The SMU quarterback has not yet been cleared medically for contact, but he believes he will be ready to play in a pivotal ACC showdown against undefeated Pitt.

SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings has been medically cleared for the top-20 clash with Pittsburgh and will start for the Mustangs, coach Rhett Lashlee told ESPN.

SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings (7) passes against Stanford during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.(Jeff Chiu / AP) ESPN’s College GameDay isn’t in Dallas this weekend, but that didn’t keep ...

SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings is questionable for the Pitt game on Saturday, head coach Rhett Lashlee announced Tuesday. He went down against Duke last week in the team’s ninth straight road win, tied for the longest active road win streak in the country.

No. 18 Pittsburgh will have quarterback Eli Holstein for Saturday's showdown against No. 20 SMU. The Mustangs, meanwhile, are expected to have their QB, Kevin Jennings, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.

Saturday’s win over No. 18 Pitt marked a 5-0 start in ACC play for SMU and clinched a run of consistency that the program hadn’t achieved in nearly 80 years.