm, making the playoffs for three straight seasons. He also served as an assistant at Irving MacArthur and Colleyville Heritage. Smith also has college experience, having worked as the defensive quality control coach at the University of Oklahoma prior to coming to Bell. His ties to area football coaches are strong, as he was a member of the Board of Directors for the Texas High School Coaches Association and also served as the President of the North Texas Football Coaches Association.

Smith has a master's degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and a bachelor's degree from Hardin-Simmons University. Smith is an Abilene, Texas native.

He and his wife Michelle have three children, Makenna, Micah and Mailey Kay.