SMU's Jankovich ready to turn page after Brown's departure

In one of his first acts as SMU's official head coach, Tim Jankovich did what any reasonable person would do - create a Twitter account and tweet his excitement about the opportunity in front of him:

Jankovich was named Larry Brown's replacement Monday, after the latter resigned his position Friday. Jankovich served as an assistant under Brown for four seasons, and was tabbed the coach-in-waiting long before he quit.

SMU will mark the third head coaching job of Jankovich's career, following stints at North Texas in the 1990s and Illinois State in the late-2000s. For his career, the 57-year-old has amassed a 157-121 record.

SMU posted a 25-5 record under Brown last season, but was ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions.