[If SMU leaves whomwould you want to add?]

Liberty

[Collective?]

On 5/26/2023 at 3:48 PM, Okiefan said:

I was told it was 4-5 players tops, and the amount was < than 10K. Just look at the captains from last year and it might give your an indicator. I expect this staff to operate differently and try to do more if resources are made available. 

There were around 30 players last season who were a part of the collective in its first operational year. The obvious goal is to fund and help it grow well to beyond that capacity. 

[Collective?]

5 hours ago, GrayEagle said:

The only one that I know of that received NIL money that mentioned the amount was (I believe) KD Davis who received a little more than $8,000 last year.  Don't depend on the Light the Tower Collective to give out information.

KD Davis received substantially more NIL monies than $8K, and around 30 total football players were a part of the Light the Tower Collective last season. 

[Coach Morris Post Spring Game Interview]

52 minutes ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

And won’t until fall ball, wanted to recover fully and be ready for the summer workouts.

Exactly. This seems to be the historic pattern for Shorter. No spring ball, and then work through the summer to get ready for fall camp. Excited to see what he, Trey Cleveland, Maclin, Horton, and Burns can do in this offense!

[Breaking: North Texas Lands Commitment from SOC LB Brandon Jones]

On 3/23/2023 at 1:52 PM, Venson said:

Then we better get our Light the Tower collective rolling.

 

On 3/23/2023 at 3:39 PM, meanJewGreen said:

I don't think we're ever going to actually light the tower on this collective

Have either of you contributed to the Light the Tower Collective to help this initiative?

[Should Aresco and the AAC be looking at expansion candidates?]

Do any of the Sun Belt schools move the needle, like a James Madison or a Liberty?

[DCTF - Coach Morris Interview on tomorrow (2-22)]

Did they fail to mention that Morris turned down Texas State's offer because UNT's was $ub$tantially better?

[DRC: UNT WR/TE outlook: A big season from Shorter would elevate the Mean Green in the American]

This position group with the addition of Trey Cleveland and Kaylin Horton is going to be very exciting to watch! 

[Seth Littrell to UofH?]

16 minutes ago, RBP79 said:

Believe the charges were dropped...

Yes they were. 

[Seth Littrell to UofH?]

2 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Not to get too far off the subject, but was he caught and convicted, and I missed it, or are you just making up your guilty until proven innocent view?

These allegations against Tate Wallis were baseless and proven to be false. 

[Early SP+ Rankings]

15 hours ago, jdennis82 said:

Bill Connelly's put out his current SP+ Rankings for 2023

https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/35651872/2023-college-football-rankings-every-team

Way too early and absolutely meaningless, but fun to look at nonetheless.

NT comes in at #84.

6 schools on the schedule ranked below us with ACU not ranked

Non-conference schedule gives us an opportunity to start 4-0 for the first time since 2018. If we can go .500 or better in conference play, that’ll give us 8-9 regular season wins and should generate a heck of a lot of excitement in Mean Green Nation!

[DRC: UNT finalizes assistant coach, support staff salaries]

3 hours ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Seems like PC is getting shafted

It's not about the $ for Patrick. He has plenty in the bank, and my guess is that he will get another bump here under EM over the $200K / year mark. 

3 hours ago, GMG24 said:

for 175,000 a year...I bet he is ok

[PWO offers for 2023]

1 hour ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Blue shaded are players already on campus

Great updates! Hopefully some of these guys can earn scholarships for next semester!

[Returning OL Question]

1 hour ago, UNTLifer said:

Any update on Carroll and Brown?  I think they have both graduated but still have eligibility to use.  Any idea if they are returning?  

Also, are there any other surprises in store regarding returning players, etc?

It looks like we shouldn't plan on them (Brown & Carroll) playing this season. 

[Breaking Jayven Anderson Commits to North Texas]

1 hour ago, All About UNT said:

 

Exactly. Those highlights against Austin Westlake and Duncanville are highly impressive!

[Transfer portal hurts Texas high school football recruiting]

6 hours ago, Coach Andy Mac said:

FORT WORTH – In her son’s first year at Bonham High School, Cynthia Gorden asked coaches what it would take for Jacob to get recruited to play college football.

Their response, she recalled, was clear: Play well, trust the process, and he’d be taken care of.

Four years later, Cynthia and Jacob are at North Crowley High School on a cold January night, about 100 miles from Bonham, to attend a showcase for unsigned seniors. Over 30 small colleges and junior colleges have shown up. Over 100 kids have come, hoping to show out before National Signing Day on Wednesday.

Cynthia, sitting in a folding chair with plenty of other parents, held a stack of business cards with Jacob’s stats as a running back, corner and kick returner, along with his GPA and SAT score. There’s also a smiling photo of him in his Bonham letterman jacket next to a quote: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

But a college football journey needs a path, and right now, Jacob doesn’t have one.

“It’s hard to even get answered,” Cynthia said. “It’s hard to get exposure. And we just have to keep faith.”

She’s far from the only parent who feels that way.

Introducing the college football transfer portal in 2018 has given players the freedom to change schools once without penalty, and it’s allowed teams to fill their rosters with experienced players, decreasing the number of spots available for high school recruits, according to data compiled by The Dallas Morning News. They end up sliding down the college football hierarchy, landing at FCS schools or junior colleges or not playing at all.

“The landscape has changed,” North Crowley head coach Ray Gates said.

Read more:  https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/2023/01/30/texas-high-school-football-recruiting-hurt-by-college-football-transfer-portal-data-shows/

Excellent article. 

[OL Desmond Magiya 6-4, 275 McKinney HS]

5 hours ago, jtm0097 said:

I was impressed by his run blocking. He is not afraid to get in a 3 point stance and block down on a LB or DE. I liked the effort he was giving on runs that were several yards down field. He was still sprinting downfield looking to make a block. His pass blocking was not bad against the small DEs he was facing. I imagine he will need a year in the weight room to add strength for blocking FBS DL. Overall, I think he has a lot of potential. This is a good pickup for 2-3 years down the road.

 

One other note, the RB he was opening up holes for is a highly ranked prospect in 24.  Bryan Jackson, averaged 128 yards a game and 2 TDs. I see his top 6 schools are OU, Michigan, UT, USC, Tennessee, and Baylor. We recently offered Bryan as well.

Excellent insight. I heard from a HS coach (who is very familiar with McKinney's program) that Magiya has only played football for 2 seasons and he has a ridiculous amount of upside. McKinney has a lot of talent on their roster in the '24 and '25 classes as well. 

['24 TE Offer: Harrison Moore; Southlake Carroll: No Rating]

This offer is for Moore to play OT. He has a chance to develop & grow into a very athletic OT.

[Jake Wilson - Byron Nelson QB]

18 hours ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Understand, but the group doing this is paying for all walk-ons even before they know who they are. So how does this become NIL if you don't even know who the person is before you commit to a deal with them? In theory, boosters could pay for 10-20 players who would normally get scholarships, and leave scholarship spots available.

Absolutely. It's very simple for the BYU Collective (NIL) to handle this. They have the funds available to pay the players for the full cost of attendance for the entire roster (including walk ons), and those monies are allocated when the rosters are set for the fall & spring semesters. 

[‘23 Luke McGary - Prestonwood Christian]

1 hour ago, MGNation92 said:

No thanks? He's a big kid that can play multiple positions and has decent speed. I don't understand

Exactly. The kid's recruiting is really starting to take off. Feels like one that we can steal. 

[Preston Landis]

On 1/17/2023 at 3:38 PM, bstnsportsfan3 said:

It has to be. I doubt our 5th string RB pulled a scholarship offer from an SEC school

Adaway, Ayodei, Farrar, Jackson, Johnson, and Ragsdale are ahead of Landis, so he was technically 7th string. Can't blame him for trying another place. 

[Spring FB]

Spring ball starts following the return of the students from spring break, and ends with the game on April 22nd. 

[Breaking: North Texas lands Texas Tech WR transfer Trey Cleveland]

Huge addition!

[Official Visitors for Weekend 1/13/23]

12 hours ago, 97and03 said:

Taylor Starling 

Love the hat that Coach Morris is wearing here!

[Portal C Ethan Miner - ArkSt]

4 minutes ago, GrayEagle said:

I don't understand so many offensive linemen but we did lose a center so this offer makes sense.

We badly need to build quality depth at OL. We aren’t recruiting freshmen OL who are ready to play for the most part (typically most aren’t), so we need some immediate impact guys to help us while our youth develops.