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SMU football quarterback Kevin Jennings holds up a T-shirt that is part of the school\u2019s Heisman Trophy campaign in Dallas, Wednesday, July 15,2026. (AP Photos\/Stephen Hawkins) (LM Otero\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

DALLAS \u2014 SMU has launched a Heisman Trophy campaign for senior quarterback Kevin Jennings, and also is putting his name on a new recovery center in the school\u2019s football complex.<\/p>

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The third-year hometown starting quarterback, who led the Mustangs to the College Football Playoff<\/a> two seasons ago, is believed to be the first player to have an area on any campus named for him while still active in his college career.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you started looking at a legacy that\u2019s going to be left, every player that comes through SMU is going to see Kevin\u2019s name up there and be reminded of the impact he had, but also what his accomplishments allow us to do to leave something that\u2019s going to help make their experience here better,\u201d Mustangs coach Rhett Lashlee said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The announcement of the Kevin Jennings Recovery Center came two days after SMU officially launched its \u201cK7NG OF DALLAS\u201d campaign<\/a> That title is a nod to the city where the school is located and where Jennings was born and grew up, plus the two-time captain\u2019s jersey number.<\/p>\n

SMU\u2019s only Heisman Trophy winner was halfback Doak Walker in 1948. Walker is the namesake of the annual award for the nation\u2019s top college running back.<\/p>\n

Jennings is 19-7 as SMU\u2019s starter with 7,709 yards and 55 touchdowns passing, well within reach of the school\u2019s career records of 9,081 yards and 72 TDs. He completed 300 of 454 passes (66.1%) for 3,641 yards and 26 touchdowns last season, the Mustangs\u2019 second in the Atlantic Coast Conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was a no-brainer,\u201d Lashlee said of the organized Heisman push. \u201cHe\u2019s more than deserving of it. We\u2019ve got to win games, we\u2019ve got to play well. I think we\u2019ve got a good team around him, but he\u2019s earned it.\u201d<\/p>

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Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza was the Heisman Trophy winner last season<\/a> , the fourth QB in five years to win the award. The only non-quarterback in that span was Colorado two-way standout Travis Hunter<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n

SMU\u2019s recovery center will include two dedicated spaces with state-of-the-art equipment for physical and mental recovery such as light infrared saunas, dry plunge and sleep pods. They will be in areas that will be renovated inside SMU\u2019s endzone facility that opened two years ago, and could be ready early in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means a lot. I\u2019m just super-excited for it,\u201d Jennings said. \u201cIt\u2019s honestly just a blessing being in this situation I\u2019m in right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

SMU said the center inspired by Jennings\u2019 vision was made possible by financial support from alumni Ann and Malcolm Holland.<\/p>\n

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