Southern Methodist University NCAA News

Beating the No. 24-ranked team in the country on Saturday was frantic enough for Brad Bigler.

Of the more than 300 top NFL prospects invited to the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine, two Mustangs scored a spot on the invite list.

Tamir Jackson scored 12 points and Arsalan Kazemi added 11 points and 10 rebounds as Rice defeated SMU 43-39 on Saturday night.

Rice won the first meeting 68-52 on Jan. 11. Forward Robert Nyakundi is averaging 15.5 points and 5.1 rebounds.

Robert Nyakundi scored 17 points, London Giles added 14 and SMU rode a late run to a 68-62 victory Wednesday night over crosstown rival TCU.

With three national championships under his belt, veteran Western A University middle distance runner Scott Leitch is hoping to add some team A accolades to his list of track and field accomplishments.

SMU lost a 2OT heartbreaker at home against Fresno State, 74-75. Bryan Hopkins led the team in scoring.

The Marble Falls High School boys junior varsity basketball team built a big lead in the third quarter that withstood a brief rally by the Cedar Park Vista Ridge Rangers for a 50-41 victory Feb.

TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs Wed. Feb. 8 - 7 p.m. Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas Radio: KAAM 770 AM Audio & Video: SMUMustangs.com SMU hosts TCU in the 187th matchup of these crosstown rivals.

Memphis's Joe Jackson has won the StatSheet C-USA Player of the Week award for the week ending February 6th.

Louisville enters the AP Top 25 at #24 this week and is one of two new teams in the poll.

But when the Mustangs got some momentum rolling late in the second half following five straight points by Jordan Miller, SMSU called a timeout.

Marcus Jordan scored 17 points, and Isaiah Sykes and Tristan Spurlock added 15 apiece, to lead UCF to a 59-52 victory at SMU on Saturday.

UCF junior G Marcus Jordan hit a critical 3-pointer with 1:16 left, helping the Knights earn a 59-52 win at SMU Saturday afternoon.

Against Wayne State's defense, the Southwest Minnesota State men's basketball team had to be ready for anything the Wildcats could and would throw at it.

Under normal NCAA rules, when a player transfers from one Division 1-A school to another, they have to sit out one year - unless they've already graduated from their previous program.

The Knights , who have dropped their past two conference games, are hoping to get back on track against the Mustangs .

UCF Knights at SMU Mustangs Sat. Feb. 4 - 2 p.m. Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas Radio: KAAM 770 AM Audio & Video: SMUMustangs.com SMU plays five of the next six games at home beginning with UCF on Saturday at 2 p.m. SMU is 6-2 at Moody Coliseum this season and 20-7 in the last 27 games on campus.

Former Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert plans to transfer to SMU, but won't do so until he graduates from Texas this semester, according to Fox Sports Southwest .

Sterling Moore didn't start playing football until his senior year of high school at Deer Valley, but he made one of the most memorable plays of NFL championship weekend.