Sun Belt Conference Roundup - Week 2

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SOURCE: http://cfn.scout.com/2/677105.html

Sun Belt Game of the Week

SMU 45 ... North Texas 31

In a wild game with the two teams combining for 954 passing yards and 1,147 yards of total offense, North Texas QB Daniel Meager threw for 601 yards and three touchdowns, with Casey Fitzgerald catching 18 passes for 327 yards and two touchdowns and Brandon Jackson catching ten passes for 133 yards and a touchdown ... in a loss. SMU's Justin Willis was unstoppable with two touchdown passes and 82 rushing yards, with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Zack Sledge breaking a 31-31 tie late in the fourth quarter. North Texas had one last shot and was driving, but Bryce Hudman picked off a Meager pass and took it 49 yards for a score. The two teams traded long, quick scoring drives all game long, with UNT getting touchdown grabs from 25 and 26 yards out from Fitzgerald, and SMU getting help from two James Mapps touchdown runs along with a one-yard DeMyron Martin dash.

Sun Belt Player of the Week

North Texas QB Daniel Meager completed 46 of 64 passes for 601 yards and three touchdowns with three interceptions, and Casey Fitzgerald caught 18 passes for 327 yards and two touchdown in the loss to SMU.

North Texas … Big picture time. Yeah, the loss to SMU stinks, and it would've been nice to get some winning momentum, but it doesn't really matter. All that matters right now is that Todd Dodge's offense ripped off 601 passing yards and appears to be ready to take the Sun Belt by storm. There were too many penalties, some huge turnovers, and no real running game, but if the offense can really keep putting up ridiculous passing numbers, no one in the Sun Belt has a prayer of keeping pace.