Brett Vito
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North Texas beat writer for the Denton Record-Chronicle, 21 time individual APSE top 10 honoree, 2021, 2018 Class A Texas Sportswriter OTY, 22, 19 runner up.
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Honored to finish in the top 10 in beat writing and breaking news for this year's
@APSE_sportmedia
contest for Class D.
Thanks to North Texas AD Jared Mosley, UNT's coaches and athletes who shared their stories and school officials who helped out this year.
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North Texas has hired Eric Morris as its head coach, per source.
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Grant McCasland on the reports he's headed to Texas Tech.
"I just know that there are a lot of people recruiting our guys, too. It doesn’t mean that they're leaving. We have a special thing going here. I’m thankful to be a part of it."
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Official attendance for tonight's UNT-SMU game is 29,519. That is a program record, breaking the old mark set in the Mean Green's win over Baylor in 2003 at Fouts Field.
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DRC: Wide receiver Keegan Brewer has left the UNT football program and accepted a job as a firefighter in Frisco. Brewer made the play of the year for the Mean Green returning a punt 90 yards for a TD after faking a fair catch in a win over Arkansas:
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North Texas coach Grant McCasland declined to comment on his future after this season and reports that he is headed to Texas Tech following the Mean Green’s win over Oklahoma State in the NIT.
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North Texas has lost one of its top recruits -- JUCO defensive back Kobe Savage -- just days before the midterm signing period.
Savage confirmed to the Denton Record-Chronicle on Monday morning that he has committed to Kansas State
#KStateFB
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Hebron shooting guard Alex Cotton has committed to North Texas.
Stay tuned for more at
#DentonRC
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DRC: Breaking news -- UNT poised to name new dorm after Joe Greene, one of the legendary figures in the history of the school's athletic program:
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North Texas running backs coach Patrick Cobbs will return to the program's staff under new head coach Eric Morris, a source with knowledge of the situation has confirmed to the
#DentonRC
. Stay tuned for more shortly.
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North Texas coach Seth Littrell has promoted Patrick Cobbs to assistant head coach.
The UNT Hall of Famer is heading into his fourth season as the Mean Green's running backs coach.
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North Texas football signee Willie Simmons was one of three people killed in a shooting in Austin on Sunday, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to the
#DentonRC
on Sunday night. Stay tuned for more shortly.
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DRC: Officials confirm UNT's game against SMU on Saturday is quickly approaching the point where it could sell out or at least set the program's single-game attendance record. Here's more on where sales stand:
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North Texas quarterback Austin Aune plans to enter his name in the NFL draft following UNT's bowl game, per source.
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North Texas has parted ways with Seth Littrell, multiple sources have confirmed to the
#DentonRC
.
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North Texas fans storming the court following the Mean Green’s win over SMU
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Jim Gush was there for Phil Bennett when he needed him most back in 1999 when his wife died unexpectedly
They've been friends for decades and are back together at North Texas
Here's the story of their journey and a friendship that has shaped their lives
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Breaking news -- North Texas has finalized a contract with men's basketball coach Grant McCasland that runs through the 2027-28 season.
Stay tuned to
#DentonRC
for more shortly.
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Honored to be named the Star Sportswriter of the Year for small newspapers in the state by the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors. Special thanks to all the people involved in North Texas athletics who shared their stories with me over the last year:
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Breaking news -- Conference USA is moving forward with its football season following a meeting of its board of directors Wednesday night. Here's more:
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North Texas is set to hire Bryan Kegans as its new head strength coach, per source.
Kegans is the currently the associate director of football sports performance at Southern Cal and also spent time at Guyer High in Denton.
Stay tuned for more.
@FootballScoop
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DRC breaking news -- UNT has finalized a 1-year extension with Seth Littrell with an annual base salary of $1.35 million. Incentives push the value of the deal to more than $1.8 million, according to the contract obtained by the
@DentonRC
:
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North Texas is set to hire Jared Mosley as its new athletic director, per sources.
Stay tuned for more at
#DentonRC
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North Texas running backs coach Patrick Cobbs will return to the program's staff under new head coach Eric Morris, a source with knowledge of the situation has confirmed to the
#DentonRC
. Stay tuned for more shortly.
@FootballScoop
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Future North Texas soccer goalie Sarah Fuller makes history by kicking off for Vanderbilt in a game against Missouri. Fuller will join UNT as a graduate transfer in the fall. She is the first woman to play in a Power Five game.
Sarah Fuller becomes the first woman to play in Power 5 college football game with this kick!
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EXCLUSIVE — Grant McCasland will be the first North Texas basketball coach to make $1 million annually after signing a contract that runs through the 2028-29 season.
Here are the details obtained by the Denton Record-Chronicle.
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North Texas guard Javion Hamlet declares for NBA draft, ending remarkable run with Mean Green that included program's first NCAA tournament win.
#DentonRC
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DRC breaking news -- UNT students approve increase in their fees to support the school's athletic program:
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DRC: Quarterback Mason Fine has made plenty of memories during his decorated career with the North Texas football (
@MeanGreenFB
) team. He made another on Thursday, when he threw out the first pitch of the Texas
@Rangers
game against the Kansas City Royals:
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DRC: UNT corner Eric Jenkins followed long, hard road from growing up hungry in New Orleans to become starter at UNT
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Breaking news -- North Texas is in the process of finalizing a contract extension with softball coach Rodney DeLong, the Denton Record-Chronicle has learned.
DeLong led
@MeanGreenSB
to its first NCAA tournament appearance last season.
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Former North Texas quarterback Mason Fine has signed to play in Canada.
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What has seemed like a foregone conclusion for days is about to become official. Grant McCasland is leaving North Texas for Texas Tech.
McCaland's final game with the Mean Green was their 68-61 win over UAB in the final of the NIT on Thursday night
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Here's the Grant McCasland intro video from Texas Tech.
A proven winner with West Texas roots.
To the best fans in the country, it's time for the next era of Red Raider Basketball.
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North Texas wide receiver Deion Hair-Griffin (
@griffin_deion
) found his calling at UNT sharing his Christian faith. He served as the Mean Green's chaplain this season and is set to join a campus outreach program after wrapping up his college career:
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North Texas draft drought that dated to 2004 is over. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have selected Jaelon Darden with the 24th pick in the fourth round. Stay tuned to
#DentonRC
for more shortly.
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Breaking -- North Texas quarterbacks coach Tate Wallis is on administrative leave after being booked on charges of an improper relationship with a student.
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North Texas will face Miami (Ohio) in the Frisco Football Classic on Dec. 23, sources have confirmed to the
@DentonRC
.
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North Texas is set to promote director of basketball operations Andre Shaw (
@iam_DreShaw
) to assistant coach, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the
#DentonRC
on Monday night.
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North Texas coach Eric Morris said just a few days ago that he was confident the Mean Green would add a transfer QB.
UNT got its man on Saturday, when Chandler Morris, who spent time at TCU and Oklahoma, announced he will continue his career at UNT.
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Dan McCarney has been relieved of his duties as UNT's head coach, Rick VillarreL confirms after loss to Portland State
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In this week's North Texas newsletter, we look at UNT basketball associate head coach Ross Hodge's rise in the game
The former JUCO/Division II guard is the mastermind behind the nation's top scoring defense that helped UNT win the C-USA title
Sign up:
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North Texas is expected to land a commitment from a local wide receiver tonight. The three-star prospect is set to flip from another school, per multiple sources.
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DRC: Former Lake Dallas standout, Kansas wide receiver Keegan Brewer has joined the UNT football team:
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The North Texas volleyball team knocked off Texas Tech today. Big win for UNT.
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North Texas linebacker KD Davis has pulled his name out of the transfer portal and will return to play for the Mean Green this fall, multiple sources have confirmed to the
#DentonRC
. Stay tuned for more shortly.
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Sources close to North Texas coach Grant McCasland remained confident on Wednesday that he will not leave the school to take over SMU's program.
SMU is in the market for a coach following Tim Jankovich's retirement.
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DRC: Sources close to UNT and coach Seth Littrell tonight reiterated what the
@DentonRC
reported earlier this week -- it won't be easy for a school to pull Littrell away from UNT, and that includes Kansas State. Sources expect him to stay:
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DRC: Brothers Sosaia Mose (
@Rolling_60
) and
@manase_mose
are starting next to each other for the first time in their long football careers this fall on UNT's offensive line. They are enjoying every minute of it while making an impact for the Mean Green:
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North Texas is set to hire Brian Odom as its new linebackers coach, a source with knowledge of the situation has confirmed to the Denton Record-Chronicle.
Odom spent last season at USC. Stay tuned for more shortly.
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DRC: UNT coach Seth Littrell told his team this morning at a meeting that he is staying with the program and will not leave to take over the Kansas State program. Here's an update from the
@DentonRC
's report last night that he is remaining in Denton:
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North Texas WR Ja'Mori Maclin (
@routerunner9
) nearly gave up football when following his cousin/NFL great Jeremy Maclin (
@jmac___19
) at Missouri didn't work out
Jeremy helped Ja'Mori lands at UNT, where he has excelled heading into a game vs. UAB.
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Sarah Fuller (
@SarahFuller_27
) found her calling after kicking for the Vandy football team last fall, and it isn't on the gridiron.
The North Texas soccer team's new goalie inspired female athletes with her exploits and hopes to promote women in sports.
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DRC exclusive – North Texas has finalized a contract extension with AD Wren Baker that runs to 2029 that will pay him in excess of $700,000 annually.
“I look forward to working with all of our supporters to continue reaching our goals,” Baker said.
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North Texas senior LB Tyreke Davis will play the final home game of an epic career in Denton on Saturday when UNT hosts UTSA. His been a key player for 8 years combined at Denton Ryan, UNT.
Read about his journey in this week's UNT newsletter.
Sign up:
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Breaking news: UNT to unveil facilities master plan for athletics this morning. School will detail the steps it will take to move the program forward over the next 20 years. Here's a look at the plan with comments from athletic director
@wrenbaker
:
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DRC: Zach Orr's football career came to an unexpected conclusion due to a neck condition in 2017, leaving him searching for a new path in life. Orr (
@ZO35
) has found that path as a coach with the Baltimore Ravens. He will soon be inducted into UNT's HOF:
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Breaking news -- North Texas boosters form NIL collective to support school's athletes.
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Source: North Texas is set to hire Randy Clements, a longtime college assistant, as its new offensive line coach.
Offensive coordinator Mike Bloesch will coach UNT's quarterbacks after spending last season coaching the Mean Green's offensive line.
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DRC: Breaking news -- UNT announces plans to unveil a statue of "Mean" Joe Greene outside the main entrance of Apogee Stadium on Sept. 29 before its game against Louisiana Tech. Head over to
@DentonRC
for more shortly.
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New North Texas coach Ross Hodge is expected to hire Phil Forte as one of his assistant coaches, a source with knowledge of the situation has confirmed to the
#DentonRC
.
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DRC: Former Denton Ryan standout Tyreke Davis (
@Tyrekedavis_
) is thriving for UNT and -- perhaps more importantly -- showing that the school is a good college choice for players in the talent-rich Denton area:
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Willie Simmons, a linebacker from Elgin who had signed with North Texas, was shot and killed on Sunday in Austin, a source with knowledge of the situation has confirmed to the Denton Record-Chronicle.
#DentonRC
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Breaking news -- The North Texas board of regents approved the parameters of a contract extension for women's basketball coach Jalie Mitchell today. The UNT Hall of Famer has the Mean Green off to an 8-3 start and led UNT to the WBI final 2018-19
#DentonRC
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DRC breaking news: The UNT women's soccer team (
@MeanGreenSoccer
) has cracked the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll. The Mean Green are ranked 24th. That's a huge milestone for UNT's program and coach John Hedlund:
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DRC: UNT football coach
@SethLittrell
not interested in opening for head coach at SMU, source with knowledge of the situation tells the
@DentonRC
:
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Abner Haynes, one of the great players in North Texas football history, has died.
Haynes, left, and Leon King became the first Black athletes to play major college football in Texas in 1956 when they joined the Mean Green.
Stay tuned to
#DentonRC
for more.
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DRC breaking news -- Key UNT offensive lineman Riley Mayfield granted an additional year of eligibility by the NCAA. Here's more:
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North Texas' rivalry with UTSA just got a whole lot tougher when it comes to recruiting and on the field.
The Roadrunners follow up two straight CUSA titles with a bowl win, beating Marshall in Frisco without starting quarterback Frank Harris.
UTSA earns their first ever bowl victory and are the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦!
#AmericanFB
x
@UTSAFTBL
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This will be interesting to watch for North Texas fans. Grant McCasland spent time on Texas Tech's staff earlier in his career and would be among the suspects if Texas Tech comes open.
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Former North Texas kicker connects again tonight.
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Charlotte is getting a whole lot of national publicity for Club Lit, its post game locker room celebration. The 49ers picked up two 3* recruits this weekend and are now sitting No. 4 among classes in C-USA. Don't think for a minute it all doesn't tie together.
Head Coach Will Healy and
@CharlotteFTBL
celebrating bowl eligibility for the first time.
#ClubLit
@NCGridiron
#NCCFB
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North Texas quarterback Mason Fine has confirmed to the
@DentonRC
that he has yet to sign with an NFL team after going undrafted. He is leaning on his agent Kelli Masters to gauge prospects.
#dentonsports
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DRC: C-USA has lifted its ban on schools seating students behind the opponents' bench in football. The league began enforcing the rule in '14 in response to the environment at Apogee. UNT is examining returning students to those seats, per AD Wren Baker:
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Plano guard Tyran Mason (
@tyran__2
) has watched as a wild few weeks unfolded at North Texas and across college basketball with players jumping into the transfer portal or backing out of commitments
Mason hasn't wavered and remains firmly committed to UNT
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DRC: Keegan Brewer just caught a punt at UNT's 10-yard line, stood there for a minute as Arkansas players held up thinking he called for a fair catch. He never did and raced 90 yards for the touchdown. Never seen that.
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North Texas coach Eric Morris said during his coach’s show tonight that quarterback Chandler Rogers will start against Louisiana Tech.
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Sarah Shirley (
@sarahsweggin
) grew up as a North Texas fan in Denton and always loved Scrappy, the school's eagle mascot. She later found her calling as the woman behind the beak, a role she secretly filled the last 3 1/2 years.
#DentonRC
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DRC: UNT redshirt freshman Tre Siggers didn't give it much of a thought when he ran a few drills as a defensive back in the offseason. What Siggers showed led to a move to safety UNT believes could pay dividends for
@MeanGreenFB
and the former running back
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Veteran official --
#UTSA
wide receiver De'Corian Clark's game-winning touchdown catch in victory over North Texas was a "football play" that didn't merit an offensive pass interference call.
Here's video of the play.
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DRC (ICYMI): Jamie King was once a promising high school quarterback. A lot has happened since then in a journey that led to him developing into a breakout player for UNT's defense heading into a game against
#Arkansas
#DentonSports
:
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DRC: Former Texas A&M and South Carolina defensive back Nick Harvey (
@nickharvey_01
) is headed to North Texas. The former national top 100 recruit could fill a big hole in the Mean Green's secondary. He is joining UNT as a graduate transfer:
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DRC: UNT is pulling out all the stops to try to boost attendance for the Mean Green's nationally televised game against Florida Atlantic tomorrow, including free food, excuse notes for work and cheap beer. Will it help UNT avoid an empty looking stadium?
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North Texas has one of the most unusual QB trios in college football in at least one regard.
Austin Aune is married and expecting his first child. Kason Martin is also married, while Jace Ruder is engaged.
The trio's maturity will be an asset this fall
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Final -- North Texas 78, Purdue 69 (OT)
North Texas wins its first NCAA tournament game in program history.
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The North Texas men's basketball team will receive Conference USA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament after the remainder of the the league's conference basketball tournament was cancelled, multiple league officials confirmed to the
@DentonRC
. Updated ⤵️
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DRC: UNT announced its season ticket and donor figures this morning. UNT sold 6,792 season tickets this year, an increase of 46 percent, and has 1,298 donors to its Mean Green Scholarship Fund, an increase of 20 percent.
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DRC: UNT has announced that its new indoor practice facility will be named the Lovelace and McNatt Families Practice Facility after the key donors to the project.
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North Texas forward Zachary Simmons has signed with an agent and will go pro. Stay tuned to
#DentonRC
for more shortly.
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Breaking news -- North Texas' game at Houston has been canceled.
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DRC Monday column: UNT QB
@QuinnShanbour
has made the most of a career that has defied convention and squeezed every ounce of production out of his talent. He played a key role in UNT's win over FAU on Thursday and went out on top:
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North Texas lost a head-to-head battle with Conference USA rival UTSA for LSU transfer defensive back Pig Cage today. Cage was offered a scholarship by more than 10 schools, including several in C-USA. Big get for the Roadrunners.
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Tylor Perry says he wouldn't want to have spent the last two years with anyone else than the people he was with at North Texas from his coaches and teammates to the fans and community.
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North Texas quarterback
@jaceruder
knew he didn't have a whole lot of time to get up to speed after transferring in from North Carolina over the summer.
The junior feels good about where he's at now after finding a comfort zone with the Mean Green.
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North Texas is expecting running back Ayo Adeyi and linebacker Mazin Richards to play tonight against UTSA in the Conference USA title game.
Big boost for UNT.
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DRC: UNT safety Kishawn McClain (
@KMac_Six
) motivated by being a father as he eyes NFL dream, 300-tackle milestone:
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North Texas DE, former
@IAR2_Football
standout
@SifaLeota
often went hungry growing up and nearly saw his football dreams derailed by a case of pneumonia
A walk-on offer from UNT changed Leota's life and helped him deal with his father's death this year
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Stone Earle will start UNT’s opener. Chandler Rogers will also play, per Eric Morris
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DRC: Longtime UNT fan
@steven_pettit
is in the fight of his life with terminal cancer but will still be in the stands when
@MeanGreenFB
plays Utah St. in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday. UNT's entire athletic community has rallied around one of its own:
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DRC: Prediction -- UNT will make history by beating SMU in Dallas for the first time since 1933. It won't be easy, but QB
@Masonfine09
and the Mean Green will make the big plays late and pick up back-to-back wins over the Mustangs for the first time ever:
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