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SMU Clinches ACC Championship Game Berth
The SMU Mustangs got into the ACC over objections from the major powers and became the first team to clinch an ACC Championship Game berth in it's first season.
SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee told his players this week that the No.13 College Football Playoff ranking, despite one loss to Big 12 leader BYU, wasn't because the Playoff Committee disrespected them. Rather, it just didn't expect them.
But the 2024 Mustangs were both unexpected and disrespected.
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