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Texas A&M 58, SMU 6: Defense in review

The quality of competition factors in, yes. But it has no bearing on the defense's improvements, which manifested clearly in quarterback pressure and one key return from injury. Now all eyes turn to Arkansas.
By Billy Liucci
September 23, 2014
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Let's get the disclaimer out of the way: the SMU offense might be the worst in college football. But the Aggies still didn’t allow a touchdown and led 31-0 before the Mustangs got on the scoreboard, so statistics aside, it was a strong day for the defense.

• SMU didn’t record a first down on its first five possessions, until about midway through the second quarter. The Mustangs managed just 63 yards on 34 first-half snaps and had eight drives totaling four plays or less.

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