Cal Faces SMU Next Saturday

Next week, next Saturday, Cal travels to Dallas to play SMU, which is nationally ranked. The Mustangs are 5-1, and they are 4-0 at home. In fact, they have not lost a single home conference game since they joined the ACC prior to the 2024 season. The last time Cal went there was in 2024, and they lost that game 38-6. Kevin Jennings, a mobile quarterback, had another big game against Virginia. He threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran for 124 yards. So he will be a handful. So Cal will clearly be an underdog next week against SMU in Dallas. It's a game that starts at 9 a.m. Pacific time, and it even starts in the morning central time in Dallas at 11 a.m. So it's a rather unusual starting time for a game.