Wake Forest’s No. 13 Rise Gives SMU’s Passing Game a Home-Stage Audition
Tuesday’s CFP rankings elevated Wake Forest to No. 13 and left SMU unranked, putting the Mustangs’ home offense under its clearest national test yet.
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Tuesday’s CFP rankings elevated Wake Forest to No. 13 and left SMU unranked, putting the Mustangs’ home offense under its clearest national test yet.
Marques White’s forced fumble and recovery produced an SMU touchdown seven seconds later, showing how defensive disruption can change a possession before Virginia Tech has time to make it complicated.
SMU piled up 421 yards and Kevin Jennings passed for 351, but Syracuse’s four sacks repeatedly changed the field-position math in a 30-27 comeback.
Kendrick Raphael supplied two fourth-down touchdowns to keep SMU within reach, then helped the Mustangs turn a 20-17 halftime deficit into a 59-20 win over California.