Kevin Jennings talks about spring workouts
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:32 amThe Mustang quarterback met the media to discuss the team's spring workouts, his evolution as a quarterback and leader, and his new position coach:
• Spring has been “pretty good. You know, we’ve got a lot of stuff we can work on, obviously. Working this spring, we’ve been taking large steps, getting better day by day.”
• Jennings’ personal goals for the spring include “Developing, but obviously a leadership goal, pushing my team, being the voice of the team since Preston (Stone) is out right now — he has been the voice, and (I’m) taking over that role right now.”
• “The experience came in the last couple … games — I started the last two games. Just carrying that over — trying to get better. It’s been better than it was last year.”
• On new quarterbacks coach D’Eriq King: “It’s really a lot … same player, he played in my situation. He played quarterback for Coach Lashlee a couple of years back, so he knows the offense, he knows how it feels to play quarterback, and all that. He’s really helping a lot, helping me develop.”
• On the SMU receivers: “We’ve got a lot of guys — we’ve got about six No. 1s. All of them could be No. 1s somewhere else. Just being able to trust them, putting the ball in their area, knowing they can make a play for me … it brings a lot of trust in me.”
• On steps taken to become more of a leader: “Really, being more vocal, because I’m not really a vocal guy. But being more vocal, leading the team … working hard (and) making the team follow my lead. (Coach King) is helping me, of course. Playing quarterback, you’ve got to be a leader — that’s what he did at Miami, Houston. He’s been a leader ... he’s kind of pushing that on me.”
• Spring has been “pretty good. You know, we’ve got a lot of stuff we can work on, obviously. Working this spring, we’ve been taking large steps, getting better day by day.”
• Jennings’ personal goals for the spring include “Developing, but obviously a leadership goal, pushing my team, being the voice of the team since Preston (Stone) is out right now — he has been the voice, and (I’m) taking over that role right now.”
• “The experience came in the last couple … games — I started the last two games. Just carrying that over — trying to get better. It’s been better than it was last year.”
• On new quarterbacks coach D’Eriq King: “It’s really a lot … same player, he played in my situation. He played quarterback for Coach Lashlee a couple of years back, so he knows the offense, he knows how it feels to play quarterback, and all that. He’s really helping a lot, helping me develop.”
• On the SMU receivers: “We’ve got a lot of guys — we’ve got about six No. 1s. All of them could be No. 1s somewhere else. Just being able to trust them, putting the ball in their area, knowing they can make a play for me … it brings a lot of trust in me.”
• On steps taken to become more of a leader: “Really, being more vocal, because I’m not really a vocal guy. But being more vocal, leading the team … working hard (and) making the team follow my lead. (Coach King) is helping me, of course. Playing quarterback, you’ve got to be a leader — that’s what he did at Miami, Houston. He’s been a leader ... he’s kind of pushing that on me.”