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Brashard Smith and No. 20 SMU overwhelm previously undefeated No. 18 Pitt 48-25
DALLAS (AP) — Brashard Smith ran for 161 yards with a 71-yard sprint for the first of his two rushing touchdowns and made a nifty tiptoe catch for another score as No. 20 SMU overwhelmed previously undefeated and 18th-ranked Pittsburgh 48-25 on Saturday night to keep the Mustangs tied for the...
SMU cornerback taken off field in an ambulance, but returns to sideline before end of win over Pitt
DALLAS (AP) — SMU cornerback AJ Davis was taken off the field in an ambulance to a hospital after a special teams play late in the first half of the No. 20 Mustangs' game against No. 18 Pittsburgh, but was back on the sideline with his teammates before the end of their 48-25 win Saturday night. ...
No. 20 SMU is finally back home vs. No. 18 Pitt in unexpected November tilt of ACC co-leaders
DALLAS (AP) — There were many months of hype leading up to 20th-ranked SMU's first ACC home game against a traditional power coming off an undefeated regular season. The Mustangs' second game in their new league, after more than a month away from home, is just as anticipated. ...
No. 18 Pitt, No. 20 SMU have ACC championship in sights while Duke's Diaz returns to Miami
Things to watch this week in the Atlantic Coast Conference: Game of the week No. 18 Pittsburgh (7-0, 3-0 ACC) at No. 20 SMU (7-1, 4-0), Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (ACC Network) Another week, another unexpected matchup for the top of the Atlantic Coast...
College football Week 10: Penn State's Allar tops list of ailing QBs in games involving Top 25 teams
Quarterback health is among the major Week 10 storylines for games involving Top 25 teams. Penn State coach James Franklin said Drew Allar's availability might not be known until game time of Saturday's matchup between the No. 3 Nittany Lions and No. 4 Ohio State in Happy Valley. ...
No. 18 Pitt taking a 'wait and see' approach with QB Eli Holstein ahead of visit to No. 20 SMU
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi is keeping his cards close to the vest when it comes to quarterback Eli Holstein. Holstein, a redshirt freshman transfer from Alabama, exited in the fourth quarter of a 41-13 win over Syracuse last week with an undisclosed injury....
No. 19 Pitt is unbeaten as November looms. The Panthers believe their best is still ahead of them
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kyle Louis kept receipts. Mentally anyway. The Pittsburgh sophomore linebacker spent a portion of the run-up to the 19th-ranked Panthers' 80th meeting with Syracuse reading all about how the game figured to be a shootout, with Orange quarterback Kyle McCord...
It's a pick-6 party for No. 19 Pitt as the Panthers use 3 defensive TDs to drill Syracuse 41-13
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh linebacker coach Ryan Manalac nicknamed his group "The Sharks” during training camp, an ode to their relentlessness and hunger. Manalac's players have leaned into it. And on Thursday night, the 19th-ranked Panthers and "The Sharks’ in the middle of...
Coaches will never stop disputing penalties they don't like even if that L is going to stand
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has disagreed with scores of penalties over his 17 seasons in charge. Complained about them, too. Never once did he expect to change the outcome of a game. It's a part of a college football team's week, just as much as Tuesday film...
No. 19 Pitt and Syracuse meet for the 80th time, a high-stakes prime-time showdown
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh and Syracuse have faced each other regularly for more than a century. Yet rarely, especially this century, have they met with such significant stakes. The 19th-ranked Panthers (6-0, 2-0 ACC) are one of the surprise teams in the country. Syracuse (5-1,...
