SMU football overwhelmed Arizona early in the Trust & Will Holiday Bowl. Fans believed the rout was on when the Mustangs jumped out to a 24-point lead at halftime. But SMU went nowhere in a turnover-plagued second half. Head coach Rhett Lashlee implored his team to finish strong. But the Mustangs were shut out over the final two quarters on Friday.
As it turned out, SMU’s 24 first-half points were just enough for the win. The team’s defense managed to hold off Arizona’s late surge for the 24-19 victory. And Lashlee celebrated by getting drenched in eggnog, per (recent) Holiday Bowl tradition.
But the dousing was done by a special guest. Brian Baumgartner, the actor who played Kevin on The Office, joined the postgame ceremony and poured eggnog on the head coach, per FOX College Football…