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SMU hasn't taken advantage of its chances to discourage Tulane, and the Green Wave scored - and quickly - to open the second half and cut its deficit to 17-14.
QB Ryan Griffin hit Jeremy Williams for his second TD of the day, this one for 46 yards.
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Matt Szymanski missed a 31-yard field goal attempt just before half, meaning SMU's lead is stuck at 17-7.
QB Kyle Padron took a shot to the end zone earlier on the drive, but Terrance Wilkerson couldn't quite get to it.
Padron is 15-of-24 for 219 yards. Shawnbrey McNeal has surpassed the ...
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Emmanuel Sanders
Emmanuel Sanders said he wanted to go out with a bang in his final game at Ford Stadium. Not only has he set the single-season receiving record but he just made a great 75-yard catch-and-run to the Tulane 3. Zach Line finished off the drive for the TD. It's 17-7 with 2:57 left in the second ...
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Emmanuel Sanders
SMU regained the lead on a 31-yard field goal by Matt Szymanski.
The Mustangs had first and 10 from Tulane's 15 but had to settle for the three points.
10-7, 12:54 to play in the first half.
Let's see if SMU can do better agains the run. The Mustangs gave up almost 500 yards rushing ...
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Well, the Green Wave has already topped what it did in last week's 49-0 loss at Central Florida by scoring on its first drive of the game.
SMU's defense just hasn't been the same the past two or three weeks, and this looked way too easy. Tulane QB Ryan Griffin was 4-of-4 on the drive, ...
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SMU is up 7-0 over Tulane after scoring on the game's opening drive.
Kyle Padron was 7-of-8 passing on the drive, including a 30-yard completion to Emmanuel Sanders on fourth and 3 from Tulane's 32. Shawnbrey McNeal rushed two yards for the score.
Sanders entered the game needing 61 yards ...
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T. Geron Bell
Steve Kragthorpe, who seemed like a shrewd hire at Louisville, never could put his imprint on the program.
Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich ended the spiral today, firing Kragthorpe and setting off a whole lot of speculation. Mike Leach's name is still out there, although ESPN's Pat ...
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Pittsburgh Panthers
As SMU's first bowl invitation in 25 years nears, the school has extended coach June Jones' contract two years. SMU will make the announcement later today.
The extension keeps Jones on the Hilltop through 2014.
SMU hired Jones in January of 2008, then signing him to a five-year deal worth ...
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June Jones
The Longhorns and Aggies combined to score more points in a single game than they have in their long series history. But, in the end, Texas prevailed.
Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy had a Herculean performance against the Aggies, generating 479 yards of offense and perhaps making a ...
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Texas Longhorns
Colt McCoy
Texas' defense is getting torched. They have given up 496 yards -- 257 more yards than it has yielded on average this season. It just surrendered another touchdown catch to Jeff Fuller -- this time a 20-yard reception. The Aggies now trail Texas 42-39.
Make that 49-39. Texas just scored on a ...
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Texas Longhorns
Some shoddy tackling contributed to the Longhorns' latest score. James Kirkendoll scored a 47-yard pass with 12:04 left in the fourth quarter, catching the ball before breaking a weak arm-tackle by A&M;'s Steven Terrell.
Had Terrell stopped Kirkendoll, the Longhorns would have been short of ...
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Texas Longhorns
Texas A&M Aggies
Christine Michael just scored on a 16-yard run and Texas A&M; has pulled within three points of Texas A&M.; Following the touchdown, A&M; added a two-point conversion when Jerrod Johnson connected with Ryan Tannehill to make the score 35-32 in favor of the Longhorns.
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Christine Michael
Texas Longhorns
Texas A&M Aggies
Texas senior cornerback Deon Beasley was taken off the field on a stretcher after suffering an injury during a collision with Texas A&M; linebacker Anthony Lewis early in the second half.
Beasley was hurt on a punt with 8:20 left in the third quarter.
Play was stopped for more than five ...
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Texas A&M Aggies
Although Texas didn't score on its first possession of the second half, it did produce the first touchdown after halftime and in the process seized its largest lead of the game. Tre' Newton's seven-yard run has given the Longhorns a 35-21 lead with 8:26 left in the third quarter.
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Texas A&M Aggies
Texas coach Mack Brown usually likes to defer and take the ball in the second half. He is using the same strategy tonight.
The Longhorns will get the ball at the beginning of the third quarter. This possession will be an important one considering that Texas scored with five seconds left in ...
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Mack Brown
Texas A&M Aggies
After finishing off a 64-yard drive with a five-yard pass from Colt McCoy to James Kirkendoll, Texas now has a 28-21 lead over Texas A&M; at halftime. More impressively, the Longhorns have 398 yards of total offense.
McCoy, the Heisman hopeful, has accounted for all but 58 of those yards.
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Colt McCoy
Texas Longhorns
Jerrod Johnson just connected with with Howard Morrow on a touchdown pass. Guess what? It covered 14 yards and tied the score at 21 late in the second quarter.
That's the fourth 14-yard scoring pass of the first half. Johnson has thrown two. Texas quarterback Colt McCoy has thrown two.
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Colt McCoy
Texas A&M Aggies
On the last drive, Von Miller picked up his first sack in the last three games. He now has 16.5, which leads the nation. But moments after he dragged Colt McCoy to the ground, the Longhorns' quarterback capped an 88-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Shipley.
Texas now leads ...
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Texas Longhorns
Colt McCoy
Jeff Fuller just scored his second touchdown of the game -- this time on a 14-yard pass from Jerrod Johnson. Fuller's catch capped a seven-play, 92-yard drive.
No one doubted that the Aggies' offense could move the ball. And it did on its last possession, as Jerrod Johnson picked apart ...
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Texas A&M Aggies
When A&M; quarterback Jerrod Johnson was sacked on third down early in the second quarter, it appeared he lost the football before his knee hit the turf. Texas' Kheeston Randall forced the fumble and teammate Sam Acho recovered it before jogging into the end zone. But before he got there, the ...
