Five Questions About SMU Football

SMU quarterback William Brown (9) looks to his sideline between downs in the third quarter of an NCAA college football game against Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. Michigan won 45-20. (AP Photo/Tony Ding) (Tony Ding / AP)QUESTION: Ben Hicks is one of the top returning quarterbacks in the American Athletic Conference so it is surprising to see there are questions about who should be the starter for SMU. How did this develop ans why?

ANSWER: Well for starters, the offense had been very stagnant and inconsistent to begin the year. Hicks has had his fair share of turnover problems as well, but I think that Will Brown brings something that Rhett Lashlee’s offense needs to…