SMU is currently 5–3, and sits in a four-way tie for fourth place in the ACC. The Mustangs gave coach Rhett Lashlee a contract extensio n Friday, and it paid off quickly with a win over his former team.

Inexplicable. Infuriating. Incomprehensible. The “U” is unacceptably back. Back like no one wanted. Back to its frustrating football of recent decades. Back again with step-on-the-rake mistakes and self-inflicted pain in Saturday’s 26-20 loss at Southern Methodist University that takes big-picture ideas like the ACC Championship Game and College Football Playoff off the table.

No. 10 Miami visits SMU in a pivotal ACC showdown, their first meeting in 60 years with conference title hopes on the line.

With two losses in league play already, is there a feasible path for the Miami Hurricanes to make the ACC Championship Game?

Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry explain why SMU and Mississippi State are their top performers from Week 10 of college football.