College
Ben Hicks benched in SMU's loss to No. 19 Michigan
True freshman William Brown replaced the junior at QB for the entire second half
SMU (0-3) beating Michigan was always going to be a long shot.
Even with its defense getting an early confidence boost by holding a shaky Wolverine offense scoreless through the first quarter, SMU was still asked to put up points on one of the top defenses in the nation to make it matter (Michigan allows just 3.5 yards per play).
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