Coach Andy Mac

July 23, 2021 Media Contact: Baylor University Media and Public Relations, 254-710-1961 Follow us on Twitter: @BaylorUMedia WACO, Texas (July 23, 2021) – The following message was sent to the Baylor University Family today from Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., and Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mack B. Rhoades IV. Dear Baylor Family: As many of you are aware, news broke this week of an alleged change in the Big 12 Conference membership, linking the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma with a possible move to the Southeastern Conference. Since that time, we have heard many of you express concerns about the uncertainty of our conference and the potential impact on Baylor University – a concern we share with you. We understand the significance and urgency of this matter, as our conference membership impacts not only Baylor, but also the Waco community, the state of Texas and beyond. Conference affiliation has the power to greatly enhance our institution’s academic and athletic national standing and visibility while also expanding academic and research opportunities available to faculty, students and our communities. For our state, it is critical to our economy and Texas’ overall reputation to maintain five “Power Five” institutions, reinforcing the Lone Star State’s athletic preeminence. Rest assured, we, along with the Board of Regents, members of the Baylor delegation in the Texas Legislature and other Baylor leaders, are actively engaged in conversations with our Big 12 colleagues and others to ensure our University is in the strongest position possible now and into the future. In the midst of what promises to be a lot of angst and speculation, we will continue to focus on what we can control and support our student-athletes and staffs. And, as the landscape of college athletics continues to change, we maintain an unshakable belief in the strength and resiliency of Baylor and the Baylor brand. Thank you for your enduring love of Baylor University and the vital role you play in helping Baylor carry out its Christian mission while competing academically and athletically at the highest levels. Sincerely, Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D. President Mack B. Rhoades, IV Vice President Director of Intercollegiate Athletics LINK: https://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=224124

On a warm September night at Apogee Stadium, an offense led by then-junior quarterback Mason Fine put up 46 points for North Texas compared to Southern Methodist University’s 26. The aforementioned game was in 2018 and it is the last time North Texas had a significant triumph versus SMU on or off the field. Starting with its on-field performance, football has not found a way to make the annual Safeway Bowl close in the last two years, losing 49-27 in 2019 and 65-35 in 2020 — the latter of which was on the Mean Green’s home turf. Giving up a combined 114 points in the last two contests, North Texas’ defense has failed in stopping the likes of sophomore running back Ulysses Bentley IV who posted 19 carries for 227 yards and three touchdowns in 2020. It was the same story in 2019 when former SMU running back Xavier Jones tallied 16 carries for 127 yards and three touchdowns. To make matters worse, however, the damage is not just being done on the ground. The Mean Green were likely ecstatic to see former SMU quarterback Shane Buechele enter the NFL draft this year. In two career games against North Texas, Buechele threw for a combined 636 yards and seven touchdowns while dismantling the Mean Green defense. The lone standout performer for North Texas in either game was former running back Tre Siggers who in 2019 rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown versus SMU. This offseason, Siggers joined the Mustangs via the transfer portal. Read more: https://www.ntdaily.com/column-smu-is-beating-the-football-team-on-and-off-the-field/

Lost another one to Tulane

What a joke their head coach is running team USA for Chris sakes.

This is a classic example of how the P5's slow play prospects. TCU is whispering but not willing to offer a scholarship. The key is that they offer him his 1st "P5" offer. This keeps him from committing to a G5 who genuinely offers him a scholarship. link: https://247sports.com/college/tcu/Article/TCU-Horned-Frogs-Seth-Martin-Everman-offer-167139041/

Nov. 14 — North Texas (2 p.m.) link: https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/college/msu/2021/06/29/missouri-state-bears-mizzou-tigers-2033-faurot-field-ncaa-football-schedules-mvc-college-basketball/7795619002/

Jackson Arnold, 2023 QB, Denton Guyer -- we talked about Arnold in Friday evening's Day 2 notes, but he once again delivered Saturday in Division I consolation bracket play. Arnold led Guyer to the consolation championship as the Wildcats averaged 30.4 points per game (in 30-minute games, as opposed to the 40-minute games in previous years) in five Saturday victories, culminating in the 40-20 triumph against Cy-Fair. Arnold once again showed precision and consistency with the requisite velocity to regularly fit throws into tight windows in the short-to-intermediate passing game. He hit big throws downfield all weekend and certainly possesses vertical arm strength. Arkansas, Ole Miss, TCU, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Tulsa, and North Texas have offered Arnold. link: https://247sports.com/Article/Texas-AM-Texas-Oklahoma-State-Arkansas-TCU-football-recruiting-Conner-Weigman-Garret-Rangel-167088646/

King plays at Alief Taylor in Houston and is heading into his senior season. The under-recruited speedster holds 12 offers at the moment, with Texas Tech being his only Power 5 offer so far. He also has offers from Memphis, Houston, North Texas and UTSA. Read More: Texas Tech Football's Recruiting Is Finally Heating Up | https://kkam.com/texas-tech-footballs-recruiting-is-finally-heating-up/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

https://themercury.com/k_state_sports/2022-texas-offensive-lineman-drake-bequeaith-commits-to-kansas-state/article_1d6d405b-f489-55d2-855f-1e90aabb990c.html

To help develop the players value and help market them there UNT needs to find a college branding company and tie that into the Brint Ryan College of Business professors and departments. The sooner they do this the better they will do in recruiting and retaining the best student athletes. Perhaps some alumni who have this capability could be involved. This program will help differentiate UNT from the rest of C-USA and other conferences. GMG

Offers from Texas A$M and La Tech: https://247sports.com/Player/Jesaiah-McWright-46117784/

The 2021 Conference USA champion North Texas men's basketball team has added Andre Shaw to its staff as the Director of Basketball Operations. A well-respected player developmental coach, Shaw joins the Mean Green with nearly 10 years of coaching experience at the Division II and junior college level. In his current role with UNT, Shaw will be in charge of the the day-to-day operations of the champion program. Shaw made stops at Midwestern State, Eastern New Mexico and Collin College prior to coming to Denton. "I am beyond excited to join such a championship caliber program," Shaw said. "The University of North Texas has a rich tradition of winning and has had much success. My family and I are looking forward to this opportunity. We are so grateful to have been welcomed and are thrilled to be a part of the Mean Green family. I would like to thank coach Grant McCasland, and the men's staff for welcoming me with open arms, as well as the rest of the athletic administration. Lastly, I greatly appreciate everyone who has helped me throughout my journey. I've been able to grow throughout my career, because of coaches like Nelson Haggerty and others. My thoughts and prayers continue to go out to coach Haggerty's family and loved ones. I am eager to work with this team and help build in the success of the program." Shaw coached under Haggerty for five seasons at Midwestern State. The Mustangs won more than 20 games in three of those five seasons. He worked as a position coach at MSU and mentored a pair of first-team all-conference guards in Monzaigo Williams and Bretson McNeal. A New York City native and 2013 graduate from Western New England, Shaw has been instrumental to his teams' success over the years. During his seven seasons coaching in the Lone Star Conference, Shaw guided and recruited numerous all-league performers and was critical to multiple conference championships and a NCAA DII regional championship game appearance during that span. At Eastern New Mexico, Shaw was promoted to Associate Head Coach after in his first season when the Greyhounds saw significant improvement under his tutelage. ENMU had its best finish in conference play in over four years and the first winning record in league play in nearly 10 years. Shaw was a standout guard at Western New England. He scored 1,143 points in three seasons and averaged 15.0 points per game during his career. LINK: https://www.bcsnn.com/basketball/607-north-texas-adds-andre-shaw-to-the-mean-green-men-s-basketball-staff

Happy Father’s Day!

LINK: https://www.kark.com/pig-trail-nation/jeremiah-hughes-makes-good-impression-at-arkansas-football-camp-on-friday-hogs-interested/ FAYETTEVILLE — Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman Class of 2023 three-star athlete Jeremiah Hughes camped at Arkansas on Friday. Hughes, 6-0, 165, got to see Arkansas and attend the camp on Friday. Following the camp, Hughes talked about his impressions of Arkansas. “I love the facility,” Hughes said. “It looks great. I like it out here. I like the weather – it felt way better than Vegas, for sure. I love it.” What were your impressions of the camp? “I think it was a great camp,” Hughes said. “I like how all the coaches were so into it. I like all the coaching staff. It was organized. It went well.” As an athlete, Hughes got to know both Kenny Guiton (wide receivers) and Sam Carter (cornerbacks). “I like both of them,” Hughes said. “They’re great dudes. I like the way their coaching style is. They’re really into it and like talking to us, correcting what we got and don’t got, our mistakes and all that.” Hughes currently holds offers from such schools as Arizona, Arizona State, UNLV, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, North Texas and Alabama A&M. Do you think Arkansas may extend one?

As fall shifted into winter, men’s and women’s basketball began with high hopes. Led by a breakout season from sophomore forward Quincy Noble, women’s basketball achieved its most Conference USA wins ever (11). The Mean Green finished No. 3 in the C-USA West regular-season standings, clinching a dance with Old Dominion University in the C-USA tournament. Although forward Emma Villas-Gomis dropped 24 points against ODU, the team fell 71-66 to end its campaign. The men’s basketball team, led by head coach Grant McCasland, made North Texas history during its season. Having a similar regular season to the women’s team, men’s basketball also finished No. 3 in the C-USA West. However, the men were able to win the C-USA tournament with a couple of emotional victories versus Louisiana Tech University and Western Kentucky University. With those wins, men’s basketball clinched a spot in the NCAA tournament as a No. 13-seed versus No. 4-seed Purdue University. In the most iconic win in North Texas history, guard Javion Hamlet led an upset victory over the Boilermakers, marking the first NCAA tournament win in program history. Men’s basketball ultimately fell in the Round of 32 to Villanova University, but the win put the program on the map nationally. read more: https://www.ntdaily.com/column-reflecting-on-one-of-the-best-sports-years-in-north-texas-history/

OIL BOWL ROSTERS Note: All rosters are very tentative, dependent upon players checking in later this week. Listed below is player name, height, weight (football), position and high school. (College each player intends to attend is in parenthesis.) A listed college does not necessarily mean an athlete intends to play sports there. FOOTBALL West Texas All-Stars Cy Belcher, 6-1, 190 QB, SS, Windthorst (Midwestern State) Ethan Belcher, 5-10, 190 RB, LB, Windthorst (Undecided) Joseph Boone, 6-2, 190 TE, LB, Vernon (Southwestern Christian University) Brett Briscoe, 6-1, 334 LG, Petrolia (Lincoln Tech–Grand Prairie) Jimi Brown, 6-4, 265 OL, DL, Brownwood (Undecided) Hunter Coley, 6-1, 220 K, Quanah (Midwestern State) Connor Cullar, 6-2, 235 DE, TE, Windthorst (Wayland Baptist) Landon Davenport,6-1, 185 TB, LB, Jacksboro (Texas Tech) Chandler Dyer, 6-0, 180 K, Graham (Hardin-Simmons) James “JW” Ethridge, 6-1, 215 FB, MLB, Mineral Wells (Southwestern College-Winfield KS) Brody Frierson, 6-1, 230 OL, DE, Haskell (Undecided) Caden Gilbreath, 5-11, 165 TE, LB, Seymour (Texas Tech) Tryston Harding, 5-5, 155 C, OLB, Windthorst (Vernon College/Midwestern State) Carter Hinson, 5-9, 140 R, C, Olney (Texas Tech) Dominique Horton, 5-10, 185 WR, CB, Wichita Falls Rider (Dodge City CC) Crae Jackson, 6-3, 195 WR, OLB, Holliday (Midwestern State) Crosby Jurecek, 6-1, 200 TE, DE, Holliday (Texas Tech) Landin Leija, 5-9, 142 QB, FS, Quanah (Midwestern State) Tinaye Mubvumba, 5-11, 200 T, MLB, Vernon (Texas A&M) Landry Olson, 6-0, 150 WR, Haskell (Texas Tech) Jayden Parsons, 5-9, 290 LG, NG, Iowa Park (Wayland Baptist) Andrew Scheffe, 6-1, 197 LT-G, LB-DE, Windthorst (TSTC– Waco) Hadley Sloan, 6-0, 188 OLB, Haskell (Texas Tech) Joseph Trepanier, 6-3, 250 RT, DE-T, Seymour (Midwestern State) Jake Tucker, 6-3, 185 WR, S, Petrolia (Texas Tech) Shane Whitworth, 6-2, 245 TE, DL, Canyon (USAF) Kyle Wolf, 6-2, 185 WR, S, Windthorst (Texas A&M) Head coaches: Mitch McLemore, Haskell; Chris Tackett, Windthorst Assistant coaches: Scott Belcher, Windthorst; Juan Cavazos, Windthorst; Dylan Stark, Windthorst; Ty McLemore, Haskell; Byron West, Petrolia East Texas All-Stars Layne Briggs, 6-1, 175 LB, Archer City (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) Robert Brooks II, 5-11, 165 WR, CB, City View (Texas Southern) Jackson Carroll, 6-0, 200, RB, S, Decatur (Angelo State University) Carson Cody, 6-1, 195 RB, DE, Henrietta (Texas Tech) Corbyn Cornell, 5-11, 185 QB, FS, Alvord (Hardin-Simmons) Ife Current, 6-2, 170 WR-RB, DB, Kennedale (Undecided) Nash Dieter, 6-1, 195 DE, Lindsay (Blinn College) Jace Edington, 5-9, 140 RB, Lindsay (North Central Texas College) Reece Essler, 6-3, 200 LB, Henrietta (Undecided) Chris Graham, 5-7, 157 RB, LB, City View (Texas-San Antonio) Zy Gravitt, 6-2, 185 QB, Wichita Falls (Navarro College) Ty Harris, 5-9, 175 RB, S, Bowie (McMurry) Jackson Jennings, 5-9, 164 R, S, Aubrey (Undecided) Marlete Joyner, Jr., 5-8, 160 RB, Kennedale (Undecided) David Juarez, 5-11, 200 WR, Decatur (Undecided) Isaiah Marks, 6-1, 205 QB, City View (Cisco College) Callen McCasland, 6-0, 185 WR, S, Archer City (Fort Hays State) Caleb McKinney, 6-2, 204 WR, DB, Lindsay (Texas Wesleyan) Ryan Murdock, 6-1, 210 WR-DE, LB, Wichita Falls, (Midwestern State) Anthony Perez, 5-11, 180 WR, DB, Rio Vista (Navarro College) Samuel Schroeder, 6-0, 225 T, NG, Henrietta (Texas Tech) Zach Shepard, 5-10, 160 SR, S, Sanger (Kansas State) Dominick Taylor, 6-0, 220 TE-FB, MLB, Boyd (Undecided) Raul Warnock, 6-0, 140 WR, C, Chico (Hardin-Simmons or UTPB) Caleb Welch, 6-2, 200 QB, Lake Worth (Southwestern Assembly of God University) Jarmin Williams, 6-3, 290, RT, DT-DE, Burkburnett (Undecided) Tyler Willson, 6-3, 225 C-T, DE, Burkburnett (Undecided) Head coaches: Grant Freeman, WFHS; Jeff Smiley, Lindsay Assistant coaches: Keith Hall, Lindsay; Josh Yosten, Lindsay; Bruce Davis, Lindsay; Aaron Gonzalez, WFHS; Eduardo Nunez, WFHS GIRLS BASKETBALL West Texas All-Stars Emma Schubert, 5-6, G, Iowa Park (Texas Tech) Layni Chitwood, 5-6, P, Iowa Park (Texas Tech) Syndi Messer, 5-3, G, Nocona (North Central Texas College) Sky-Lar Embry, 5-3, G, Bellevue (North Central Texas College) Morgan Andrews, 5-7, F/P, Quanah (Midwestern State) McKenna Bufkin, 5-9, P, Seymour (Texas Tech) Shay Williams, 5-8, P/G, Vernon (University of Sciences & Arts-Oklahoma) Macy Flowers, 5-6, PG/SG, Vernon (Midwestern State) Head coach: Kyle Spitzer, Nocona Assistant coach: Clayton Brown, Nocona East Texas All-Stars Jayci Logan, 5-9, G, Bowie (North Texas) Jasmine Jones, 5-7, G, Bowie Hailey Winkler, 5-2, G, Prarie Valley (North Central Texas College) Carlie Willison, 5-4, G, Munday (Oklahoma State) Mallory Williams, 5-5, G, Burkburnett (Oklahoma State) Allison Hedrick, 5-7, G, Lindsay (Tarleton State) Jaelynn White, 5-7, G, Rider (Texas Tech) Rachel Hutcherson, 5-10, F, Lindsay (Oklahoma State) Annie Anderle,5-10, G, Muenster (Southern Oklahoma State) Jill Leslie, 6-3, F, Rider (Oklahoma Baptist) Head coach: Joe Crabb, Stamford Assistant coach: Jaimie Hickey, Bowie BOYS BASKETBALL West Texas All-Stars Trey Fenoglio, 5-11, G, Wichita Falls (Midwestern State) Landon Condiff, 6-3, G, Callisburg (Southeastern University) Landry McCasland, 5-10, G, Nocona (Midwestern State) Truvian Sansom, 6-0, G, Bowie (Undecided) Cade Stevens, 5-6, G, Saint Jo (North Central Texas College) Kameron Hedge, 6-8, G/F, Hirschi (Seminole State College) Grant Wright, 6-0, G, Seymour (Midwestern State) Luke Haehn, 6-6, F/P, Archer City (Texas Tech) Head coach: Rusty Gilbreath, Seymour Assistant coach: Trey Groves, Seymour East Texas All-Stars Kade Thomas, 5-9, G, Iowa Park (Midwestern State) Max Owen, 5-8, G, Windthorst (Tarleton State) Kelton Carver, 5-9, F, Munday (South Plains College) Jackson Kupper, 6-3, G, Whitesboro (Grayson Community College) Keland Page, 5-7, G, Burkburnett (Undecided) JD Luster, 5-11, G, City View (Midwestern State) Jordan Garcia, 6-2, G, Vernon (Undecided) Parker Newsom, 6-6, F, Rider (DME-Daytona FL) Christopher Pesqueda, 5-6, G, Poolville (Weatherford College) Jordan Lucas, 6-2, G, City View (Midwestern State) Head coach: Bobby Morris, City View Assistant coaches: Neiko Conway, City View; Lyle Clayton, City View SMALL-SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL West-Texas All-Stars Delaini Hannah, 5-6, OS-Back, Archer City (Undecided) Kylee Fleitman, 5-10, OS, Setter, Lindsay (Texas Tech) Hannah Grace, 5-4, Def Sp/RT Side, Electra (Oklahoma) Taylor Lyons, 5-4, Setter, OS Hitter, Goldburg (Texas-Arlington) Victoria Goodman, 5-6, OS-RT, Bryson (Undecided) Tatyanna Austin, 5-6, Def Sp/Server, Northside (Texas Tech) Nell Rutherford, 5-6, OS Hitter-Mid, Notre Dame (Tyler Junior College) Jimenna Sanchez, 5-3, Setter-OS Hitter, Chillicothe (Tarleton) Haygen Fleming, 5-10, OS-Mid-RT, Petrolia (McMurry) Ashia Swearingen, 5-3, OS Hitter, Munday (Midwestern State) Nayeli Lopez, 5-9, MB-OH, Perrin Whitt (New Mexico Junior College) Head coach: Marci Faulk, Graham Assistant coaches: Shannon Weaver, Graham; Kim Brewster, Graham East Texas All-Stars Amy Burch, 5-8, Setter, Newcastle (Texas Tech) Chloe Brooks, 5-5, Libero, Northside (Texas Tech) Yvanna DeLaCerda, 503, Setter-OS-Libero, Electra (Undecided) Rachel Metzler, 5-7, OS Hitter, Lindsay (Western Texas College) Hannah Reyling, 5-7, OS Hitter, Saint Jo (Texas Women’s) Cassie Byers, 5-6, RS Hitter-OS Hitter-Setter, Chico (North Lake College) Karson Bland, 5-4, Setter-OS Hitter, Perrin-Whitt (South Plains College) Jessica Cole, 5-6, OS Hitter-Mid-Back, Quanah (University of Alabama) Renaeleigh Findley, 6-2, Mid Hitter, Chillicothe (Clarendon College) Trinity Rodriguez, 5-6, All around-back row, Munday (Midwestern State) Kacee Teichman, 5-8, OS Hitter, Windthorst (Tarleton State) Head coach: Alysha Humpert, Rider Assistant coaches: Kristy Ciuba, Rider; Kristen Borton, Rider LARGE-SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL West Texas All-Stars Rylee Spencer, 5-9, Mid Blocker-Rt, Boyd (Howard Payne) Morgan Patterson, 5-5, Setter-Def Sp, Graham (Texas Tech) Laramie Hayes, 5-8, Libero, Nocona (South Plains College) Justi Rusk, 5-10, 6 rot OH, Iowa Park (Oklahoma Baptist) Taylor Reeves, 5-3, Setter, Vernon (Clarendon College) Erin Gallagher, 5-10, Middle, Henrietta (North Texas) Bree Zellers, 5-9, OS Hitter-6 rot, Holliday (Cisco College) Kimberling Addison5-10, RS, Graham (McMurry) Olivia Marks, 5-4, DS-OH, City View (West Texas A&M) Leah Holland, 5-7, OS-ds, Graham (Texas Tech) Head coach: Marci Faulk, Graham Assistant coaches: Shannon Weaver, Graham; Kim Brewster, Graham East Texas All-Stars Brittany James, 5-8, Mid Block-Hitter, Holliday (Midwestern State) Kiyah Hedge, 6-1, OS Hitter, Hirschi (Arkansas-Pine Bluff) Tayte Helton, 5-2, Libero, Decatur (Undecided) Kenedy Houchin, 5-11, Mid-OS, Decatur (Oklahoma Baptist) Alyssa Salazar, 5-4, Setter, Wichita Falls (Texas State) Kaitlyn Dunlap, 5-4, Libero, Wichita Falls Rider (Vernon College) Maddison Harris, 5-8, Setter, Wichita Christian (East Texas Baptist) Alexis Henderson, 6-0, Mid, Paradise (University of Sciences and Arts-Oklahoma) Niara Hightower, 6-2, Mid-OS, Hirschi (Bethune-Cookman) Laci Stone, 5-7, OS, Nocona (Texas State) Head coach: Alysha Humpert, Rider Assistant coaches: Kristy Ciuba, Rider; Kristen Borton, Rider

The Cincinnati Bengals coaching staff is welcoming five coaches to work with the team as interns as part of this year’s Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship program. All five will be working with the team virtually. The coaching interns are: • Steve Huanga, offensive quality control coach at the University of North Texas. As a player, Huanga played offensive line at College of the Canyons and Arkansas State University. He began his coaching career as a strength and conditioning intern at the University of California-Berkeley and Boise State University, and was the defensive line coach at Kuna High School in Idaho. He then served as a graduate assistant at both Auburn and Tulsa, before joining North Texas in 2020. “The Bill Walsh Fellowship is valuable program for the Bengals, the NFL and the game of football,” said Bengals head coach Zac Taylor. “The candidates are participating virtually again this year, but they will still be able to work on the technical end of coaching, gain important exposure and grow their network of contacts. And from the team’s end, this program always helps our players and coaches build valuable relationships with talented young people in our profession.” read more: https://highlandcountypress.com/Content/Sports/Sports/Article/Bengals-working-with-5-coaches-in-NFL-s-NFL-Minority-Fellowship-program/3/21/69401

Fans of the University of Texas athletics programs may not notice a major difference on the field this fall, but the college sports business model at UT and universities around the country is preparing for a shift. A bill that passed both chambers of the Texas Legislature and went to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott June 1 would allow athletes to receive payments for their names, images and likenesses, or NIL, in a move state lawmakers say is an attempt to keep up with the shifting tides of athletic recruiting nationwide. Senate Bill 1385, authored by state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, would not allow athletes to be paid directly for participation in sports, but they would no longer be prevented under NCAA rules to profit off of endorsement deals and commercial opportunities. Emily Sparvero, an assistant professor at UT’s College of Education who focuses on sports management, said the change likely will have the biggest initial impact on social media, where athletes will now have the ability to monetize their large followings. “The way high school students are growing up, people don’t watch TV anymore. In some ways, it’s giving [athletes] the opportunity to take advantage of those social media outlets,” she said. “It’s a natural outgrowth of the work they’re doing to build their brand.” read more: https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/government/2021/06/14/in-austin-and-the-rest-of-the-nation-the-business-of-college-sports-is-changing/

4. North Texas: Buried beneath North Texas’ defensive struggles, season-long quarterback rotation and superstar receiver Jaleon Darden — was the fact that the Mean Green actually topped Conference USA in rushing yards last year. The trio of DeAndre Torrey, Oscar Adaway III and Tre Siggers combined for over 1,600 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground in 2020. While Siggers took his talents an hour south to rival SMU, Adaway III and Torrey return as the top one-two punch in Conference USA. Either is capable of carrying the load, with Torrey nearly topping 1,000 yards in 2019 and Adaway III rushing for almost six yards per carry last year. read more: https://www.underdogdynasty.com/2021/6/14/22522741/conference-usa-preseason-position-previews-running-back-cfb-football-2020-c-usa-fiu-fau-miami-utsa