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Inside SMU's campaign to become Dallas’ college football team

Oct 18, 2019, 2:01 PM

SMU Mustangs football used to own the city of Dallas for generations before the Cowboys ever existed. Dave Campbell's Texas Football went behind the scenes to learn how Sonny Dykes is integrating the program back into the community.

Inside SMU's campaign to become Dallas’ college football team

DALLAS -- Hours before SMU’s home opener against North Texas on Sept. 13, players walked into the home locker room at Ford Stadium and were treated to a shock. 

The first home game of the season is typically a whiteout. The home rematch with UNT was no exception. Still, the Mustangs usually wear blue at home. None of the players got any whiff of a plan to debut anything new – by design. 

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