You don't think things have changed around the SMU football program?

Think again.

"SMU is definitely back," Jeremy Crabtree, national recruiting editor for Rivals.com, said as the Mustangs announced their incoming class. "They proved it on the field this season and carried that momentum into the recruiting wars. There's a lot to be excited about with this class."

Crabtree called SMU's class "one of the top five recruiting surprises" this year. "Ignore where the Ponies are ranked in the Rivals.com team rankings, because even though SMU is ranked in the 70s, this class is honestly much better than that."

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