There was a time when all SMU football was known for was "the death penalty" it received from the NCAA in 1987 for the scandal of paying players to play college football. That, of course ...

It can help revive a football program and get your alma mater into a bigger conference. It can buy a private jet. But it can’t clear more space at a tiny regional airport. SMU donor Bill ...

The scandal led to sanctions against Penn State ... The film provided a detailed look at the rise and fall of SMU football and the impact of the death penalty. For SMU fans, it’s worth a ...

SMU football has shown no rookie fatigue in its ... TV personality Skip Bayless — who covered the scandal for the Dallas Morning News and Dallas Times Herald — said in the ESPN documentary.

It’s been some 40 years since Southern Methodist University was in the national title hunt at the business end of the college football season. From 1981 to 1984, the Mustangs posted a 41-5-1 ...

Kevin Jennings was stunned, sad and cold. SMU’s quarterback had been pulled from the final minutes of a 38-10 College Football Playoff loss to Penn State having thrown three interceptions ...

Alabama football missed out on making the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff in Kalen DeBoer's first season. SMU, the team that edged out the Crimson Tide for the final spot in the CFP ...

Penn State and SMU head into the CFP with the weight of history on their shoulders — and they're both trying to shed it.