Textbook case of self-destruction

For screwing up a good gig, it’s hard to beat Damon Evans.

At the relatively young age of 40, the University of Georgia athletic director was successful, popular and well-paid — $550,000.

Then the married father of two starts drinking. Then he apparently begins an affair with a 28-year-old. Then he drives drunk. Then he tries to use his influence to avoid arrest. Then he refuses to resign. Then, under pressure, after more embarrassing details of his encounter with the cops emerge, finally he “resigns.”

Because he was successful putting winning teams on the field, Evans will get another gig. But it probably won’t be for $550,000.

More importantly, it will be a long time — if ever — before people look at Evans the way they did, oh, two weeks ago.