Brashard Smith and ninth-ranked SMU never felt they were finished, even when already locked into the ACC Championship Game in their league debut.

Rhett Lashlee’s SMU squad is headed to the ACC championship, while the Big 12 is being cast aside for Boise State.

SMU will face the Clemson Tigers next Saturday for the ACC Championship.

Cal has won three of its last four games since losing its first four ACC games by a combined nine points. DALLAS — SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings and his teammates have worn shirts throughout their Atlantic Coast Conference debut season declaring the Mustangs as defending champions.

Rivalry weekend didn’t end as well for some of the other top-ranked teams in the nation as it did for SMU. While the Mustangs didn’t have an emotional game with a lot of history on the schedule, its matchup with California had high stakes,

Kevin Jennings threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns as ninth-ranked SMU completed a sweep of its first Atlantic Coast Conference schedule with a 38-6 win over California