Moments after SMU pulled away from UCF on the road this afternoon, a 78-65 win in conference play, Tim Jankovich was in the locker room celebrating with his players.
On most days, that is a pretty unremarkable statement. For the head coach of a program to be talking with his team after a win is commonplace, not worthy of note.
But today, SMU’s first game in nearly two weeks, commonplace was anything but an accurate descriptor for the scene that unfolded in the visiting locker room.
Jankovich was there, but only over the phone.