SMU coach Rhett Lashlee lands another contract extension

SMU and head football coach Rhett Lashlee are in agreement on a contract extension.The school announced the extension on Friday but, as a private university, is not required to disclose any terms. He previously received a contract extension last November.Lashlee is in his third season at SMU and the Mustangs are 9-1 (6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). They are No. 13 in the College Football Playoff rankings and have two games remaining on the regular season — Saturday at Virginia and Nov. 30 at home against Cal — before a potential appearance in the ACC championship game on Dec. 7.This is the Mustangs’ first season in the ACC.In 2023, he led SMU to an 11-3 record as a member of the American Athletic Conference and to its first league title since 1984.