In the first game of the American Athletic Conference, SMU (2-3) lost to UCF (4-1) in Florida. The game, which was originally slated to be played Saturday at UCF’s stadium, was rescheduled twice due to Hurricane Ian.
Here are five key takeaways from the Mustangs’ loss against the Knights.
Conference Focus
After last week’s loss to TCU in the Iron Skillet, SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee implored fans to not read too much into the setback, and not to define the team by that loss. The real focus, he said, was conference play.