SMU tight end RJ Maryland out for year

SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee said Tuesday that tight end RJ Maryland will be out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL after a hit on his knee in the third quarter of Saturday's game against Stanford. Billy Embody at On3 Sports was first to report.

Maryland, a junior from Southlake Carroll, is SMU's leading receiver with 24 receptions for 359 yards and four touchdowns, building off a breakout sophomore season in which he tied for the team lead with seven touchdown receptions. In the Florida State game, he broke a program record for most touchdown catches by a tight end with 15.