SMU football walked into the Holiday Bowl against Arizona football with questions swirling and answered them with force. Kevin Jennings set the tone. The Mustangs jumped on Arizona early, played fast, and never looked intimidated under the bright January lights.
T.J. Harden ran for two touchdowns, Kevin Jennings amassed 278 yards through the air and SMU defeated No. 17 Arizona 24-19 to win the Holiday Bowl on Friday night in San Diego.
College football’s 2025-26 postseason continues on Friday night with Arizona and SMU meeting in the Holiday Bowl. This San Diego bowl has a track record of producing close and high-scoring matchups, so this battle between the Wildcats and Mustangs could be an entertaining affair.
Count No. 17 Arizona and SMU among the teams viewing bowl season as a gift, with relatively few known opt-outs on either side. These teams playing at full tilt could create a very interesting strength-on-strength matchup when the Wildcats and Mustangs meet in the Holiday Bowl on Friday in San Diego.
Kevin Jennings had his third consecutive game of at least 300 yards passing and accounted for four touchdowns to keep SMU in the race for the ACC championship with an impressive 38-6 victory over short-handed Louisville on Saturday at Dallas.
The Louisville football program has just one more road game this season, heading to Dallas to take on SMU. Kickoff between Jeff Brohm's Cardinals and Rhett Lashlee's Mustangs is set for Friday, Nov.
Derrick McFall ran for three touchdowns and Kevin Jennings threw for three as visiting SMU rolled past Boston College 45-13 on Saturday afternoon at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Boston College football is no stranger to SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings. In fact, for some of the Eagles’ defensive starters, Saturday's Red Bandanna contest against the Mustangs will be the third time they get to face the Oak Cliff, Texas, native in the last three years.
The most intriguing team in all of college football just handed the SMU Mustangs their first ACC conference loss of the season. Wake Forest (5-2, 2-2 ACC) played a gritty game in Winston-Salem and walked off SMU with a 50-yard field goal by kicker Connor Calvert.
SMU football entered Winston-Salem with zero Atlantic Coast Conference losses ever. Plus still every much in the ACC title game picture facing Wake Forest.
Wake Forest will certainly have their hands full this weekend. In front of a sure-to-be electric crowd for homecoming, the Deacs will need to bring their best ball to get past SMU.
Following the restful bye week, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons hope to upset the SMU Mustangs. Remaining undefeated in conference play, SMU stands as a major obstacle in the Deacs' way of potential bowl eligibility.
Kevin Jennings threw four touchdown passes to highlight SMU's 31-18 win over visiting Syracuse in ACC action from Dallas. Jennings finished 29 of 35 for 285 yards, finding four different players for touchdown passes.
Kevin Jennings threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the host SMU Mustangs to a season-opening 42-13 victory over East Texas A&M on Saturday night in Dallas.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two seasons ago, Southern Methodist quarterback Kevin Jennings was thrust into the starting quarterback job after former starter Preston Stone suffered a season-ending broken left fibula injury on Nov.
The SMU Mustangs made the best of their opponents as part of the 12-team College Football Playoff last year. They look to build off an 11-3 finish going into year two of ACC play. Mustangs quarterback Kevin Jennings had his moments in 2024, but he's expected to take a step forward with spring practices coming to a close.
The SMU Mustangs made quite the statement when they edged their way into the College Football Playoff, making history as they left the Alabama Crimson Tide on the outside looking in with the new, expanded 12-team format.
SMU football finds itself in a place that few expected at the start of the season. The No. 8 Mustangs (11-1) are one win away from claiming their first-ever ACC Championship in their inaugural season in the conference.
Following the SMU Mustangs' decisive 66-42 victory over the TCU Horned Frogs, quarterback Kevin Jennings expressed his elation and confidence after leading his team to a resounding win in a crucial rivalry game.
SMU Mustangs quarterback Kevin Jennings expressed his excitement and readiness as he prepares for his first home start against rival TCU this Saturday.
Following a hard-fought 18-15 loss to BYU, SMU Mustangs quarterback Kevin Jennings and linebacker Kobe Wilson shared their thoughts on the game, highlighting areas for improvement and emphasizing the need to move forward.
#24 SMU ended the 2023 season with a 23-14 loss to Boston College in Thursday's Wasabi Fenway Bowl. Plain and simple, BC finished more drives than the Mustangs did throughout the afternoon. "The way they played, they deserved to win more than we did," SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee noted postgame.