SMU starting quarterback Kevin Jennings is one of the first players to enter the football training facility before sunrise, smiling and greeting all the staff members he passes.
Jennings grabs his uniform and goes into the athletic training room to get his ankles taped. One of the trainers asks him how he is doing this week with all of the pressure leading up to the biggest game in the Mustangs’ first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
“I am not feeling too much pressure since I’m always excited that I get the opportunity to play for Dallas and my hometown team,” he said.