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December 2008
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Recently in UNT CategoryThe Todd Dodge era at North Texas has entered its second year, but don't look for a Sun Belt Conference Championship just yet. One of the reasons is because Dodge is still bringing in his players who are learning his system. And his son, Riley, is expected to be on the red shirt list all season, so wait to see him in action next year. "Five of our guys are either true freshman, red shirt freshman or sophomores," Dodge told me this ... It's time to start talking college football and we have a lot for you. The season kicks off in less than a month. Texas A&M has a new starting QB. SMU has a new coach and outlook. Read about June Jones here and >> Continue reading: It's college football time There are 34 bowl games scheduled for the end of this year and the beginning of 2009, up one from last year. First, that is way too many and means 68 teams will play in bowl games, more than half of 119 eligible schools. The real sign of the excess is the Sun Belt Conference announcing it has signed agreements with three bowls, giving the worst conference in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) a total o... Todd Dodge's second season as coach of the University of North Texas football team may not be much better than his first - at least if you believe what the coaches in the Sun Belt Conference say. The Mean Green was picked to finish seventh out of eight teams this season in the preseason poll, voted on by the leagues head coaches. Defending conference champion Florida Atlantic is picked to repeat with six of the eight first pl... The college football season kicks off in a month and a half and the University of North Texas has set the times for its games. The Mean Green begins at a Big 12 school, Kansas State, at 6 p.m. on Aug. 30. UNT's first home game is against Tulsa on Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. Then another big road game at SEC power LSU at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13 in Baton Rouge, La. North Texas begins its Sun Belt Conference schedule hosti... If you're hungry for some insights to UNT football or maybe you're curious about the spread offense or just like a free lunch, then you can dine with North Texas head football coach Todd Dodge Wednesday. Dodge and his staff will have a noon lunch at The Trophy Club Country Club Wednesday to talk about the upcoming football season. The lunch is free, but you must register through UNT. The UNT football team opens its se... The SMU Mustangs will be seeing a lot of their regional rivals in the years to come. SMU Director of Athletics Steve Orsini announced future series with Baylor, TCU and North Texas. Navy and Stephen F. Austin also agreed to play the Mustangs. The Battle for the Iron Skillet will continue between SMU and TCU. Games are scheduled annually through 2017. The two teams have played annual since 1915, except for six seasons. They di... Get out your 2014 calendar. UNT and SMU have agreed to play four games from 2014-2017, the series could extend to 2025. There is an option for eight additional games that would be played from 2018-2025. SMU and UNT have played 33 games, including the last two years. UNT defeated SMU 24-6 in 2006, while SMU prevai... |
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