Through three games, SMU has two quarterbacks and no offensive identity

UNIVERSITY PARK -- SMU broke the wrong kind of streak in its return to Power Four football on Friday night. The program still hasn't beaten a P4 opponent at home since 2010. The Mustangs did, however, fail to score an offensive touchdown for the first time since September 23, 2016, a 33-3 loss to TCU. 

The season that was supposed to cement SMU's re-entry into the college football elite instead began with a game-winning drive to escape 27-point underdog Nevada and now includes an 18-15 loss to BYU, ranked 13th in the preseason Big 12 Media Poll. SMU hasn't finished a season averaging less than 37 points per game since 2018, but their defense kept them in the contest against the Cougars. More concerning than early struggles - the offense doesn't have an identity.