5/13/2020 football Edit

New commits agree: 'SMU will be great the next 4 years'

Damon Sayles • TheHillTopics

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Damon Sayles covers SMU for Rivals.com. He has more than two decades of experience and has worked at multiple nationally known media outlets. Follow Damon at @DamonSayles.

The first part of May has SMU ranked among -- and ahead of -- Power 5 stalwarts. There's a noticeable buzz around the Hilltop.

Thirteen days into May -- not even halfway through the month -- and SMU's 2021 class has gone from somewhat low-profile to wholeheartedly intriguing.

Seven commitments in a 10-day span have SMU as a national top-30 program per Rivals.com's 2021 Team Rankings -- and, now, knocking on the door of overtaking Cincinnati for the top recruiting spot in the American Athletic Conference.

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