SONNY DYKES

SMU TCU Football SMU wide receiver Rashee Rice (11), followed by linebacker Brian Holloway (30) runs the SMU flag to midfield after they defeated TCU a NCAA football game in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. A short time later, Mustangs defensive back Brandon Crossley tried unsuccessfully to plant the flag before tossing it. TCU players then pulled the flag off the pole, and a player angrily threw the pole at the ground. “I think our guys tried to plant the flag at the middle of the field,” Dykes said. I apologize for that.”Rice made headlines the week of the game by saying he thought TCU was afraid to play SMU.

SMU coach Sonny Dykes has reiterated his respect for TCU while apologizing for any attempt by his players to plant a flag at midfield after a brief scuffle broke out following the Mustangs’ 42-34 victory at the home of the Horned Frogs.

17 SMU a 37-34 victory over Tulane on Friday night. Crossley intercepted Tulane freshman Michael Pratt’s pass to put the Mustangs (5-0, 3-0 American Athletic) in position to win with the field goal. “It’s good to get a hard-fought win,” SMU coach Sonny Dykes said. But, we were able to win.”SMU is 5-0 for the second straight season, a feat it last accomplished in 1983. He entered the game second nationally in passing yards.