Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Selects Jennings As Finalist
Dec 18 | Football
TYLER, Texas (SportTyler/SMU) - SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings has been tabbed a finalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, the organization announced on Wednesday.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or currently playing at Texas D1 four-year college.
This season, Jennings has gone 227-344 through the air for 3,050 yards and 22 touchdowns. He also has added 379 yards on the ground and five scores.
After being named the starter prior to the TCU game, Jennings led the Mustangs to an undefeated ACC season and nine wins over power-conference opponents. SMU has averaged over 39.8 points per game during the past 10 games.
The Oak Cliff native has helped lead SMU to a historic 11-2 season overall and 8-0 in the ACC, along with the program's first College Football Playoff berth.
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The 11th-seeded Mustangs are set to make their College Football Playoff debut next Saturday, December 21, at 11 a.m. CT. SMU will face Penn State on the road at Beaver Stadium, and the game will air on TNT in addition to streaming on MAX.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or currently playing at Texas D1 four-year college.
This season, Jennings has gone 227-344 through the air for 3,050 yards and 22 touchdowns. He also has added 379 yards on the ground and five scores.
After being named the starter prior to the TCU game, Jennings led the Mustangs to an undefeated ACC season and nine wins over power-conference opponents. SMU has averaged over 39.8 points per game during the past 10 games.
The Oak Cliff native has helped lead SMU to a historic 11-2 season overall and 8-0 in the ACC, along with the program's first College Football Playoff berth.
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The 11th-seeded Mustangs are set to make their College Football Playoff debut next Saturday, December 21, at 11 a.m. CT. SMU will face Penn State on the road at Beaver Stadium, and the game will air on TNT in addition to streaming on MAX.
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