With the fall of UCF, the American Athletic Conference’s perennial power over the past two seasons, to Pittsburgh Saturday evening, a new conference foe arises to push for a New Year’s Six Bowl: SMU.
SMU knocked off No. 25 TCU 41-38 in Fort Worth Saturday evening on the heels of junior quarterback Shane Buechele’s 288 yards and two touchdowns, capping the Mustang’s first 4-0 start in 35 years. Buechele’s 205 yards came between Reggie Roberson Jr. and Kyle Granson, both juniors, notching 122 and 83 yards respectively.
The defeat over the Horned Frogs was the third straight Mustang victory over an in-state opponent and the third straight game where they have scored 40 or more points.