Last season ended in utter disappointment for the Mustangs. After getting to a bowl game for the first time since 2012, the Mustangs were stunned by Louisiana Tech. Even worse, it was Courtland Sutton’s and Trey Quinn’s last game as Mustangs. They also lost their fearless leader in Chad Morris to Arkansas. The season was very bittersweet all the way till the very end.
However, after the Frisco Bowl, the team has left 2017 in the past and are full-steam ahead in 2018 with new coach Sonny Dykes at the helm. The defining question for the Mustangs this season will be: Do the key player losses and the personnel changes affect the quality of the season SMU will have?