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College football preview: USF at SMU, 8 Saturday, CBS Sports Network, 98.7-FM 1010-AM

 
Published Nov. 15, 2014

USF at SMU, 8, CBS Sports Network, 98.7-FM, 1010-AM

The Bulls (3-6, 2-3 American Athletic Conference), making the program's second trip to Dallas, must win to remain in contention for their first bowl bid since 2010. USF has lost its past six games following a bye week. The Bulls and Mustangs (0-8, 0-4) have combined to use seven starting quarterbacks this season, with No. 7 being this USF starter, freshman Quinton Flowers (42 total yards, no TDs, two INTs). Flowers seems likely to play, despite the shooting death Thursday of his half-brother in Miami's Allapattah neighborhood. SMU, which has more than 20 freshmen and sophomores on its two-deep chart, ranks 100th or worse in 30 NCAA statistical categories. The Mustangs are last (or tied for last) out of 125 Division I-A teams in seven areas including scoring defense (46.8 points per game), scoring offense (9.6 ppg), total defense (547 ypg) and turnover margin (minus-1.88).

WATCH OUT FOR: SMU dual-threat QB Matt Davis, who totaled 393 yards (including 181 rushing) in his starting debut in last week's 38-28 loss at Tulsa. Bulls senior WR Andre Davis needs 42 receiving yards to reach 2,000 for his career. Bulls RB Marlon Mack is 172 rushing yards shy of the fourth 1,000-yard season in school history. SMU's leading kick returner is 5-foot-7, 183-pound sophomore Deion Sanders Jr.

Joey Knight, Times staff writer