“It’s a big game because it’s the next game,” SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee said. “And it’s important to our fan base.”

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Preston Stone, a prized recruit from Dykes’ era, was benched after struggling in SMU’s loss to BYU on Sept. 6. PFF has Stone with a significantly higher grade than Jennings, 83.4 to 61.4, but clearly Lashlee doesn’t agree completely with the formula leaning on Jennings.