Podcast: SMU shows bright future at QB with Tulsa win
SMU grabbed its first win at Tulsa since 2009, showing the future is bright at QB for Mustangs with Preston Stone and Kevin Jennings combining to earn the win. On this edition of the On The Pony Express Podcast below, Billy Embody breaks down the win at Tulsa.
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One of SMU’s top performers was Tyler Lavine, a bulldozer with pads who ran 17 times for 72 yards and three touchdowns. He helped take the pressure off Jennings and Stone during the course of the game.
“We knew we were going to be running the ball, coach Lashlee told us we’d be running,” Lavine said after the game. “Honestly, didn’t expect that big of a load but it was fun to do it. It’s something I’ve prepared myself for this whole season. I was excited to do it and glad I could contribute to the team as much as I could.”
“Running the football, it’s physical, it’s a mindset and (he) brings it,” SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee added of Lavine. “He was going to play regardless. It was going to be a lot of Camar and him. We knew Velton (Gardner) could spell Camar (Wheaton) too. When Camar got dinged up, it was more Velton and Tyler. But you saw it, when he gets rolling he’s a load. I wouldn’t want to tackle him.”
SMU faces Houston on Saturday at 6 p.m. CT inside Ford Stadium on NFL Network.
