Few opponents have been able to rein in the SMU Mustangs as they’ve galloped toward Saturday’s Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. Led by quarterback Kevin Jennings and defensive end Elijah Roberts, the Mustangs posted a nineteen-point average margin of victory over ACC opponents this year. With a win this weekend, SMU could secure a spot in the twelve-team College Football Playoff.Moneyed backers have played a crucial role in helping the Mustangs reach this year’s ACC title game. Those boosters and the university negotiated SMU’s way into the ACC in September 2023. But there was a catch. SMU football had to agree to forgo nine years of TV revenue—rights fees that are reportedly worth about $30 million per year. To ensure SMU wouldn’t fall behind its…
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