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What SMU needs to do to fix its run defense

UNIVERSITY PARK -- As Cincinnati racked up big run after big run, broken tackle after broken tackle last Saturday, you could hear a collective groan arising from the SMU corner of the Twitter-verse.

Not again.

Even in SMU's 31-28 win over the Bearcats, the Mustangs allowed Cincinnati 249 yards on the ground, 139 more than Cincy's previous season average. It was the second game in a row in which SMU gave up a stellar rushing performance to a sub-par rushing team.

Friday evening, things get even harder against Tulsa, the No. 14 rushing offense in the country.