Although Duke came up just short in the end, the defense was on fire against SMU, forcing 6 turnovers and consistently putting the offense in a good position to succeed. On the very first ...

Pitt (7-0, 3-0) is No. 19, and SMU is No. 22 (7-1, 4-0 ) a week before the more important rankings from the College Football Playoff ... for Pitt's perfect kicker Ben Sauls (12 for 12).

Two of them, SMU and Pitt, will play Saturday in Dallas ... Start Free Trial David Ubben is a senior writer for The Athletic covering college football. Prior to joining The Athletic, he covered ...

DURHAM, — In the game’s biggest moment, Duke went for the win and SMU’s defense stepped up. “If you’ve got a chance to win the game in the first inning, you do it,” Duke coach Manny ...

Duke’s coach had seen his defense force six SMU turnovers. The Blue Devils, who didn’t commit any turnovers, rallied from two touchdowns down in the second half to reach overtime, making a win ...

DURHAM — Special teams let down Duke football in its 28-27 overtime loss to No. 22 SMU on Saturday night at Wallace Wade Stadium. After missing an extra-point attempt and seeing a potential ...

The Duke Blue Devils (6-1) were hoping to pull off a Week 9 upset against a new ACC foe in the No. 22 SMU Mustangs. The Blue Devil defense did everything it could to put the team in a position to ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- — In the game's biggest moment, Duke went for the win and SMU's defense stepped up. “If you’ve got a chance to win the game in the first inning, you do it,” Duke coach ...