‘We call him Doo’: Why Ulysses Bentley IV’s Nickname Puts Everything in Perspective

UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — Inside the hallways of SMU football, the name Ulysses Bentley IV does not register. As Shane Buechele says, “We call him Doo.”

Image courtesy of SMU Athletics.The reason for this is unknown to those outside the confines of Bentley’s inner circle. Maybe, they say, the rest of the world will find out as his first season with SMU comes into clearer focus.

But, for now, the nickname remains a mystery. And that is apropo for the story arc Bentley IV has followed throughout the first month of the season.

Bentley IV has gone from the second on the depth chart in fall camp to one of the offense’s most explosive threats.

Throughout the first three weeks, the 5-foot-10 back has…