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College Football: 5 Group of Five teams that’ll be on upset alert in Week 11

By Daniel Morrison

TAMPA, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 23: Head coach Jeff Scott of the South Florida Bulls reacts during the first half against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Raymond James Stadium on October 23, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 23: Head coach Jeff Scott of the South Florida Bulls reacts during the first half against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Raymond James Stadium on October 23, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /
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DALLAS, TEXAS – OCTOBER 05: James Proche #3 of the Southern Methodist Mustangs makes the game winning touchdown pass against Brandon Johnson #8 of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in overtime at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TEXAS – OCTOBER 05: James Proche #3 of the Southern Methodist Mustangs makes the game winning touchdown pass against Brandon Johnson #8 of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in overtime at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

5. SMU (at Tulsa)

One of the most explosive offenses in the country, SMU, heads to Tulsa this Saturday in a pivotal AAC matchup. The winner will be alone in second place in the conference standings. That’s important because they did away with divisions in the AAC this season. You need to be top two in the entire conference to make it to the championship game.

So, how does Tulsa upset a ranked SMU team and keep their Cinderella season alive? Defense and more defense.

Tulsa is 44th in the country in yards allowed (375 yards per game) and 26th in scoring defense (21.3 points per game). They’re led by the runaway front runner for AAC defensive player of the year, Zaven Collins. Collins has been phenomenal, taking away opponent’s speed east to west in the wide open AAC.

If Tulsa, and they should have a good shot at doing this, can make SMU one dimensional they should be able to upset the Mustangs.

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