Both have area ties.
This is a quote from the 247 article.
In a survey published this summer by a Texas newspaper, Beaty was tabbed as the most well-liked college recruiter in the Dallas area high schools according to Texas high school football coaches. If there is one coach that may treat the SMU job as a destination as opposed to a stepping stone type of job, it could be Beaty.
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