For the first time in nine years, the No. 17 SMU Mustangs and the Baylor Bears renew a 125-year-old rivalry Saturday afternoon in Dallas.

SMU (1-0) began its 2025 regular season with a 42-13 rout of FCS side East Texas A&M before welcoming its first power conference test in Baylor (0-1). In the lopsided Mustangs victory, the reigning College Football Playoff participant controlled both the ground and the air despite losing their top returning receiver Jordan Hudson on the first play of the game with a shoulder injury on a 7-yard reception.

On the defensive end, SMU also lost a key member of its linebacker group when Alex Kilgore injured his left ankle on a 10-yard interception return for a touchdown.

"Good news is both X-rays were negative, so there's no long-term fractures or breaks,"

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