New ACC member SMU 'bonkers' about long-awaited return to power conference
Posted Jul 22, 2024
The path from one of college football's lesser leagues to a richer, more prestigious one has been well worn in recent years. But none of the lucky few — like Utah and TCU and, more recently, Houston and UCF among others — have made the climb quite like Southern Methodist University, which begins play this fall in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
(WRAL Sports Fan)
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