It’s a primetime Texas showdown under the lights.
The SMU Mustangs (6-2, 4-0 AAC) look to fit the role of AAC contenders in every sense. SMU rolled through its last two conference opponents Temple and Tulsa by a combined score of 124-10, eviscerating both by at least 55 points. The Mustangs are clicking on all cylinders right now and have yet to be challenged by AAC competition — winning each contest by at least 18 points.
But the Rice Owls (4-4, 2-2 AAC) are SMU’s toughest conference opponent yet. The Owls steamrolled Tulsa two weeks ago and took a ranked Tulane squad down-to-the-wire in a 30-28 defeat at Rice Stadium.