Breaking: SMU hires former Texas high school legend to coach quarterbacks

D’Eriq King will be named the next quarterbacks coach at SMU, sources told Dave Campbell’s. The former Manvel High School star served as an offensive analyst for the Mustangs during the 2023 AAC title run. He’ll replace Jonathan Brewer, who is taking the same job at Duke. 

King threw for over 10,000 yards and rushed for over 3,000 in his high school career. He threw for a Class 6A record 140 touchdowns, breaking the mark set by Kyler Murray. King was a three-star prospect who signed with his hometown Houston Cougars over TCU. He began his collegiate career as a wide receiver but took over as the starting quarterback in the final four games of 2017.