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No. 9 SMU blows out Cal to win 9th straight, improve to 11-1
No. 9 SMU jumped out to a three-touchdown lead then sealed the game with a fourth-quarter explosion in their 38-6 win over visiting Cal in an Athletic Coast Conference matchup in Dallas on Saturday.,The Mustangs (11-1, 8-0 ACC) were already assured of a berth in the conference title game on Dec. 7. ...
No. 9 SMU aims to improve playoff odds vs. Cal
SMU has plenty to play for when it closes the regular season against California on Saturday afternoon in Dallas.,The Mustangs (10-1, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who checked in at No. 9 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, would like to send their seniors off the right way....
Kevin Jennings, No. 13 SMU blow out Virginia
Kevin Jennings passed for 323 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score as No. 13 SMU added to its case to be a part of the College Football Playoff with a 33-7 win over Virginia on Saturday afternoon in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup in Charlottesville, Va.,The Mustangs (10-1, 7-0 AC...
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 t...
SMU's 59-point second half subdues Prairie View A&M
Prairie View A&M pushed SMU early, but the Mustangs' 59-point second half lifted them to a 110-69 victory on Monday night in Dallas.,SMU (4-1) shot 48.8 percent from the field over the final 20 minutes. ,Matt Cross came off the bench to deliver 17 points, 12 rebounds and two steals, as SMU topped 10...
SMU aims to stay perfect at home, faces Prairie View A&M
After suffering its first loss of the season at Butler on Friday, SMU returns to Dallas aiming to keep its perfect home record intact when it hosts Prairie View A&M on Monday.,The Mustangs (3-1), who opened the season with three convincing home victories, were held to season lows in points, field go...
No. 14 SMU keeps rolling, knocks off Boston College
Kevin Jennings went 24-for-35 passing for 298 yards and three touchdowns as No. 14 SMU held off visiting Boston College 38-28 in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Dallas. ,Jennings found three different receivers for touchdowns as the Mustangs (9-1, 6-0) remained unbeaten in their first A...
SMU's next big test comes on road vs. Butler
SMU football is doing surprising things in the school's first year in the ACC. The men's basketball team could be following a similar script., ,The Mustangs were picked 13th of 18 in the ACC preseason poll but have put together a promising first week of the season. Their first road test comes Friday...
Cal Poly can look at California as model for building from the ground up
Cal Poly's new head coach Mike DeGeorge hopes to begin the type of program rejuvenation currently taking place at California when the Mustangs visit the Golden Bears on Thursday night for a nonconference game in Berkeley, Calif.,DeGeorge, who spent the last six seasons at Division II Colorado Mesa, ...
Andy Enfield, SMU aim for 2-0 start vs. visiting Florida A&M
SMU basketball got off to a promising start in a new era with first-year coach Andy Enfield and as a member of the ACC with a 96-62 victory over Tarleton State on Monday.,The Mustangs will look to keep things trending in that direction as they host Florida A&M on Thursday night in Dallas. It's a sma...
Matt Leinart's QB son commits to SMU
Cole Leinart, the son of former Southern California star quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart, announced on social media Wednesday that he has committed to SMU.,A quarterback at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, Calif., Cole Leinart is a three-star prospect rated the No. 81 q...
SMU has balanced attack in win over Tarleton State
Boopie Miller poured in 21 points to lead six Mustangs in double-figure scoring as SMU rolled to a 96-62 win over visiting Tarleton State on Monday in Dallas in the season opener for both teams.,The Mustangs (1-0) took charge of the game midway through the first half when they produced a 32-3 run th...
Starting QBs 'ready to roll' for No. 18 Pitt-No. 20 SMU showdown
The status of both starting quarterbacks is the top storyline heading into Saturday's Top 25 matchup between No. 18 Pitt and No. 20 SMU in Dallas.,Coach Pat Narduzzi had said the Panthers (7-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) were taking a "wait-and-see" approach when it comes to Eli Holstein before ...
Starting QBs questionable for No. 18 Pitt-No. 20 SMU showdown
The status of both starting quarterbacks is the top storyline heading into Saturday's Top 25 matchup between No. 18 Pitt and No. 20 SMU in Dallas.,Coach Pat Narduzzi said the Panthers (7-0, 3-0 ACC) are taking a "wait-and-see" approach when it comes to Eli Holstein. Similarly, SMU coach Rhett Lashle...
Despite 6 turnovers, No. 22 SMU sinks Duke in OT
Brashard Smith ran 24 yards for a touchdown on the second play of overtime and No. 22 SMU stopped Duke's two-point conversion pass attempt in a 28-27 victory Saturday night at Durham, N.C., ,SMU (7-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) committed six turnovers, but survived because of Duke's kicking woes...
No. 22 SMU takes high-powered offense on road vs. Duke
If No. 22 SMU is going to contend for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship, there obviously are going to be big games along the way. ,Count Saturday night against host Duke at Durham, N.C., among those. ,SMU (6-1, 3-0) is riding a four-game winning streak and is trying to stay unblemished in l...
No. 21 SMU hits the road for ACC game vs. Stanford
Having successfully dealt with two of their new rivals to the east, SMU turns its attention west when the No. 21 Mustangs make their first Atlantic Coast Conference trip to Stanford on Saturday night.,Riding high off a bye following a 34-27 win at then-No. 22 Louisville, SMU (5-1, 2-0 ACC) will face...
LJ Johnson scores go-ahead TD to lift SMU past No. 22 Louisville
LJ Johnson's 1-yard touchdown run with 6:39 remaining in the fourth quarter lifted visiting SMU to a 34-27 win over No. 22 LSU on Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.,The Mustangs (5-1, 2-0 ACC) drove 89 yards in 11 plays for the winning score. Quarterback Kevin Jennings, who accounted for...
Augusta National chairman 'confident' Masters will be held
Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley said Thursday that he believes the Masters will be held as scheduled despite the golf course sustaining "a lot of damage" from Hurricane Helene.,The Masters is scheduled for April 10-13, 2025 in Augusta, Ga.,"I'm confident that the Masters will be held, it will ...
Florida St. looking to take down another ACC newbie at SMU
Fresh off beating one conference newcomer, Florida State will now be the opponent for another Atlantic Coast Conference newbie's debut when it travels to Dallas to take on SMU on Saturday night.,The Mustangs (3-1, 0-0 ACC) will face the Seminoles (1-3, 1-2) for the first time. SMU enters the game wi...