On this edition of the On The Pony Express Podcast, Billy Embody and Hayden Howerton look back on SMU's win over Pitt, why the Mustangs were able to dominate the previously undefeated Panthers and what's ahead for Rhett Lashlee's team. Plus, the guys look at the first College Football Playoff rankings.

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