UNIVERSITY PARK -- When SMU players walk from their locker room to the field before home games, former Mustangs watch them. The walls of the tunnel are decorated with the likenesses of former SMU greats who made their mark in the NFL, from a faded image of Doak Walker to a color shot of current Cowboy Cole Beasley.
Last winter it seemed likely another portrait would be added to the tunnel. Wide receiver Courtland Sutton had a decision to make: remain at SMU for his junior season or turn professional.
Sutton's parents were the primary council, going over the pros and cons of each option.