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- LB: If we make our reads, get in the correct positions schematically and get throught game one rusty tackling (happens to most teams after fall camp), then the defense will be fine.

- Kevin Jennings is currently sidelined by a jammed finger, making his recovery the immediate availability issue for SMU. - Jennings returns for a fourth season at SMU and a third as the starter, giving the Mustangs unusually strong quarterback continuity. - A league coach said his defense could not contain Jennings, and the expectation is that graduating and focusing fully on football could support another developmental step.

- Injury: SMU football head coach Rhett Lashlee said after Wednesday's practice that two Mustangs are out for the year.

- QB/LB: From SMUMustangs.com: Kevin Jennings named to Manning Award watchlist NEW ORLEANS, LA.

- Pick/market: There's no question but that McIlhenny was a big factor in making the Pony Express so successful.

- HONOLULU, HAWAII (SMU) – Sophomore offensive lineman Abel Hoopii was added to the 2026 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watchlist, the organization announced Thursday.

- Injury: From SMUMustangs.com: Jalen Hale, Jonathan Jefferson named to 2026 Comeback Player of the Year watch list GLENDALE, ARIZ.

- QB/LB: From SMUMustangs.com: Kevin Jennings named to Walter Camp 2026 Player of the Year watchlist NEW HAVEN, CONN.

- RB: From SMUMustangs.com: Raphael tabbed to Doak Walker Award preseason watch list DALLAS (SMU) – SMU senior running back Kendrick Raphael was named to the Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List on Monday.

- RB: All eyes on 6 Kendrick Raphael has been named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List, which honors the nation’s most outstanding collegiate running back.

- The panel's SMU outlook is firmly bullish, labeling the Mustangs both an ACC championship contender and a College Football Playoff contender. - That confidence produced an explicit over 8.5 lean, with Kevin Jennings' history of stabilizing the offense cited as part of the program's positive trajectory.

- Pick/market: No disrespect to Ty Hawkins, but the starting QB is going to top this list 99% of the time.

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- OL: VIDEO: offensive line coach Garin Justice, tackle P.J.

- Injury: SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings is dealing with an injury on his throwing hand and is expected to be limited for the next 1-2 weeks of camp, per Rhett Lashlee.

- TE: From SMUMustangs.com: Transfer Randy Pittman Jr.

- OL/LB: From SMUMustangs.com: Josh Bates on Rimington Trophy preseason watch list LINCOLN, NEB.

- Rowan Brumbaugh is expected to miss four to six weeks with a knee issue, creating an immediate availability concern for SMU's defense. - The host expects a materially better defensive unit built around players who fit together, even without a roster full of established stars. - SMU's inability to get stops was its primary weakness last season; an improvement of roughly four to five points per game would be enough to support the offense and change the team's 2026 profile.

- Kevin Jennings is healthy and enters 2026 older and more experienced, with the mobility and arm strength to raise SMU's offensive ceiling if his decision-making improves. - The offensive line is viewed as better and includes an elite blind-side protector; keeping that unit healthy is central to protecting Jennings. - The host also sees an improved receiver group and does not expect SMU's Notre Dame trip to resemble its prior 35-3 playoff loss.

- WR: Agree about this staff and as nice as it would be to hold this group together for years to come, success leads to opportunities as we've seen with coordinators moving on so we can...