Breaking down the spring football outlook for SMU:
Coach: Sonny Dykes (5-8*, one season at SMU; 46-52 overall, eight seasons)
Last season: 5-7 overall (4-4 American)
Returning starters: Seven offense/Eight defense
Spring practice opens: March 4
Spring scrimmage: April 13
*-Dykes coached SMU in its 2017 Frisco Bowl loss shortly after taking the head coaching job
Three questions
1. Breaking in a new quarterback. Offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee will be working with a new starting quarterback this spring.