As Boston College works through a transition on offense, SMU’s defense will capitalize. The Mustang defense has excelled at stopping the run this season, allowing just 90 rushing yards per game, and even BC’s skilled rushing attack won’t be able to overcome the loaded Mustang front seven.

ACC opponents meet when the No. 13 SMU Mustangs (8-1) and the Boston College Eagles (5-4) play on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. The game will air on ESPN, starting at 3:30

No. 14 SMU is alone atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings. The 8-1 Mustangs, who are 5-0 in conference games in their new league, are home Saturday against Boston College.

SMU’s slim chance of making the 12-team field as a second ACC team pretty much evaporated when the previously undefeated Hurricanes lost to unranked Georgia Tech, dropping Miami from fourth to ninth in the committee’s second round of rankings.

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SMU is all alone atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings with a direct path to the 12-team College Football Playoff even if its new league does get only one team in the expanded field.

The Boston College Eagles (5-4, 2-3 ACC) football team is getting ready for its final road game of the regular season as it travels to Dallas, Texas, to take on the No. 14 SMU Mustangs (8-1, 5-0 ACC).