SMU's Kevin Jennings is a QB rarity in the ACC: Finishing his career where it started

DALLAS (AP) — Kevin Jennings is about to play his final home game as SMU's quarterback in a somewhat unexpected five-season journey with his hometown team that has made him a rarity in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and really throughout college football. Jennings is finishing his college career at the same place it started. kAmx? E9:D EC2?D76C A@CE2= 6C2 H96? A=2J6CD 2C6 4@?DE2?E=J @? E96 >@G6[ y6??:?8D :D @?6 @7 @?=J 7@FC 4FCC6?E DE2CE:?8 BF2CE6C324 prr DE:== 2E 9:D :?:E:2= D49@@=] w6 :D ae\h :? 9:D DE2CED 7@C E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^2A\E@A\ad\4@==686\7@@E32==\A@==Qm}@] ad |FDE2?8Dk^2m 5FC:?8 2 E:>6 H96? 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