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SMU turns to Kevin Jennings for biggest game in four decades
SMU Mustangs head coach Rhett Lashlee talks confidence in starting quarterback Kevin Jennings ahead of American Athletic Conference Championship against Tulane.
Saturday's American Athletic Conference Championship clash with Tulane is the biggest game the SMU program has undertaken since 1984. It will rely on a quarterback making his first career start to guide them to a victory, a New Year's Six Bowl and a launch pad into the Atlantic Coast Conference for 2024.
Preston Stone's dynamic first season as the starting quarterback ended in the second quarter of SMU's 59-14 romp over Navy when he broke his left fibula. The highest-rated recruit in program history was also peaking at the right time. His second-half heroics guided the Mustangs to a statement win over Memphis. Stone's 275 first-quarter yards against Navy were the most by an FBS quarterback this season.
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