Flashback to Week 9 of last year’s college football season. SMU was riding high at 8-0, and the conversation was centered around the conference championship game and a possible trip to the Cotton Bowl. The defense was producing negative plays, a national leader in sacks and takeaways, while the offense was overpowering opposing defenses.
Shane Buechele had transferred in, and led the team to victories against TCU, a triple-overtime comeback win against Tulsa, and a blowout win against ranked Temple.