Mustangs enter the 2026 Holiday Bowl with an 8-4 record and a high-powered offensive identity that has defined much of t

SMU announced Tuesday afternoon that it has added a ninth ACC game for its 2026 season — a home contest against Virginia Tech. The announcement came a day after SMU and Baylor canceled their 2026 nonconference game to accommodate the ACC expanding to a nine-game conference schedule next season.

BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Louisville takes on SMU in a matchup of ACC teams. The Cardinals have gone 8-2 at home. Louisville is 10-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 12.0 turnovers per game.

In 2024, it was announced that Baylor and SMU would play a home-and-home series with SMU. The former Southwest conference opponents played the first leg of the home-and-home in Highland Park in September, where Baylor came away with a thrilling 48-45 ...