A power outage at Florida State delayed Monday night's SMU-FSU kickoff. Kevin Jennings has toggled between touchdown throws and killer mistakes as SMU builds a big lead and gives it right back.
Power outage at FSU delays SMU's Monday night kickoff. FSU's stadium went dark before the game could even start, turning ESPN's marquee Monday night showcase into a waiting game. Frank Fleming needled the Seminoles over the blackout and ESPN for handing this matchup the big stage, while Pardon My Take's live look caught fans stuck in the stands with the lights only half back on. First hiccup of a chaotic night.
Jennings opens the delayed game airing it out for a touchdown. Once the lights finally cooperated, SMU wasted no time. Barstool Sports' clip shows Jennings finding a wide-open target downfield for the game's first score, the opening statement of a night that's about to get a lot weirder for the SMU quarterback.
“Got to receive a wide open. It's caught for a touchdown.”
SMU scores the first touchdown of the night
The "Kevin Jennings experience" gets a name. DoubleVodkaDon starts tracking every Jennings rep like a highlight reel gone wrong: a missed wide-open running back who should've walked into the end zone, immediately followed by an improvised scramble that somehow still finds the end zone. By the next series he's naming the pattern outright — the "Kevin Jennings experience," equal parts must-see and unwatchable.
There’s the “YIKES” part of the Kevin Jennings experience
SMU starts giving away the lead it just built. The pattern catches up with SMU. DoubleVodkaDon calls it a team "dominating a game while simultaneously giving it away," and Big Cat piles on with the same read — the cushion Jennings helped build now looks like the thing that sinks them.
