Nov 2, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Southern Methodist Mustangs tight end Stone Eby (44) and wide receiver Roderick Daniels Jr. (13) and wide receiver Moochie Dixon (5) and quarterback Kevin Jennings (7) celebrate a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the first half at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

No. 9 SMU aims to improve playoff odds vs. Cal

SMU has plenty to play for when it closes the regular season against California on Saturday afternoon in Dallas.

The Mustangs (10-1, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who checked in at No. 9 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, would like to send their seniors off the right way. They would also like to complete a perfect regular season before appearing in the ACC title game in their first year in the conference. Most importantly, they want to continue to strengthen their playoff case.

“You’ve got the College Football Playoff, so every game matters. That’s what’s so cool about it now. The regular season is important,” SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said. “We’d like to finish well in everything we do, particularly on Saturday, to finish off the regular season, continue our momentum into the following week. Hopefully, continue to show the committee and others that we’re worthy of continuing to play this year.”

The Mustangs are a worthy playoff team to date. Kevin Jennings has established himself as one of the top quarterbacks in the country, throwing for 2,521 yards with 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also has rushed for 315 yards and four TDs. Brashard Smith has been another standout, rushing for 1,089 yards and 13 TDs. Defensively, the Mustangs rank tied for 14th in the country with 20 takeaways.

“Obviously they’ve had a phenomenal season,” Cal coach Justin Wilcox said of SMU. “As soon as you turn the tape on, it doesn’t take very long to see why their record is what it is. They’re very, very good really in every phase of the game – extremely explosive and quick and fast. They’ve got a dominant D-line. We’ve got a lot of challenges in front of us and our guys are excited for that.”

Cal (6-5, 2-5) is coming off an emotional win, defeating rival Stanford 24-21 on Saturday to secure a bowl berth. The Golden Bears will appear in consecutive bowls for the first time since 2018-19 and are now looking to clinch their first winning season since 2019.

SMU is not overlooking Cal, as all five of the Golden Bears’ losses have come by one score.

“You’d be hard-pressed to find a better 6-5 team in America,” Lashlee said. “I think you can conservatively say they very, very easily could be 9-2.”

Cal is led by quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who has thrown for 3,004 yards with 16 touchdowns and six interceptions. Tight end Jack Endries leads the team with 555 yards receiving, while wide receiver Nyziah Hunter has caught a team-leading five touchdowns.

Defensively, Cal has the ACC’s top scoring defense (20.7 points per game) and is tied with Clemson for the ACC’s best turnover margin (plus-13). Defensive back Nohl Williams is the star of the group — he leads the country with seven interceptions.

Even though oddsmakers are heavily favoring SMU, Cal is going into the game with a simple mindset.

“Our task at hand is to make the best bowl game right now,” Mendoza said. “And the way to do that is to go into Dallas, give it our best and ruin SMU’s season.”

Saturday will mark the first conference meeting between these ACC newcomers, and just the second meeting between the programs all time. SMU won a 13-6 game back in 1957.

–Field Level Media

Oct 19, 2024; Stanford, California, USA; Southern Methodist Mustangs head coach Rhett Lashlee (center) during the fourth quarter against the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

SMU coach Rhett Lashlee lands another contract extension

SMU and head football coach Rhett Lashlee are in agreement on a contract extension.

The school announced the extension on Friday but, as a private university, is not required to disclose any terms. He previously received a contract extension last November.

Lashlee is in his third season at SMU and the Mustangs are 9-1 (6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). They are No. 13 in the College Football Playoff rankings and have two games remaining on the regular season — Saturday at Virginia and Nov. 30 at home against Cal — before a potential appearance in the ACC championship game on Dec. 7.

This is the Mustangs’ first season in the ACC.

In 2023, he led SMU to an 11-3 record as a member of the American Athletic Conference and to its first league title since 1984.

“Rhett was the clear choice when we conducted our head-coaching search in 2021, and everything he and his staff have accomplished only validates our decision,” athletic director Rick Hart said. “He has operated in alignment with our values and represents SMU with class and integrity. As we go through a time of significant change in college athletics and the college athletics model, Rhett has been an invaluable partner and leader.”

Lashlee, 41, has a 27-10 record with the Mustangs. He previously worked as the offensive coordinator at SMU as well as at Miami, UConn, Auburn, Arkansas State and Samford.

–Field Level Media

Nov 16, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; SMU Mustangs quarterback Kevin Jennings (7) sets the play against the Boston College Eagles during the first half at the Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

No. 13 SMU visits Virginia, vying to seal ACC title-game spot

League newcomer SMU can clinch a berth in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game when the No. 13 Mustangs visit Virginia on Saturday afternoon in Charlottesville, Va.

The Mustangs (9-1, 6-0) have a seven-game winning streak and are the only program in the 17-team conference without a loss in league play. The ACC champion will earn an automatic bid into the 12-team College Football Playoff.

SMU is 4-0 on the road heading into its first-ever meeting with Virginia (5-5, 3-3), which has lost four of its last five games and has not won at Scott Stadium since beating Boston College on Oct. 5.

The Cavaliers need one more victory to have a shot at their first bowl game since the 2019 season.

SMU was tested last week, trailing early in the third quarter before pulling out a 38-28 home win against Boston College.

It was the Mustangs’ third win by 10 points or less in ACC play, following a 34-27 victory at then-No. 22 Louisville on Oct. 5 and a 28-27 overtime decision at Duke on Oct. 26.

“They’re the hardest ones to win,” Mustangs coach Rhett Lashlee said. “I think our guys did a nice job of hanging in there and understanding the only thing we’ve got to do is win. … It’s going to get harder and harder as the season shrinks and the games mean more.”

Kevin Jennings passed for 298 yards and three touchdowns against the Eagles. Brashard Smith rushed for 120 yards and a score, surpassing the 1,000-yard mark (1,026) for the season.

The unexpected challenge from Boston College reminded the Mustangs that anything can happen on Saturdays.

“The exciting thing about college football right now is every week you see somebody lose that wasn’t really supposed to lose,” SMU safety Isaiah Nwokobia said, per The Dallas Morning News. “Any given week, you could lose if you don’t come prepared.”

The Mustangs will face a Virginia team that is coming off a 35-14 loss to another CFP hopeful last Saturday at Notre Dame. The Cavaliers turned the ball over five times in the first half and trailed 35-0 before backup quarterback Tony Muskett ran for two touchdowns.

To have any chance of springing an upset, Virginia must take care of the football against an SMU defense that has allowed only 17 points off 17 turnovers this season.

“You can’t expect to beat a top-10 team turning the ball over,” Cavaliers coach Tony Elliott said after the loss to the then-No. 8 Fighting Irish.

Elliott has a decision to make at quarterback with two games remaining: vs. SMU and then a Nov. 30 rivalry game at Virginia Tech.

Anthony Colandrea was benched after throwing three first-half interceptions at Notre Dame. He has 12 touchdown passes and 11 picks in 10 starts this season. Muskett, a graduate student who started six games last season, has completed 65 percent of his passes for 367 yards with three TDs and one interception in six appearances this season.

“We’re fighting, we’re scrapping for postseason play,” Elliott said. “That’s been a huge goal of ours as a team. And so we’re gonna look at whatever gives us the best opportunity.”

–Field Level Media

Boston College's Kye Robichaux carries the ball during the second annual Wasabi Fenway Bowl vs. SMU at Fenway Park on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023.

No. 14 SMU rides six-game win streak, BC lands in spoiler mood

After going head-to-head in the Fenway Bowl last December, No. 14 SMU welcomes Boston College to Dallas for the teams’ first meeting as Atlantic Coast Conference foes on Saturday.

The Eagles (5-4, 2-3 ACC), who concluded last season as 23-14 winners over SMU at Boston’s historic ballpark, are back above .500 after beating longtime rival Syracuse 37-31 last week.

The Mustangs (8-1, 5-0) are fresh off a bye but dropped one spot in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. Their most recent game was a 48-25 win over then-No. 18 Pitt on Nov. 2.

“(BC has) a new team, I think they’re better this year. We have a new team, I think we’re better this year,” SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said. “They’ve got a new coach (Bill O’Brien). Yeah, some of the players are the same. Obviously, we didn’t like the outcome of that game … but it’s not going to have any bearing on Saturday.”

BC has Grayson James slated to make his second start at quarterback after he relieved Thomas Castellanos in the third quarter against Syracuse.

“I think what’s best for the team right now is for Grayson James to be the starter,” O’Brien said. “Tommy has done a great job for us. He’s an awesome competitor. … Obviously, he wasn’t real thrilled with that. He’s taking a couple days.”

An FIU transfer, James helped the Eagles score 23 of their 37 points in the second half last week. Castellanos threw for just 14 yards and rushed for minus-10.

With Castellanos injured against Western Kentucky, James was 19-for-32 for 168 yards and a game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter of a 21-20 Week 4 win. He also ran for a score.

The Eagles’ run game was key in their most recent victory. Kye Robichaux and Jordan McDonald combined for 331 total yards and three touchdowns.

“The line played well, the tight ends played well, the running backs ran well. It was a good day,” O’Brien said. “They’re both big, they’re downhill guys.”

Led by quarterback Kevin Jennings (178.6 passer efficiency rating in ACC play) and a balanced receiving corps, the Mustangs have averaged 43 points across a six-game win streak.

Their defense has allowed a conference-low 90 rushing yards per game and forced 19 turnovers, including one in seven of the last eight contests.

It has added up to SMU becoming the first team to start 5-0 in conference play as a first-year program moving from the Group of Five to a power league.

“I think we’ve proven that we belong in the conversation,” Lashlee said. “I’m not going to worry about us and (rankings) right now because we’ve got to take care of business. … If we don’t win the next three games, we don’t really have an argument.”

The Mustangs have improved health-wise since the Pitt game, as starting linebacker Kobe Wilson is expected to return, and wide receiver Jake Bailey and defensive end Elijah Roberts could be game-time decisions.

“Everybody’s beat up, everybody’s got guys out (late in the season),” Lashlee said. “Who’s the next man up? Guys going that aren’t 100 percent, how fresh can they feel on Saturday? It’s going to come down to depth and toughness.”

Last season in the Fenway Bowl, which is one of just two SMU losses in its last 19 games, Jennings was 24-of-48 passing for 191 yards and a touchdown.

–Field Level Media

Nov 2, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Southern Methodist Mustangs head coach Rhett Lashlee leads the Mustangs on to the field to face the Pittsburgh Panthers at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Matt Leinart’s QB son commits to SMU

Cole Leinart, the son of former Southern California star quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart, announced on social media Wednesday that he has committed to SMU.

A quarterback at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, Calif., Cole Leinart is a three-star prospect rated the No. 81 quarterback in the Class of 2026 and No. 158 player in California, according to 247Sports.

“The culture they’re building at SMU — I just want to be a part of it,” Leinart told ESPN. “I love the coaching staff. They’re literally like family now. I just want to be part of what they have there.”

The recruiting service had Leinart, a 6-foot-4, 190-pound junior, choosing SMU over offers from Colorado, Pittsburgh, Georgia State and UNLV. He formerly attended Mater Dei High School and Newport Harbor before transferring to Redondo Union this fall.

His father played for USC in 2003-05, winning the Heisman in 2004 and national championships in 2003 and 2004. Leinart played in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals (2006-09), Houston Texans (2011) and Oakland Raiders (2012). The Cardinals selected him 10th overall in the 2006 draft.

SMU (8-1) is No. 13 in the first College Football Playoff rankings, which were released Tuesday. The Mustangs are also No. 13 in the latest Associated Press poll.

–Field Level Media

Oct 18, 2024; Provo, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars wide receiver Darius Lassiter (5) celebrates a touchdown with teammates in the last minute of the game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images

Take 5: Drawing conclusions from first CFP rankings

The initial rankings for the highly anticipated, first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff confirmed what many believed even before the season began: The Southeastern Conference will be represented in the new-look tournament.

Indeed, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, and Alabama combine to make up one-third of the field. But the first rankings also offered some surprises — not the least of which is that the committee might prefer another conference just a little bit more.

1. Going big on the Big Ten

Occupying the top two rankings and three of the top six, the Big Ten was rewarded handsomely by the committee. Undefeated Oregon, with wins over two of the 12 teams currently slated for playoff berths — Boise State and Ohio State — is an unsurprising No. 1.

Ohio State’s positioning at No. 2, however, speaks highly of the committee’s assessment of the Big Ten overall. The same goes for No. 6 Penn State, which, before losing to the Buckeyes at home last weekend looked dominant against a somewhat middling schedule.

Perhaps the most telling indicator of the committee’s faith in the Big Ten, however, is Indiana at No. 8. The Hoosiers have blown the doors off of all comers, but their best win might be over either 4-4 Maryland or 3-5 UCLA.

2. Big dismissal of the Big 12

Big 12 pace-setter BYU open the playoff rankings at No. 9, which is the committee’s least defensible decision.

A variety of one-loss teams are ranked higher than the 8-0 Cougars, including No. 6 Penn State and No. 5 Texas, neither of which has a win over an opponent ranked by the committee. Fellow undefeated Indiana is ranked one place ahead of BYU despite also having no Top 25 wins.

BYU, meanwhile, has two: a road victory over No. 13 SMU and a blowout of No. 19 Kansas State. With no other Big 12 team ranked higher than Iowa State at No. 17, and BYU closing out the season against unranked Utah, Kansas, Arizona State and Houston, the Cougars’ chances of climbing from an incomprehensibly low starting position look bleak.

3. Committee not sold on Army

The first name revealed on the Tuesday show was No. 25 Army, one of only five undefeated teams remaining. However, the Black Knights are second in line among teams jockeying for the all-important fifth conference champion position.

Boise State leads that race, which is no surprise. The Broncos gave No. 1-ranked Oregon all it could handle and routed No. 21 Washington State, another outsider looking to crash the party. (Without an FBS conference membership, Washington State can only make the field with an at-large bid.)

Army’s positioning behind Washington State, as well as three-loss Louisville and the fast-fading tandem of Clemson and Missouri is surprising. Army does, however, benefit from closing with more opportunities to bolster its resume than Boise State does. With matchups against Notre Dame, Navy and a potential American Athletic Conference championship game, Army has plenty of room to climb during the radical shifts expected in the next four weeks.

4. Shifts happen in CFP rankings

Each team appearing in the initial playoff rankings has varying paths to make the field based on remaining strength of schedule — or the likelihood for another loss. SEC counterparts Texas A&M, LSU and Ole Miss fall into the latter category, all sitting just beyond the top 12 but left with little margin for error.

As conference schedules intensify, some playoff hopefuls will have opportunities to climb. This being the first year of the 12-team model, there is no precedent to reference. But in the decade of the four-team playoff, the first ranking rarely projected the final field.

To wit, 2014 opened with Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn, and Ole Miss; only Florida State made the field. In 2015, LSU and Ohio State fell out of the first rankings. Expect similar shake-ups in the coming months.

5. Despite slight, SMU has reason to feel good

Coming off a blowout win over previously undefeated Pitt, and boasting a road defeat of Louisville, SMU could have gone into Tuesday with reason to believe it would be tabbed for an at-large berth.

No dice. Instead, SMU is unlucky No. 13, the first team out of the field. The good news for the Mustangs is that they close with a manageable three-game stretch, hosting Boston College and Cal on either side of a visit to Virginia.

Get through that stretch unscathed, and the Mustangs are positioned to move onto the ACC championship game and a potential showdown with No. 4 Miami.

–Kyle Kensing, Field Level Media

Oct 19, 2024; Stanford, California, USA; Southern Methodist Mustangs quarterback Kevin Jennings (7) walks off of the field after defeating the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

SMU QB Kevin Jennings cleared for top-20 Pitt showdown

SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings has been medically cleared and will start Saturday night for the No. 20 Mustangs against No. 18 Pittsburgh in Dallas.

Jennings had been listed as questionable with an undisclosed injury sustained in the victory at Duke last Saturday, but coach Rhett Lashlee told ESPN on Friday that the sophomore had been cleared late this week.

Jennings has powered the Mustangs (7-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) to five straight wins, with SMU averaging 42.0 points per game during the streak.

He has completed 110 of 171 passes (64.3 percent) for 1,594 yards and 10 touchdowns with five interceptions in eight games this season. He also has rushed 67 times for 321 yards and three TDs.

He leads the ACC in passing yards per completion (14.49) and is second in yards per attempt (9.32).

Pitt (7-0, 3-0) had its own quarterback issue. Starter Eli Holstein was questionable with an undisclosed injury, but coach Pat Narduzzi said on his radio show Wednesday that he has been cleared to play.

–Field Level Media

Oct 19, 2024; Stanford, California, USA; Southern Methodist Mustangs quarterback Kevin Jennings (7) throws a pass against the Stanford Cardinal during the first quarter at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

Starting QBs questionable for No. 18 Pitt-No. 20 SMU showdown

The status of both starting quarterbacks is the top storyline heading into Saturday’s Top 25 matchup between No. 18 Pitt and No. 20 SMU in Dallas.

Coach Pat Narduzzi said the Panthers (7-0, 3-0 ACC) are taking a “wait-and-see” approach when it comes to Eli Holstein. Similarly, SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said Kevin Jennings is questionable for the Mustangs (7-1, 4-0).

Holstein sustained an undisclosed injury in the fourth quarter of Pitt’s 41-13 victory over Syracuse last week.

Narduzzi reiterated that he does not discuss injuries publicly during his news conference.

If Holstein is unavailable, Pitt’s backup is Nate Yarnell. Yarnell has seen action in three games this season, going 17-of-26 passing for 171 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Holstein, meanwhile, has thrown for 1,808 yards with 17 TDs and five interceptions in seven games.

Whoever is at quarterback will face a challenge against SMU’s defense, which ranks tied for 33rd in the country in total defense (327 yards per game) and tied for seventh in interceptions (12).

“Defensively, they’re four-down, change it up coverage-wise a little bit, but to me they’re very similar to us defensively in my opinion because I think they’re simple,” Narduzzi said. “I don’t think they do a lot. I think what they do is sound and they just play hard and play fast. That’s why they’ve had so much success.”

For SMU, if Jennings is not cleared, backup Preston Stone would get the nod. Jennings was injured Saturday but did not miss a drive during SMU’s 28-27 overtime win over Duke.

“Our guy’s availability is up in the air,” Lashlee said. “We got a bunch of guys beat up and most of them practiced today, not all of them, but even Kevin, not 100 percent sure he’s cleared yet.”

But signs seemingly point toward Jennings being available as he met with the media this week. Jennings has thrown for 1,594 yards with 10 TDs and five interceptions this season.

“I feel great, just trying to get my body back right,” Jennings told reporters. “As of right now, feel really good. Just stay in the treatment room and get myself back up. It was a really tough hit. I was down for a little bit, but thank God I was able to bounce back and come back in the game.”

SMU receiver Jake Bailey, who is considered day-to-day, has caught 19 passes for 275 yards with one TD this season.

Outside of the injury concerns, this is a must-see ACC matchup pitting teams who were not favored to contend for a conference championship.

SMU was picked seventh while Pitt was picked 13th in the ACC preseason rankings.

This will be Pitt’s first trip to SMU, which has won the last three matchups, including a 28-6 victory in the Compass Bowl on Jan. 7, 2012 in their most recent meeting. The teams have met six times, four at Pitt and twice in a bowl game.

–Field Level Media

Oct 26, 2024; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Southern Methodist Mustangs running back Brashard Smith (1) is tackled by Duke Blue Devils safety Jaylen Stinson (2) and  linebacker Ozzie Nicholas (45) but scores a touchdown during the first half of the game at Wallace Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jaylynn Nash-Imagn Images

Despite 6 turnovers, No. 22 SMU sinks Duke in OT

Brashard Smith ran 24 yards for a touchdown on the second play of overtime and No. 22 SMU stopped Duke’s two-point conversion pass attempt in a 28-27 victory Saturday night at Durham, N.C.

SMU (7-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) committed six turnovers, but survived because of Duke’s kicking woes.

Maalik Murphy threw 25 yards to Eli Pancol on Duke’s first snap of overtime before the Blue Devils opted to go for the win.

SMU blocked Todd Pelino’s 30-yard field goal attempt on the last play of regulation, the third kick to go awry for the Blue Devils in the second half.

Smith finished with 117 rushing yards and two scores on 26 carries. Kevin Jennings threw for 258 yards and a touchdown with three interceptions.

Duke (6-2, 2-2) was trying to rally from a double-digit second-half deficit to win for the second time after overcoming a 20-point hole in last month’s one-point victory against North Carolina. Murphy threw for three touchdowns and 295 yards on 27-for-48 passing.

Duke’s Ozzie Nicholas recovered Jennings’ fumble and returned it 21 yards to the SMU 14 with 58 seconds to play before the blocked field goal.

Tre Freeman’s interception gave the Blue Devils the ball at SMU’s 37, but Pelino’s 42-yard field goal attempt was wide left with 5:38 to go.

Duke got the ball back on Chandler Rivers’ interception but ended up punting before the Jennings fumble.

It took SMU just two plays to score with five minutes left in the third. Jennings connected with Roderick Daniels Jr for an 81-yard touchdown play as the margin grew to 21-7.

The Blue Devils responded by going 75 yards in nine plays, capped with Murphy’s 12-yard pass to Jordan Moore. The extra-point kick was off the mark.

Duke scored on its next possession on Star Thomas’ 1-yard run on third down, with Murphy’s two-point conversion pass to Eli Pancol tying the score at 21-21 with 9:02 remaining.

SMU led 14-7 at halftime, rolling up 232 yards of total offense but committing the only three turnovers to that juncture.

Duke got on the board first when Murphy connected with Que’Sean Brown on a 43-yard touchdown throw.

The Mustangs, who lost a fumble after reaching the Duke 4 on their first drive, then went 75 yards in 12 plays to score on Smith’s 1-yard run. SMU took its first lead with 3:56 left in the first half when Jennings received his own fumble for a 3-yard scoring play on a drive that covered 85 yards, consumed more than seven minutes and used 17 plays.

–Field Level Media

Oct 19, 2024; Stanford, California, USA; Southern Methodist Mustangs tight end RJ Maryland (82) scores a touchdown after a catch against the Stanford Cardinal during the first quarter at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

SMU star TE RJ Maryland (knee) will miss rest of season

SMU standout tight end RJ Maryland is done for the season after sustaining a torn ACL in his right knee during last weekend’s 40-10 rout of Stanford.

Maryland was injured in the third quarter when he took a hit from Stanford cornerback Collin Wright after catching a short pass in the left flat.

Mustangs coach Rhett Lashlee termed the blow as a “violent hit.”

“RJ is going to be out for the year,” Lashlee told reporters Tuesday. “Got the news we expected yesterday, so probably will have more detail on that in the coming weeks, but he’s gonna have to have surgery and he’ll be out for the rest of the season. Yes (it’s an ACL), but there are some other things, so just kind of waiting on the specifics, but yes, that is part of it.”

Maryland is the team’s top target. He leads the No. 22 Mustangs with 24 receptions, 359 yards and four touchdowns.

The junior has 86 receptions for 1,173 yards and 17 touchdowns in 34 career games.

He is the son of Russell Maryland, the College Hall of Famer who was a star defensive tackle for the Miami Hurricanes before being the No. 1 overall pick of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He was a part of three Super Bowl titles with the Cowboys.

SMU (6-1, 3-0) visits Duke in Athletic Coast Conference play on Saturday. Matthew Hibner is listed at No. 1 on the depth chart at tight end.

–Field Level Media