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Came here to play in big games, now three in a row – how much fun are you having? Gabriel Murphy: A ton of fun. You know, that's why we came to a Power Five, to play in games like this, like you said. This one coming up's a big one, they said it's supposed to be a sold out game so we're very excited, and like you said, that's why we came here, and hopefully help the team. Grayson Murphy: Yeah, always wanted to go to Oregon, so we'll get the chance. College GameDay being there, it's gonna be that much anticipated, that much more fun. And, you know, I'm just excited. Chip Kelly said anything about the environment? Grayson Murphy: Yeah, yeah, yeah, they're playing crowd noise out here and stuff like that. We know it's gonna be loud. And then coach Kelly, coming from there back in the day, he was talking about how the atmosphere, the stadium kind of bounces noise off it and back into the stadium. So it's gonna be loud, that's really what he's been pressing on us. Any road games like that at North Texas? Gabriel Murphy: Probably the closest, I would say, is UTSA, cause that was a big rivalry. It was always like, we beat them for the conference, they'd beat us for the conference, so that was a big game for us. And last year, they was ranked No. 15 in the country, so all the fans came out, and that's probably the biggest game I've ever played in. Grayson Murphy: Yep. read more: https://www.si.com/college/ucla/football/video-gabriel-murphy-grayson-murphy-practice-10-19-22-transfers-edge-rushers-oregon-ducks-pac-12

Each summer coaches take note of players who have a chance to see their recruitment take off. Down south in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Alex Cotton seems to be a prime candidate that fits the mold. A 6-foot-5 swingman by way of Lewisville (Texas) Hebron High, Cotton’s game has caught the attention of a handful of programs throughout the high school season and he has enjoyed the initial attention this past season. “Coaches came to see me practice before the season started,” Cotton said. “The first thing the coaches recruiting me always say is how I can shoot the basketball really well. I also feel I can guard four positions on the floor and am really versatile.” Cotton currently holds one lone offer from Troy, but the high major interest is there for him to capitalize on this spring. Since the start of the season, Cotton told 247Sports that he hears from Clemson, Creighton, North Texas, Oklahoma State, and Stanford. Read more: https://247sports.com/Article/Alex-Cotton-North-Texas-Clemson-Creighton-Stanford-Oklahoma-State-Basketball-Recruiting-183832619/

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North Texas Mean Green (4-3) vs. UTSA Roadrunners (5-2) October 22, 2022 3:30 pm EDT The Line: UTSA Roadrunners -9.5 / North Texas Mean Green +9.5; Over/Under: 70.5 The UTSA Roadrunners have won 8 of their last 10 home games. Frank Harris is completing 68.8 percent of his passes for 2,300 yards, 15 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. De’Corian Clark and Zakhari Franklin have combined for 1,332 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns, while Joshua Cephus has 50 receptions. The UTSA Roadrunners ground game is averaging 146.7 yards per contest, and Brenden Brady leads the way with 405 yards and 5 touchdowns. Defensively, UTSA is allowing 29.7 points and 430 yards per game. Jamal Ligon leads the UTSA Roadrunners with 47 tackles, Trey Moore has 4 sacks and Dywan Griffin has 1 interception. The Mean Green are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 road games and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The Roadrunners are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 conference games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 5-0 in Mean Green last 5 games overall. The over is 9-2 in Roadrunners last 11 games overall. The Mean Green are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 meetings in Texas-San Antonio. The home team is 8-0 ATS in their last 8 meetings. This total is massive, but I’m still going to grab the over. Neither team plays defense. The North Texas Mean Green are 122nd in total defense, 123rd in pass defense, 105th in rush defense and 118th in scoring defense. The UTSA Roadrunners are 107th in total defense, 100th in pass defense, 96th in rush defense and 93rd in scoring defense. This is going to be an insanely high scoring contest. Hard for me to side with anything but the over. Read more: https://sportschatplace.com/cfb-picks/2022/utsa-vs-north-texas-10-22-22-college-football-picks-predictions-odds/

He’s getting national recognition now. Good for him!

Louisiana Tech football continues to struggle on the road after a 47-27 loss to North Texas on Saturday. The Bulldogs ( 2-4, 1-1 Conference USA) trailed early but changed the pace of the game after Beejay Williamson intercepted North Texas quarterback Austin Aune seconds left before halftime. Louisiana Tech threatened coming out of the half but was unable to power ahead of the Mean Green (4-3, 3-0 CUSA). read more: https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/college/louisiana-tech/2022/10/15/louisiana-tech-football-score-vs-north-texas-live-updates/69550130007/

Seth hired him away from Denton Ryan and I don’t think anyone expected what we’ve seen from his unit! Coach Cobbs has been essential in recruiting and developing talent. UNT has 4 backs that are all capable of starting at any school in this conference…and probably in the AAC. Cobbs has FORCED Seth to completely change the offense and live with it! He deserves a raise, and potentially a big promotion.

DENTON, Texas – UNT Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker has announced promotions for Jessie Gardner and Alic’a Oliver as well as the addition of veteran administrator Stephanie McDonald to the department’s staff. “I am excited to announce these changes to our department staff,” Baker said. “Jessie and Alic’a have shown themselves to be integral to our department and I look forward to seeing their impact in their new roles. We’re also fortunate to have Stephanie joining our department. She brings a wealth of experience from roles in athletics and on campus which we will benefit from.” Gardner has been promoted into a new role as Executive Senior Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator. She previously joined the UNT staff in September 2021 as Senior Associate AD for Leadership and Culture Development following a seven-plus year stint at Alabama. After serving for the last 18 months as Associate AD for Compliance, Oliver has been elevated to Senior Associate AD for Compliance and DEI. She has been on staff with the Mean Green since 2018 and also spent time in compliance at Tennessee and LSU. McDonald joins the UNT Athletics staff in a new position of Senior Associate AD for Administration. With more than 25 years of higher education experience, she most recently served as UNT’s Interim Associate VP for Administrative Services on campus. McDonald also held positions in college athletics for nearly 20 years including her final post as Southland Conference Associate Commissioner from 2007-17.

Seth Littrell | North Texas Total compensation: $1,897,500 Although making nearly $2 million is nothing to sneeze at outside the world of college football, North Texas’ play on the field lately doesn’t even justify Littrell making that. Hovering around .500 with a losing record in each of the last three years would be pink-slip time for most coaches. Plus, Littrell has lost all five of his bowl games. He came into 2022 with the oldest starting quarterback in the nation with a chance to make some noise in Conference USA. Should the Mean Green fail to show significant progress, the buyout would be $1.575 million if he is relieved of his duties on Dec. 1. Follow Scooby Axson on Twitter @ScoobAxson READ MORE: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/sports/ncaaf/2022/10/13/overpaid-college-football-coaches-contracts-jimbo-fisher/8130700001/

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Next spring the University of North Texas will debut the first building of a 100-acre branch campus serving Frisco and the surrounding areas.It will be the first time Collin County has a Tier 1 Carnegie research institution, officials said, the top tier for a research-focused university.Frisco Landing, the first building of the new branch, will open for the spring semester next year at the southwest corner of Panther Creek Parkway and Preston Road. When it opens, it will not only showcase a design intended to promote collaboration and communication between students, but also provide a hub for growth opportunities through supporting programs and partnerships, officials said.“The purpose of the Frisco campus is to close the gap between higher education and employers,” UNT President Neal Smatresk said. “It was designed very intentionally to welcome employers in, to have employers be engaged not just in recruiting students but potentially engaged in helping to develop curriculum or teaching classes, or to be guiding students and helping in their professional development.” read more: https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/frisco/education/2022/10/03/unt-at-frisco-readies-to-open-collaborative-campus/

Fan bases rarely look at their own program with rational eyes. North Texas is no different. Scour the message boards or social media and you’ll find plenty of Mean Green faithful clamoring for a change at head coach with Seth Littrell in his seventh season in charge. This despite Littrell’s success over the past six seasons. North Texas was awful before Littrell arrived prior to the 2016 season. North Texas had one bowl appearance in the previous 11 seasons and only five total from 2000 to 2015. Littrell has led the group to five in six full seasons in Denton. The Mean Green only won six or more games four times in the 16 seasons during the current century. Littrell has three in six years. North Texas is 3-3 on the season and sit atop the C-USA standings with a 2-0 record. A six-win season seems inevitable for the Mean Green, which means Littrell would be responsible for more bowl berths in seven years than North Texas received in the previous 25 seasons. North Texas hasn’t had this time of sustained success since Hayden Fry was on campus in the 1970s. North Texas will reach a bowl and finish with at least six wins. And then I guess it is on the administration and fan base to decide if it wants to walk into the AAC with its most proven coach in 50 years or start from scratch because they feel like six bowl games in seven seasons is somehow underachieving for a program that went decades without earning any type of post season success. read more: https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2022/10/08/411-from-week-5-of-the-college-football-season-texas-longhorns-favored-in-red-river-rivalry;-mad-max-duggan-takes-reigns-for-tcu?ref=article_preview_title

When Austin Aune of Argyle (Texas) was playing high school football, Joe Biden was in the White House – as Barack Obama's vice president. That was 2012, Biden is back in Washington, D.C. as president and Aune is back on the gridiron for the University of North Texas at age 29. He's believed to be the oldest Division I starting quarterback in the modern era. Once a three-star prospect at Argyle, he committed to TCU on the condition he would also be able to play baseball for the Horned Frogs. But before he took the field for Gary Patterson, Aune was drafted by the New York Yankees and spent six years chasing the MLB dream. In 2018, he gave up baseball and returned to football at the University of Arkansas before transferring to North Texas. After appearing in a handful of games over the past few seasons for the Mean Green, Aune tossed three touchdown passes as the starter as North Texas beat Florida Atlantic 45-28. He was 14 of 20 for 180 yards and three scores. Not bad for the "junior" who celebrated his 29th birthday on Sept. 6. read more: https://www.maxpreps.com/news/H_BIUHBKb0SkcPpL2P7HNQ/high-school-football-former-argyle-quarterback-austin-aune-becomes-oldest-division-i-starting-signal-caller-at-north-texas.htm?ftag=MPG-05-10aaa4j&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter