We’ve been waiting 40 years for this,” legendary Mustangs running back Eric Dickerson said. “When you win, it changes everything."

It may be a stormy night in Dallas, Texas, but Pitt and SMU are going to kick off in what just might be the most important ACC game of the season to date.

No. 18 Pitt Panthers played their worst game of the season, as they lost to the No. 20 SMU Mustangs 48-25 in Dallas. This is the first defeat of the season for the Panthers (7-1 overall, 3-1 ACC), ending their best start to a season since 1982,

The idea of the Atlantic Coast Conference getting more than two teams into the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff seems farfetched. But here we are. With November approaching, the league has four teams ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll and four teams with unblemished records in conference play.

The first 12-team College Football Playoff bracket projection will be released on Tuesday. Tennessee (7-1, 4-1 SEC) is ranked No. 6 in the US LBM Coaches Poll and No. 7 in the AP Poll ahead of the first College Football Playoff top 25 rankings in