Kevin Jennings injury: SMU QB leaves game against Louisville and is replaced by Preston Stone

SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings left the game with an apparent injury in the first quarter of the Mustangs' game against Louisville on Saturday. He was able to return on the next trip.

It happened on a 22-yard quarterback scramble. Jennings showed up and ran around the sideline before the next play. However, he had to be replaced by a replacement Preston Stone for at least one play – which ended with a 10-yard touchdown connection from Stone Key'Shawn Smith.

Stone was the Mustangs' original starter at the start of the season, but also head coach Rhett Lashlee He later decided to start Jennings because of his dual-threat ability.

Before leaving Saturday's game against Louisville, Jennings was 4 of 4 passing for 86 yards to go and three runs for 32 yards. The Cardinals had no answer for him during the first two drives and Stone was able to come in and clean up the drive.

When SMU took the field for the third time, Stone was back on the sideline and Jennings was back out on the field. Mission accomplished for Stone, who can add an extra throw to his highlight tape, and SMU fans can rest assured that their QB1 is healthy.

Louisville DB Devin Neal is leaving the program and is expected to enter the transfer portal

Before the game on Saturday Louisville defensive back Devin Neal has left the Cardinals program, sources tell On3. He is expected to enter the NCAA transfer portal.

Neal is in his fifth year of college football and played in all four of Louisville's games in 2024 before opting out of the season. He spent three years at Baylor before transferring to Louisville before last season.

Neal is from Lexington, Kentucky and attended one of the state's most productive high schools, Frederick Douglass. A three-star recruit, he received no offers from his home schools and chose Baylor, his only Power Five offer at the time. According to his On3 recruiting profile, Cincinnati (not yet in the Big 12), Bowling Green and Eastern Michigan were the only other teams to offer him.