It didn’t have to be strictly an SMU vs. Alabama debate. From the moment Clemson’s game-winning, 56-yard field goal cleared the uprights to win the ACC championship on Saturday night, there was one prevailing storyline for the 12-team College Football Playoff on selection Sunday: Will the final at-large spot go to the Mustangs or the…
article CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 07: PJ Williams #59 and Alexander Kilgore #54 of the SMU Mustangs celebrates during the 2024 ACC Football Championship at Bank of America Stadium on December 07, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Isaiah While Texas and SMU are getting most of the attention for making the College…
The first 12-team College Football Playoff includes Arizona State, a program of limited historic achievement, a team picked to finish last in its conference, which is led by the youngest head coach in the sport. Kenny Dillingham, 34, sometimes looks and sounds more like a sophomore linebacker for the Sun Devils, such as on Saturday…
