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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Southern Methodist
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  Shane Buechele threw a 25-yard touchdown to James Proche in the third overtime and No. 24 SMU beat Tulsa 43-37, coming back from a three-touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter Saturday night to win in its first game as a ranked team in 33 years. After Tulsa missed its second field goal in overtime, Proche made a leaping catch in the front corner of the end zone over a defender and got a foot down before going out of bounds. The play was initially ruled incomplete before being overturned on replay review. SMU (6-0, 2-0 American) this week moved into the AP poll for the first time since October 1986, before NCAA sanctions that included the death penalty. The Mustangs didn't field a team in 1987 and 1988.

Xavier Jones ran for 121 yards and scored two game-tying touchdowns for SMU before he fumbled in the second overtime. But Tulsa couldn't take advantage when Jacob Rainey's 43-yard field goal attempt was wide left. Tusla (2-3, 0-1) had the ball to start the third overtime, and went to a different kicker after failing to get a first down. But Zack Long was wide left on a 42-yard attempt. Jones had a 4-yard TD run on a fourth-down play with 1:02 left in regulation. His 3-yard score force the second overtime after Zach Smith's fourth touchdown pass, a 7-yarder to Josh Johnson, opened the overtime scoring. SMU is 6-0 for the first time since 1982, when it went on to an unbeaten season (11-0-1) with running backs Eric Dickerson and Craig James. - SMU/AP College Football

(DS#20 WR) rSr/2020 WR James Proche, Southern Methodist
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  SMU quarterback Shane Buechele and leading tackler Richard McBryde were on Top 25 teams before joining the Mustangs this season. The former Texas starting quarterback and the linebacker who played for Auburn in the SEC championship game two seasons ago will now be part of SMU's first game as a ranked team in 33 years. The No. 24 Mustangs (5-0, 1-0 American) are home against Tulsa on Saturday night. “There's been some rough seasons around here through the years. There's also been some good ones,” second-year coach Sonny Dykes said. “Winning helps, but you've got to win consistently, and I think sometimes it may be a little slower process than people want it to be.” SMU quarterback Shane Buechele and leading tackler Richard McBryde were on Top 25 teams before joining the Mustangs this season.

The former Texas starting quarterback and the linebacker who played for Auburn in the SEC championship game two seasons ago will now be part of SMU's first game as a ranked team in 33 years. The No. 24 Mustangs (5-0, 1-0 American) are home against Tulsa on Saturday night. SMU's roster has changed drastically since that last meeting with Tulsa. Dykes said there are 65 new players, including scholarship freshmen, walk-ons and transfers. Buechele and McBryde are among seven graduate transfers, four them starters, playing this season. - AP College Football

(DS#14 QB) rSr/2021 QB Shane Buechele, Southern Methodist
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  SEPT 30/WEEK 5 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Shane Buechele, SMU, Jr., QB, Arlington, Texas,...Buechele threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns and had 27 rushing yards with a touchdown in a 48-21 win at USF, keeping SMU unbeaten at 5-0. - American Athletic Conference Football

(DS#14 QB) rSr/2021 QB Shane Buechele, Southern Methodist
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  SEPT 30/WEEK 5 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Rodney Clemons, SMU, Sr., S,...Had four tackles, two interceptions and one tackle for loss in a 48-21 win at USF. - American Athletic Conference Football

(DS#8 SS) rSr/2020 SS Rodney Clemons, Southern Methodist
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  SMU's 10 sacks against South Florida obliterated the school record of five. Ten players contributed to the double-digit takedowns of two USF quarterbacks. The 10 sacks matched the season high set by Florida against Miami last month. SMU's 25 sacks lead the nation. USF's five sacks allowed per game ranks last in the nation. - AP College Football

(DS#40 OLB) rSr/2020 OLB Patrick Nelson, Southern Methodist
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  SMU's appearance in the rankings is historic, considering where that program has been. After returning from the death penalty in 1989, the Mustangs managed one winning season (6-5 in 1997) over the next 20 years. The program had an uptick under June Jones from 2009-12, going to four straight bowl games and topping out at eight victories. There has been only one winning season since. Under second-year coach Sonny Dykes, the Mustangs are playing their best ball since the Pony Express days of Eric Dickerson and Craig James in the early 1980s. SMU is not a national championship contender, but the Mustangs head into the second month of the season looking like a team that should push for an American Athletic Conference crown. The Mustangs (5-0) are off to their best overall start since 1983, are 3-0 on the road and 10-4 in their last 14 games overall. - AP College Football

(DS#14 QB) rSr/2021 QB Shane Buechele, Southern Methodist
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  Xavier Jones ran for two first-quarter touchdowns and Shane Buechele threw three second-quarter touchdown passes as SMU rolled to a 41-0 lead early in the second half and held on to post a 48-21 win over South Florida in the American Athletic Conference opener for both schools Saturday. Coming off a win over then-No. 25 Texas Christian last week, the Mustangs now are 5-0 for the first time since 1983. SMU finished 10-2 that season after losing to Alabama in the Sun Bowl.

Jones had runs of 9 and 36 yards for first-quarter touchdowns. Beuchele threw a 6-yard pass to James Proche, 31 yards to Reggie Roberson and 19 yards to Proche to make it 34-0 at halftime. He ran 10 yards for a score in the third quarter before South Florida got on the board won a 24-yard touchdown from Blake Barnett to Jacob Mathis. Beuchele was 21 of 25 for 226 yards and three touchdowns with an interception. Jones carried 15 times for 155 yards. Barnett finished 13 of 21 for 222 yards with three touchdowns for the Bulls (1-3). - SMU/AP College Football

(DS#28 RB) rSr/2020 RB Xavier Jones, Southern Methodist
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  SEPT 23/WEEK 4 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Delano Robinson, SMU, Jr., LB,...Had eight tackles with 1.5 sacks and a pass breakup in a 41-38 win at No. 25 TCU. - American Athletic Conference Football

(DS#76 ILB) rSr/2022 ILB Delano Robinson, Southern Methodist
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  SEPT 23/WEEK 4 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Shane Buechele, SMU, Jr., QB,...Was 23-of-34 for 288 yards and two touchdowns and added a rushing TD in a 41-38 win at No. 25 TCU. - American Athletic Conference Football

(DS#14 QB) rSr/2021 QB Shane Buechele, Southern Methodist
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  While SMU coach Sonny Dykes and new quarterback Shane Buechele are focused on this season, they do understand the historical context of a win over longtime rival TCU that has the Mustangs 4-0 for the first time since 1984. That was back in the old Southwest Conference days, only a few years from crippling sanctions that kept the Mustangs from even fielding a team in 1987 and 1988 after the NCAA's so-called death penalty. "I haven't been here 35 years. It's a big deal for our fans, and I get it," said Dykes, in his second season on the Hilltop after being an offensive analyst at TCU. "I don't try to get caught up in all of that stuff during the season, just because I think it's a bit of a distraction...Look, I appreciate winning."

Shane Buechele was 23-of-34 passing for 288 yards with two touchdowns and ran for another score as SMU held on to beat the 25th-ranked Horned Frogs 41-38 on Saturday, ending a seven-game losing streak in the 99th meeting between the schools. "It's important for our fans to stay behind us. It's really important for those guys to have our back," said Buechele, the former Texas quarterback who is one of SMU's seven graduate transfers. "We have their back. We need to roll together as a team." The Mustangs went ahead to stay after jumping ahead 15-0 in less than 10 minutes. They held on after true freshman Max Duggan's third touchdown pass of the second half for TCU with 3:37 left. - SMU/AP College Football

(DS#14 QB) rSr/2021 QB Shane Buechele, Southern Methodist
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  The Mustangs had lost the last seven in the series by an average margin of four touchdowns. Buechele, who was 0-2 against TCU with the Longhorns, has two big receivers in James Proche (10 catches, 66 yards, one touchdown) and Reggie Roberson Jr. (four catches, 122 yards), a former transfer from West Virginia. - SMU/AP College Football

(DS#20 WR) rSr/2020 WR James Proche, Southern Methodist
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  Shane Buechele threw for two touchdowns and TJ McDaniel rushed for 159 yards and three scores as SMU sprinted to a 47-17 victory over Texas State on Saturday evening. The Mustangs started the season 3-0 for the first time since 1984. The Ponies opened this year with wins over Arkansas State, 37-30, and North Texas, 49-27. They will face TCU in Fort Worth next week. Buechele was 14-of-18 passing for 219 yards but also had two interceptions. McDaniel had just eight carries with his longest being 48 yards. Xavier Jones added 108 yards and one score on 20 carries.

The Mustangs took the opening kickoff and drove 74 yards for the score when Buechele hit James Proche from the 4. They added a field goal and another touchdown to go up 13-0 at the half. Jones and McDaniel had a TD apiece in the third to go ahead 27-3 before the Bobcats would cross the goal line. SMU amassed 639 yards while limiting the Bobcats to 241 total yards. Gresch Jensen threw for 285 yards and one score for Texas State (0-3). - SMU/AP College Football

(DS#14 QB) rSr/2021 QB Shane Buechele, Southern Methodist
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  WEEK 2 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Xavier Jones, SMU, Sr., RB, Spring, Texas,...Jones rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries to lead SMU to a 49-27 win against North Texas, improving the Mustangs to 2-0. Jones scored on touchdown runs of 24, 10 and 51 yards, turning in his second straight game with three TDs. - American Athletic Conference Football

(DS#28 RB) rSr/2020 RB Xavier Jones, Southern Methodist
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  WEEK 2 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Patrick Nelson, SMU, Sr., S, Chicago, Ill.,...Nelson had seven tackles to go with 2.0 sacks and an interception in SMU's 49-27 win against North Texas. Facing an offense that had put up 51 points and 575 yards a week earlier, Nelson and the Mustangs limited the Mean Green to 396 yards and 27 points. - American Athletic Conference Football

(DS#40 OLB) rSr/2020 OLB Patrick Nelson, Southern Methodist
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  Shane Buechele threw three touchdowns, Xavier Jones ran for three scores and SMU was never threatened in its 49-27 home-opening win over North Texas on Saturday. The Mustangs (2-0) scored three touchdowns in the first quarter when Buechele threw a 5-yarder to Reggie Roberson Jr., Jones had a 24-yard run and Ke'Mon Freeman added a 2-yard touchdown run. Jones carried the ball 16 times and gained 127 yards and the Mustangs overall ran for 211 yards. James Proche had 115 yards receiving on seven receptions for a score, and Roberson had 94 yards receiving on six receptions and two touchdowns. Buechele was 21 of 31 for 292 yards and completed passes to eight different receivers. Tre Siggers led North Texas (1-1) with 164 yards rushing on 18 carries (9.1 average) and the Mean Green also amassed 211 yards on the ground. The Mustangs now have won three of their last four home openers. - AP College Football

(DS#14 QB) rSr/2021 QB Shane Buechele, Southern Methodist
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