Football
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — Brashard Smith ran for 127 yards and three of his four scores while SMU also had three non-offensive touchdowns for the first time in 12 years on Saturday in a 66-42 win over TCU and former coach Sonny Dykes, who got ejected after two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.
Dykes drew an automatic ejection after the two quick penalties at the start of the second half, after a holding call negated an apparent kickoff return for a touchdown. He kept chirping at the officials and was flagged a second time right after the Horned Frogs (2-2) had gained 22 yards on their first snap after that.
ACC newcomer SMU (3-1) had scored 17 points in the final 1:28 of the first half for a 41-21 lead, the most points the Mustangs ever scored in a half during the series that was played for the 104th time. That quick scoring spurt included Ahmaad Moses’ 69-yard interception return for a touchdown.
The Mustangs jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the game’s first nine minutes, including Brandon Crossley’s 51-yard fumble return for a TD and Roderick Daniels Jr.’s 69-yard punt return only 58 seconds later. Their 66 points were the most scored by either team in a series that doesn’t have another game scheduled after next year.
TCU’s Josh Hoover threw for 396 yards and three touchdowns on 28-of-43 passing, but also had four turnovers — two interceptions and two fumbles. His first fumble was the one Crossley returned and the second was recovered at the Frogs’ 1-yard line, setting…
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