The Mustangs fell short of the ACC Championship title in Charlotte following a Clemson field goal that put the final score 34-31. But this SMU team played their hearts out Saturday night in Charlotte. Although the Mustangs didn’t get the result they wanted, they laid the foundation for an abundance of success that is in SMU’s future.
The start of the game couldn’t have gone much worse for SMU. On the third play from scrimmage, a blindsided Kevin Jennings fumbled the football, giving Clemson tremendous field position on their first drive. Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik faked a screen pass to his right, faked a run to his left and eventually found a wide-open Bryant Wesco for a walk-in touchdown putting Clemson on the board first.