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How NFL owners, SMU alums helped Peruna run at the ACC title game
How Tavia Hunt, Nicole Tepper, and Liz Armstrong rallied together to get SMU mascot Peruna a front seat to the ACC championship game against the Clemson Tigers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The private jet owned by Bill and Liz Armstrong was stocked with SMU royalty as it hurled through the air from Dallas to Charlotte for the ACC championship game.
Pony Express stars Craig James and Lance McIlhenny were part of the 14-person entourage. As were Board of Trustee members Richard Ware and Connie O’Neill. The clash against Clemson for a guaranteed spot in the first 12-team College Football Playoff was on the line. The biggest game for the Ponies since James and McIlhenny marched down the field on opponents in the early 1980s.
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