HOUSTON — The decision itself was perplexing.
With the game tied at 37 and under a minute to go, the one thing SMU could not allow was a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Yet, having all but completed a 17-point comeback in what might have been the program’s most important games, Brendan Hall kicked the ball to first-team All-American kick returner Marcus Jones. And Jones proceeded to take the kick from the middle of the end zone, sidestep multiple SMU defenders, and run 105 yards into a walkoff, 44-37 win over No. 19 SMU.
“It was a mishit.