CORAL GABLES — In 1965, the transfer portal did not exist. The idea of paying college football players — at least openly — was a horrifying prospect.

That was the last time Southern Methodist and Miami played. SMU was in the Southwest Conference, and Miami was an independent program. Since then, the Hurricanes have gone to the Big East and then the ACC, winning five national titles along the way. The Mustangs became a top program, earned the “Death Penalty” from the NCAA due to numerous scandals and wandered from the late Southwest Conference to Western Athletic Conference to Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference and then finally to the ACC.

Although it has been 60 years since No. 10 Miami (6-1, 2-1 ACC) and SMU (5-3, 3-1 ACC) have played — a streak that ends when the tea

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