Season Scouting Report Southern Methodist University (9/21/2013) Last Year Went 7-6 last year.

. Beat Fresno State in the Hawaii Bowl In the offseason, moved from C-USA to the ACC. Texas A&M beat SMU 48-3 last year This Year Lost to Texas Tech (41-23) Beat Montana State (31-30) o FCS team o Touchdown pass with 12 seconds left in the game o Came back from a 17 point deficit Struggled with penalties a little bit in both games (averaging 90 yards worth per game) Offense Type o Pass focused o Leads the nation in completions per game and have two star receivers o However, SMU only has one passing touchdown this season. All other are running touchdowns. Look for them to pass to get downfield and then attempt to run the ball in for a touchdown. Quarterback o Garrett Gilbert Former Longhorn QB (picture a QB that couldnt compete against David Ash and Case McCoy) Not much of a runner usuallyHowever, this year he leads SMU in rushing (82 yards) Has not thrown an interception Efficient passer (about 68% or so) Usually goes for shorter-medium length passes Running-backs o K.C. Niemchi Top running-back Has only ran for 54 yards so far this season o Prescott Line Has ran for 54 yards this season as well o Struggled quite a bit against Texas Tech (averaged about 3 yards per carry)

o Last game Garret Gilbert had more rushing attempts than the other running-backs combined. Wide Receiver o Jeremy Johnson Leads the team in reception yards (243 yards) o Darius Joseph Made game-winning catch to beat Montana State Has 217 yards this season o Derrikk Thompson o Keenan Holman Tight End o Typical blocking tight end. Offensive Line o Had very bad pass protection last year. o Lost 3 of their 5 starters. Strengths o Veteran QB o Veteran WR o Pass game Weaknesses o Offensive line o Rushing game

Defense Type o Hard to find good information o Are currently ranked 105th in the nation Defensive Line o Lost all three of their starters from last year. Linebacker o Stephon Sanders o Young linebackers Defensive Back o Returning all safeties from last year o Struggled mightily against the pass last year o Kenneth Acker Strengths o Pass rush? Weaknesses o Stopping the pass and the runwere going to have a big day Special Teams Chase Hover (kicker) is 6/7 on FG attempts.

Key Players QBGarret Gilbert WRDarius Joseph and Jeremy Johnson LBStephon Sanders DBKenneth Acker Key Matchups Our struggling defensive line against their struggling offensive line. Can we get some pressure on the QB this game? Passing game vs struggling pass defense (both sides of the ball) What to Watch For SMU trying to force turnovers o Their defense is very good at this. o This is the only way they will be able to win this game SMU trying to limit penalties o SMU has shot themselves in the foot with penalties. Look for them to try to limit them Texas A&Ms defense improving o The biggest improvement for teams occurs between the first and second game. Since Alabama was the first time our 11 defensive starters played together, expect them to start to work out many of their kinks. o We cannot change the size or age of our defense that this point (and having many 18 year olds playing make for a challenge), but we can gain more experience and knowledge of the defensive schemes and assignments. What Else You Should Know Texas A&Ms defense is currently ranked 112th in the nation (out of about 124) Ricky Seals-Jones is having surgery today (Friday) on his knee Floyd Raven is still out (broken collar bone) Trey Williams is DTD (day-to-day) with his high ankle sprain The forecast shows rain for tomorrow. Passing (though preferred by both teams) might be difficult. Prediction: 55-24