SMU, Preston Stone prepared for 'big-boy' football in ACC

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SMU quarterback Preston Stone doesn't catch himself accidentally saying his program plays in the American Athletic Conference anymore.

"I'm pretty hardwired to think (Atlantic Coast Conference) at this point," Stone said with a smile on Monday at ACC Media Days in Charlotte.

Stone and coach Rhett Lashlee lead the Mustangs back into the power-conference ranks of college footbal