Ben Hicks – Noteworthy
Ben Hicks threw for 318 yards and four touchdowns and SMU beat No. 17 Houston 45-31 on Saturday night, the second time in three years the Mustangs upset a ranked Cougars team. The Mustangs (4-5, 3-2 American) never trailed, jumping out to a 17-0 lead after Hicks threw his second TD, a 17-yarder to Tyler Page less than a minute into the second quarter. Houston played its first game as a ranked team under second-year coach Major Applewhite. “This is really the first time we’ve left a ballgame all year where we said we’ve played well on defense, played well on offense and played well on special teams,” SMU coach Sonny Dykes said. “And so I think the bar’s been set for our guys from a performance standpoint and I feel like we know what we’re capable of and I’m excited to see how they respond from here.” Hicks threw three touchdowns as a redshirt freshman in the shocker two years ago, when SMU beat the then-No. 11 Cougars 38-16 and knocked them all of the way out of the poll. – AP College Football
