College Football Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
It was always going to be hard to duplicate the dramatics delivered between SMU and BYU in the 1980 Holiday Bowl. Especially since these 7-5 squads had significantly less to play for. However, one team had a quarterback make his college debut. It also delivered the first pick-six in the history of the New Mexico […] READ MORE
The first Saturday of the Bowl season gives ESPN a chance to knock off the dust of the highlight tapes from 1980. None of the players in this game had even been born yet, so while fun to look back on, certainly has no bearing on the game coming up this Saturday. But when SMU […] READ MORE
Who are the best returning G5 returning quarterbacks? The group of five really took a big leap last season with Cincinnati making the College Football Playoff. The Bearcats and quarterback Desmond Ridder grabbed most of the headlines, but there many terrific teams in those conferences. More importantly, they had plenty of talented quarterbacks. Some will […] READ MORE
Oklahoma and Texas leaving for the SEC has created a tsunami throughout the college sports landscape. It has caused both the casual fan and the long time sports pundits to be stumbling over themselves breaking down the rest of the Big XII conference to figure out who goes where in the college sports garage sale […] READ MORE
It was not much of a secret or surprise, but SMU answers QB issues Wednesday. Quarterback Preston Stone, as expected, signed his letter of intent to play for Sonny Dykes and the Mustangs. He is the younger brother of current SMU receiver Parker Stone. He is also one of the biggest high end recruits the […] READ MORE
The season has gone from one of great potential to one of trying to hold it together. Losses are losses. But the thumping that SMU took Saturday at East Carolina has the Mustangs trying to keep their grip on what is left of the 2020 season. Down 45-7 at halftime, SMU did outscore the Pirates […] READ MORE
Whatever rest and reset the SMU Mustangs got with the extra week off after last week’s postponement, it didn’t work. SMU easily handled by East Carolina 52-38 in Greenville Saturday afternoon, has a lot of soul searching to do. SMU made the game look close at the end, but at one point, they were down […] READ MORE
In a season that frequently resembles a schedule of pick-up games, SMU is coming off a second bye week that came as the result of the opponent’s COVID outbreaks. Is SMU refreshed and ready going into this weekend’s game at East Carolina? The Mustangs have been dinged up in recent games, and the unscheduled week […] READ MORE
SMU has been an inconsistent high wire act all season long. Saturday night, in Tulsa, the Mustangs had theirs cut out from under them in a 28-24 loss that all but knocks them out of contention for the AAC title game. SMU Unravels In Tulsa Numbers can often be made to look like whatever someone […] READ MORE
SMU is 7-1 and with only three games left in the regular season the Mustangs are in control of their own fate for a shot at the AAC championship game. That get’s us to SMU’s next “toughest” game in the 2020 season, The Tulsa Golden Hurricanes. SMU’s Next “Toughest” Game But in Sonny Dykes fashion, […] READ MORE
Tony has been with Last Word on Sports for six years covering college football around the country. A native of Southern California, now living in North Carolina, he has been working in broadcast, print and digital media for nearly 30 years. He is a member of the Football Writers Association of America, and is a voting panelist for the Outland Trophy, the Nagurski Award, and the Biletnikoff Award. He can also be found on twitter @tonybruin