He's a non-trivial part of their o. He provides a dual threat option that the other team has to spend time preparing for.
But no word in the announcement as to whether or not he's playing v smu.
What does this week look like for him? Is he taking official visits? Or practicing with the team to play smu? The game is Saturday, the 21st.
If he was my kid, I would have advised him to hold his announcement until AFTER ped state plays its last game. Sure, have our agent do his job, and test the waters/plant some seeds.
But football players are expected to be committed to only one thing at a time. There's the team, and everything else interferes with the team. Ask 49er LB Campbell