In many ways, SMU’s win over Cal looked similar to most of its other conference games this year. The Mustangs jumped out to an early lead and rode a dominant defensive performance to a decisive victory.

The Southeastern Conference’s losses were almost everyone else’s gain in the College Football Playoff rankings, with SMU nudging its way into the top 12 and Indiana staying in the mix at No. 10 despit

SMU nudges its way into the bracket and Indiana drops just five spots to No. 10 despite a lopsided loss, as the latest 12-team field excludes Alabama and Mississippi, both of which suffered their

Playing without starting quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who sat out with an illness, Cal lost to ninth-ranked SMU 38-6 in Dallas on Saturday afternoon.  Quarter

Chandler Rogers started in place of Cal’s Fernando Mendoza before exiting with an unspecified injury in the third quarter.