ALBUQUERQUE — From the very beginning, this year’s SMU team focused on the end. Fast starts and fizzled ends had become synonymous with the program, and in...
Before Saturday’s game, Lashlee had already decided that the status of that streak — whether it ended against BYU or continued — wouldn’t change how he viewed his first year as a head coach.“I think it’s something they’ll look back 10-15 years from their life and be really proud of what they did,” Lashlee said on Friday, “and how they finished.”“We want to win,” senior linebacker Jimmy Phillips Jr. said on Friday, “and we will win.
For BYU, the path to victory was simple: control the ball and the clock, especially once a lead was secured.The Mustangs had driven down to BYU’s 24-yard line with intentions of breaking a 10-10 tie when Tanner Mordecai was intercepted on a quick screen by BYU linebacker Ben Bywater. Mordecai had a chance to tackle Bywater but couldn’t bring him down, leading to a BYU touchdown.
“I’m proud of Jimmy [Phillips] and these guys,” Lashlee said. “After the Tulane game, they could’ve thrown in the towel and they didn’t -- against Memphis or this week. They played hard and gave us a chance to win both games.
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