Kevin Jennings made more history on Saturday as the quarterback at SMU.
This time, the electrifying senior signal-caller did it by throwing a touchdown pass against California. It was a 21-yard scoring strike to Derrick McFall with 7:26 left in the third quarter, and it gave the 23rd-ranked Mustangs a 31-20 lead over the Golden Bears as they started to pull away after trailing 20-17 at halftime.
But the touchdown pass did more than just give SMU some needed breathing room in the ACC showdown in Dallas.
It made Jennings the all-time leader in touchdown passes in an SMU uniform. It was Jennings’ record-setting 73rd career scoring pass as a Mustang, as he continued to entrench himself as one of the best quarterbacks in program history.
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The record-setting TD came on a 2nd-and-8 play, as Jennings coolly dropped back and lofted a perfect pass to McFall toward the back right corner of the end zone.
Here is the history-making moment for Jennings, who came into Saturday with 1,839 yards passing and 16 touchdowns:
Jennings and SMU were rolling against Cal on Saturday, as the Mustangs continue their pursuit of a spot in the College Football Playoff. Here is what the Kalshi market is currently saying about the best odds to make the 12-team field come December:
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
