SMU vs. Virginia Tech game preview, predictions for Week 10 | James Franklin vs. Rhett Lashlee Part II

On this edition of On The Pony Express, Billy Embody and Hayden Howerton break down and preview SMU vs. Virginia Tech in this home matchup on Friday at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN.

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