Rhett Lashlee didn’t need a podium to frame the moment. After Southern Methodist University toppled the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes 26-20 in overtime, the SMU football head coach went straight to his people, then to the mic, and put it as plainly as it gets: “I couldn’t be more proud of them.”

SMU won with grit more than style. Quarterback Kevin Jennings threw for 365 yards on 29-of-44 passing with a touchdown and no interceptions, leaning on wideout Jordan Hudson’s 11 grabs for 136 yards. The run game? Basically a rumor until overtime, when T.J. Harden hammered in the 1-yard winner, his lone score on eight carries.

Safety Ahmaad Moses authored the turning point with two interceptions, including the OT pick that set up the walk-off. Miami’s Carson Beck countered with 274 yards and two

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