DALLAS — A few things would have been different for Eric Dickerson and Craig James if SMU's “Pony Express” played in college football's current era instead of more than four decades ago.

The running backs certainly would have gotten a lot more money than they did, and that wouldn't be against the rules like it was then. And they likely wouldn't have even remained teammates for all four seasons, like then before the transfer portal that allows players to easily move from one school to another.

“If we had the transfer flexibility back then ... one of us would have probably gone. And so it discourages that teamwork concept, especially at the same position,” James said Thursday. “I'm glad we stuck it out and competed through it.”

Dickerson, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, quickly responded, “

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