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Game: LSU vs. North Texas at Tiger Stadium Date: September 1 at 6 p.m. Television: ESPNU North Texas coach Dan McCarney is quite familiar with his LSU counterpart Les Miles. Both played in the Big Ten Conference at the same time in the 1970s - McCarney at Iowa and Miles at Michigan. Both were head coaches for a four-year stretch in the Big XII Conference in the early 2000s - McCarney at Iowa State and Miles at Oklahoma State. Then, McCarney was an assistant coach at Florida from 2008-10 while Miles was the head coach at LSU. Now, McCarney will begin the second year of his rebuilding job with the Mean Green with a game against Miles' LSU team in Tiger Stadium. McCarney knows what he is up against in his team's opener against the Tigers. "I know the type of program Les has down there at LSU," McCarney said. "He has done a great job. But, I can't worry about who they have as a first-round or second-round (NFL draft pick). We have to be able to go down there and not give in to adversity. Read more: http://lsu.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1388204

They came from across the state, from Lake Travis to Denton, with some considered as top college prospects, like West Mesquite defensive back Will Earley, while others will be fighting for starting spots on their high school team this fall. What they all shared Friday night was a decision to give up one of their last free Friday nights before the beginning of fall practice at high schools across the state to spend a few hours at “Friday Night Lights.” North Texas’ final football camp of the summer attracted approximately 300 players, along with several dozen coaches and parents who watched workouts under the lights at Apogee Stadium. “We had great numbers and outstanding high school kids here,” UNT head coach Dan McCarney said. “It was a lot of fun and another step in the direction we want to go with this program. We already had over 900 kids at the camps that we had in June and had another 300 for a one-night camp.” Players went through position drills and worked with UNT’s assistants, who got a better look at some of the players they are targeting in recruiting after staging satellite camps across the state earlier this summer. read more: http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/north-texas-headlines/20120729-football-unt-gets-another-look-at-players.ece

Brett Vito @brettvito Just talked to Dan McCarney. The official count for camp tonight was about 300. Mac killed the closing speech. Not a surprise. about 2 hours ago https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=brettvito Some BA recruits there lets hope we land some! GMG!

In a surprising twist, the timing has worked out perfectly when it comes to our post-spring football series. The final part — coaching — is today. Monday is Sun Belt media day. One can argue back and forth about where the impact of coaching is most evident on the college level. I have always been of the opinion that college football is not really an Xs and Os game. It’s a Jimmmys and Joes game. The coaches who succeed are not always the ones whose strengths are game plans, calling a game or making the perfect adjustment. More often than not, the coaches who win are the guys who get the talent to campus, can keep the top players on the field and have them playing well together. In that sense, UNT went from the outhouse to the penthouse last season. Dan McCarney came in and totally revived the program. The players gradually bought in and played hard until the end of the season, even when they didn’t have anything to play for against Middle Tennessee. Read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2012/07/post-spring-football-series-part-10-coaching.html/

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Let's have a good turnout! I will be there -- who else? Questions? Contact Jessica Hulsebosch at 940-369-7284. Tonight 6-8pm Dallas Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre 5410 LBJ Freeway May 15 Plano Park Place Lexus Plano 1025 Preston Road May 16 Fort Worth River Ranch Stockyards 500 N.E.23rd Street

DENTON, Texas- The North Texas athletics department will begin a four-city tour to help celebrate the historical announcement that the Mean Green will compete as a member of Conference USA in all sports beginning in 2013. This event will be held in conjunction with the previously-scheduled Coaches Caravan which was already scheduled to make stops in Dallas, Plano and Ft. Worth in addition to the kickoff event in Denton Tuesday, May 8. In addition to the Conference USA news, this will be the first time that fans, alumni and the general public will have a chance to meet the newest members of the Mean Green head coaching family. New men's basketball coach Tony Benford has been in Denton for less than two weeks and is already making news. New head women's basketball coach Mike Petersen came to North Texas after a successful career as the head coach at Wake Forrest. In addition to head football coach Dan McCarney, all three will be at each tour stop to socialize with guests. Each tour stop will feature family-friendly activities with special guests including Scrappy, and members of the cheer and dance teams. The events are FREE and open to the public. Food and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided, and a cash bar will be available.The tour schedule is listed below. To RSVP for each event, please contact Jessica Hulsebosch at (940) 369-7284 or e-mail at Jessica.Hulsebosch@unt.edu May 8th 6-8 PM Denton Apogee Stadium/Club Level 1251 S. Bonnie Brae St. Denton, TX 76207 May 10th 6-8 PM Dallas Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre 5410 LBJ Freeway Dallas, TX 75240 May 15th 6-8 PM Plano Park Place Lexus Plano 1025 Preston Road Plano, Texas 75093 May 16th 6-8 PM Fort Worth River Ranch Stockyards 500 NE 23rd Street Fort Worth, TX 76164 Read more: http://www.meangreen...623grk.facebook

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