How SMU wound up in the ACC (and, eventually, the CFP) — 'It's a couple hundred million dollars. I'm not losing sleep over it.'

SMU is headed to the College Football Playoff in its first season in the ACC. How it made the jump to the conference is a Texas-sized story filled with billionaires and big decisions.

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SMU in, but Bama, Miami out in CFP field reveal

Oregon, Georgia, Boise State, Arizona State, Clemson, Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Tennessee, Indiana and SMU made the College Football Playoff.
ESPN - Dec. 8
SMU gets last spot over Alabama as ACC places two teams in the College Football Playoff

SMU gets last spot over Alabama as ACC places two teams in the College Football Playoff
ABC News - Dec. 8
No. 18 Clemson beats No. 8 SMU 34-31 on last-second field goal for ACC title, berth in the CFP

Cade Klubnik threw for 262 yards and four touchdowns, Nolan Hauser kicked 56-yard field goal as time expired and the No. 18 Clemson beat No. 8 SMU 34-31 on Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast ...
ABC News - Dec. 8
How SMU's first season in the ACC became a massive success

Rhett Lashlee's Mustangs have defied all expectations to get within a win of the College Football Playoff.
ESPN - Dec. 7
Clemson vs. SMU: How to watch the ACC Championship today, kickoff time, channel and more

The Clemson Tigers play the SMU Mustangs for this year's ACC Championship title — here's what to know and how to tune in to the game.
Yahoo Sports - Dec. 7
SMU's Lashlee: No. 8 ranking affirms CFP inclusion

SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said Friday the Mustangs' No. 8 placement in the latest College Football Playoff rankings is the reason they should make the 12-team field, no matter what happens in the ACC ...
ESPN - Dec. 7
The Big Ten and SEC are set to gobble up CFP bids. That could squeeze the ACC and other leagues

The Big Ten and Southeastern conferences are set to gobble up the majority of the bids to the newly expanded 12-team College Football Playoff
ABC News - Dec. 6
How might CFP Selection Committee judge conference title game losers? Georgia, SMU, Boise State in focus

The Bulldogs are likely safe in either scenario, but the Mustangs and Broncos are in the danger zone
CBS Sports - Dec. 6
ACC 'incredibly shocked' Canes fell to 12 in CFP

After Alabama snuck into the coveted No. 11 spot ahead of Miami, as announced on ESPN's CFP rankings release show Tuesday, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said the league was "incredibly shocked and ...
ESPN - Dec. 4

How SMU wound up in the ACC (and, eventually, the CFP) — 'It's a couple hundred million dollars. I'm not losing sleep over it.'

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SMU in, but Bama, Miami out in CFP field reveal

SMU gets last spot over Alabama as ACC places two teams in the College Football Playoff

No. 18 Clemson beats No. 8 SMU 34-31 on last-second field goal for ACC title, berth in the CFP

How SMU's first season in the ACC became a massive success

Clemson vs. SMU: How to watch the ACC Championship today, kickoff time, channel and more

SMU's Lashlee: No. 8 ranking affirms CFP inclusion

The Big Ten and SEC are set to gobble up CFP bids. That could squeeze the ACC and other leagues

How might CFP Selection Committee judge conference title game losers? Georgia, SMU, Boise State in focus

ACC 'incredibly shocked' Canes fell to 12 in CFP

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