Not currently rated by ESPN, Cole Leinart held several Power 4 offers and picked SMU over Colorado, Arizona and Utah to become the second member of coach Rhett Lashlee's 2026 class.

Cole Leinart has committed to SMU, he announced on Wednesday. Leinart is the son of former Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart, who quarterbacked USC to back-to-back AP national titles in 2003-04. Leinart is a rising prospect from Redondo,

Los Angeles Redondo Union quarterback Cole Leinart, class of 2026, has committed to SMU, he tells On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Leinart is the son of former USC QB, Heisman Trophy winner and NFL veteran Matt Leinart.