Led by Eric Dickerson and the Pony Express, SMU didn’t lose a game in 1982, but lost out on a national title to a 1-loss Penn State team. Can Rhett

Penn State is favored by more than a touchdown against SMU, which was the last team to get in the College Football Playoff field.

The idea of a White Out had to be tempting. And if Alabama got into the field instead of SMU — pitting Penn State against the Crimson Tide — maybe ESPN would have opted for a primetime game at Beaver Stadium. But that wasn’t the case with the Mustangs being selected over the three-loss Tide.