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  1. A 1992 DHS graduate, Stephanie had an impressive run on the school’s soccer team. She was a three-year letterman, All-District and All-Regional honors, and a member of the State All Star Team. She earned the MVP Defensive Player Award of the Year her junior year. Wilson was a valuable member of the DHS state championship team in 1990. Stephanie was awarded the prestigious Popeye’s Chicken Soccer Scholarship upon graduation. She played soccer at the University of North Texas in Denton, playing a crucial role in their program as they became National Champions in 1992. She was awarded All Conference Awards and the MVP Defensive Player of the year.
     

    read more:  https://www.focusdailynews.com/five-new-members-join-duncanville-isd-hall-of-honor/

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  2. In the 2021 CUSA title game, Thomas Bell took the bulk of the online criticism for his shooting. 

    By around the 11-minute mark North Texas looked gassed. Guys were slipping, passes were tipped, and shots were short or way off. Thomas Bell took the brunt of criticism, missing six threes over the span. From the 9:42 mark to the 4:42 mark he missed five of those six. NT kept grinding, running the offense, but nothing that was there over this tournament was working. The legs looked spent, and WKU was getting just a bit more confident.

    But then he came up big.
     

    read more:  https://meangreennation.com/thomas-bell-is-north-texas-most-important-player/

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  3. In the two decades since the University of North Texas at Dallas opened in the southern part of the city, the school has provided an education for local students who graduate and largely return to work or continue their studies in the surrounding community.

    Now the school wants to amplify higher education resources in a region of Dallas that has long been underserved and under-resourced.

    Most of our students come from Dallas and the surrounding communities,” said Mong, who is a former editor of The News. “This goes hand in hand with our vision to serve this area.”

    The center’s opening signals a period of growth for UNT-Dallas, which started offering degree-related programs in 2000. The higher education institution received $100 million for the construction of a science building during the most recent legislative session. Plans for the building are in early stages. The building is expected to open in 2025.

    read more:  https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2022/01/27/emmitt-smith-unt-dallas-celebrate-opening-of-new-center-in-southern-dallas/?outputType=amp

     

     

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  4. Garza also has past stops as a defensive backs coach at Tennessee (2009) and USC (2010) before resigning from the Trojans’ program before the start of the 2011 season. According to a Yahoo Sports report from that year, Garza was tied to an NCAA investigation involving scout Willie Lyles. Lyles told investigators Garza wired him $1,500 for travel expenses for a running back recruit and his mother to fly to Tennessee’s campus for an unofficial visit in 2009.

    Garza eventually received a two-year show-cause penalty, which is among the harshest penalties that can be levied by the NCAA against coaches. This means any school looking to hire said coach must appear before an NCAA Infractions Committee and “show cause” as to why they shouldn’t be punished for the hiring and how they’ll monitor the coach post-hire.

    After a two-year break from coaching because of the penalty, Garza returned to the college ranks as a defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for Pearl River Community College in Mississippi for the 2013 season. His first job back at the NCAA level came in 2015 when he was hired as Prairie View A&M’s linebackers coach.

    Garza has also been arrested twice for alcohol-related driving offenses. In 2003, as the cornerbacks coach at TCU, he was arrested and charged for driving while intoxicated near Forth Worth, Texas. And in 2019, as the safeties coach at Wyoming, he was arrested and charged for driving under the influence, which led to his resignation from that school. 

    “Coach Garza has made some mistakes in his past,” Vigen said. “Mistakes that he would own up to, (and mistakes) he does own up to. And I have the ability to move on from that because I know the type of man he is, and I know the type of coach he is. I feel very comfortable that we made a tremendous hire today.

    read more: https://www.coastalbreezenews.com/sports/national/montana-state-football-hires-willie-mack-garza-as-new-defensive-coordinator/article_3f35d297-ee94-54aa-96d8-176359fbaf5c.html

     

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  5. The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday the signings of a pair of American players.

    Receiver Darvin Kidsy and defensive back Will Sunderland agreed to terms with the CFL team.

    Kidsy signed with the NFL’s Washington Football Team as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and played in five regular-season games with that team over two seasons. In 2020, the 6-foot-0, 180-pounder signed with the Seattle Seahawks and spent most of 2021 on the team’s practice roster.

    The 26-year-old played three seasons at the University of North Texas and one at Southern Texas University. In addition to playing receiver, he also handled return duties.
     

    read more:  https://www.ckom.com/2022/01/24/roughriders-announce-signings-of-receiver-defensive-back/

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  6. YORKTOWN — Gary Don Hines went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at the age of 70 in Williamsburg, Virginia. He left this earth surrounded by family and friends singing and praising God as we shared our love with this precious “gentle giant.” Gary was born to Ellwood and Opal Hines on March 30, 1951 in Texas City, Texas. After moving to Houston, TX as a young boy, he graduated from J. Frank Dobie High School in 1970, where he played on the Dobie Longhorns basketball team with his future brother-in-law, Tucker Smith. Gary earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education in 1977 from the University of North Texas, where he met his lifelong friend, Norman Lance, and began teaching at Thompson Intermediate School, a feeder school to his alma mater, F. Dobie High School. Gary loved coaching basketball and football and took his basketball team to district playoffs during his first year of coaching. Gary married Susan Smith on June 10, 1978, and two years late,Gary and Susan were blessed with the birth of their daughter, Erin. In order for Susan to be a stay-at-home mom, Gary made a career change and went to work for AMOCO Refinery in Texas City, TX. He retired from AMOCO Refinery in Yorktown, Virginia in 2008 after 29 years.

    Gary’s favorite pastimes included playing banjo and guitar, cooking, traveling, watching westerns, Civil War history, woodworking, painting, and watching the Alabama Crimson Tide. 
     

    read more:  https://wydaily.com/obits/2022/01/27/gary-don-hines-70/

  7. Dallas ISD inducted 9 new individuals to its Athletic Hall of Fame in a virtual ceremony. Among the 2021 class are two track Olympians, including a four-time gold medalist; a pair of top-four NBA draft picks with 18 all-star game appearances between them, including a back-to-back NBA World Champion; a PGA Championship winner; an NFL Pro-Bowl selection and Super Bowl champion; a first-round WNBA draft pick; a four-sport prep athlete that helped lead his baseball team to a state championship; and, a baseball coach that guided his teams to 32 consecutive playoff appearances.

    The nine inductees include include: LaMarcus Aldridge, Chris Bosh, Don January, Johnny Wayne Johnson, Michael Johnson, Stone Johnson, Mike Livingston, Andrea Riley and David Shepherd.

    Don January played golf for Sunset High School. He later helped lead North Texas State, now the University of North Texas, win three consecutive NCAA championships. He was a member of the PGA Tour from 1956 until 1976, winning 10 events, including the 1967 PGA Championship in an 18-hole playoff. He added 22 wins on the Senior PGA Tour, becoming the first player to earn more than $1 million in Senior PGA Tour earnings in 1985. He played on the 1965 and 1977 Ryder Cup teams. In 1976, he won the Vardon Trophy from PGA of America for the lowest scoring average on the PGA Tour.

    read more: https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2022/01/27/dallas-isd-inducts-9-individuals-into-athletic-hall-of-fame-class-of-2021/?amp

  8. The American went to East and West divisions in 2015 but dropped them in 2020 when the departure of UConn left the conference with 11 members. Even when the AAC reconfigures to 14 teams, Aresco isn’t sure the league will return to divisional play.

     

    “I’m not sure we’ll ever go back to divisions even when we get to 14 teams,” Aresco said. “We will look hard about continuing to go without divisions.”

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  9. The next step in UCF’s move to the Big 12 Conference could happen sometime this spring as the Knights discuss an exit strategy with the American Athletic Conference.

    UCF, Cincinnati and Houston accepted bids to join the Big 12 last September but are contractually required to remain with the AAC through 2024. All indications are that the three schools would prefer to leave in 2023.

    The clock’s ticking, but we’ve had ongoing discussions with the group and they’ve been very amicable,” AAC commissioner Mike Aresco told the Orlando Sentinel on Wednesday. “We have great relationships with not only [UCF athletics director] Terry [Mohajir] but [Houston AD] Chris Pezman and [Cincinnati AD] John Cunningham.

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  10. Utah State's recruiting connections in the Lone Star State have paid dividends once again.

    The Aggies added three football players from Texas during the early signing period as part of their 2022, and recently finalized the commitment of a fourth scholarship player from the Lone Star State. Defensive tackle Tavian Coleman, a transfer from Trinity Valley (Texas) Community College, committed to USU a week ago on Twitter, and he has already signed and is on campus.

    The 6-foot-2, 285-pounder had scholarship offers from a handful of FBS programs and was also Tulsa, Western Kentucky, North Texas and Texas State as potential landing spots. What ultimately gave USU the upper hand?

    What gave Utah State the edge is their hot season from last year," Coleman said in an interview with the Herald Journal. "I wanted to come into a winning program and continue the tradition they set from last season."

    read more:  https://www.hjnews.com/sports/usu/usu-football-coleman-talks-about-his-commitment-to-the-aggies/article_2105c2b1-a3fd-524a-a60f-2b8a75b9782f.html

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  11. Football sees Murphy twins enter the transfer portal

    The pair joined North Texas in 2019 from Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas, redshirting their first year before playing in a majority of games in the 2020 season.

    Their transfer comes after a series of North Texas players entered the portal in the last two days. Starting offensive tackle Jacob Brammer entered the portal on Wednesday night and sophomore quarterback Kason Martin entered earlier on Thursday.
     

    read more: https://www.ntdaily.com/football-sees-murphy-twins-enter-the-transfer-portal/

     

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  12. Conference-USA: UTEP's Gavin Hardison

    Although WKU QB Bailey Zappe and Marshall's Grant Wells had bigger seasons in 2021 than Gavin Hardison, Zappe is out of eligibility, and Wells announced he's transferring to Virginia Tech in the ACC. 

    Rising junior Hardison had a breakout season for the Miners in 2021, throwing for 3,218 yards and 18 touchdowns on the season. The season prior, he threw for 1,419 yards and five touchdowns in UTEP's COVID-19-affected season. 

    Although the Miners lost the New Mexico Bowl 31-24 to Fresno State, Hardison led his team to seven wins for just the seventh time in 53 years and the 19th time in 104 years, per the Albuquerque Journal's Steve Virgen.

    Hardison started his collegiate career at New Mexico Military Institute before landing at UTEP. The QB said in December that beginning his career there gave him good experience. 

    "At NMMI, you have to be really disciplined with the military environment there," Hardison told Virgen. "Playing there elevated my football career. I was able to play against some great competition. Playing against tough competition elevated my game." 

    read more:  https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2952769-the-best-returning-qb-in-every-college-football-conference-for-2022

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  13. NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – They say Texas is a football state, but there is some serious basketball talent here, too.

    Dallas Kimball’s Arterio Morris has led the Knights to the 5A State Title Game a year ago. He has plans to finish the job this year.

    READ MORE: Accused Cop Killer Oscar Rosales Caught At Texas-Mexico Border

    Headed to University of Texas next season, Morris can celebrate his place as a McDonald’s All American.

    Morris says, “it feels good knowing I’ve put on the work to deserve this….Man of the hour…. Next to my teammates and my family it feels good.”

    Dallas Kimball head basketball coach, Nick Smith explains, “he’s put in so much work with the person he’s become over the last few years. That’s why I’m proud of him.”

    Despite limited time on the court this season, due to an ongoing eligibility battle.

    Duncanville senior Anthony Black has been named a McDonald’s All American.

    read more:  https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2022/01/25/dfw-area-boys-basketball-players-mcdonalds-all-americans/

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  14. Tashard Choice, RBs coach

    Despite being a Georgia native, Choice has endeared himself to many in the Lone Star State. A seven-year NFL veteran running back, who spent five years as both a player and coaching intern with the Dallas Cowboys and two years coaching at North Texas, Choice knows a thing or two about football in Texas. He began his coaching career with the Cowboys before serving as a graduate assistant for UNT, and would later be promoted to running backs coach for the Mean Green. Choice then served as Georgia Tech’s running backs coach for three seasons, before being recruited to join Lincoln Riley’s coaching staff at USC. After being a Trojan coach for no more than a week, Choice decided to take the Texas job, following Drayton’s departure.

    read more:  https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-longhorns/2022/01/25/meet-the-new-members-of-the-texas-longhorns-2022-football-coaching-staff/

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    We talked, and I think it’s a great fit,” said Brown. “His playing career speaks for itself. He was a Heisman Trophy finalist and an All-American. He played in the NFL and was a backup to Aaron Rodgers. He was a coordinator at North Texas for a very good friend of mine in Seth Littrell. Then he went out to the bright lights at USC and still was very productive. It was a great opportunity to bring in someone who could not only make us better on offense and give us a chance to win, but also somebody who is a proven developer of quarterbacks and a recruiter of elite quarterbacks.”

    Perhaps what impressed Brown most was Harrell’s ability to adjust his offensive approach for different personnel and different leagues. Playing under Leach, where running the football was almost an afterthought, most consider Harrell an “Air Raid” coach, and some of his offenses have had that look. But his attack at North Texas, Brown explained, was a balanced attack that used tight ends and ran the football effectively. At USC, he had elite receivers who made big plays in the passing game, and this past season he went back to some more traditional concepts, playing with two tight ends much of the time.

    “He did a really good job at being simple in the run game but being effective,” said Brown. “Especially at North Texas, they did a really good job at getting explosive plays. That’s something that we’ve got to be more proficient at.”

     

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  16. They Don't Know
    With nine EPs, a blockbuster movie role and an Emmy nomination to his name, Tobe Nwigwe has come a long way without even hitting the mainstream yet. Get familiar with the movement.
    Interview: Peter A. Berry
    Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2021 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.

    Tobe Nwigwe is on his way to rap stardom, but his 1.3 million Instagram followers, an Emmy-nominated commercial and cosigns from Beyoncé and Michelle Obama say he’s already made it there—without going mainstream.



    Read More: Tobe Nwigwe Flexes His Star Power With Viral Movement - XXL | https://www.xxlmag.com/tobe-nwigwe-interview/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

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