Harry

Big pickup! This guy can shoot the three.

Yikes -- right out of our backyard.

New Faces: There are just two new names in the linebacker room, both of which will join the program in the fall. Jordan Brown – freshman (arriving in the fall) – Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville HS) Brown was ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and a top-100 outside linebacker in the nation by the service. Brown, who measures at 6'0" and 200 pounds, recorded 126 total tackles (81 solo), 5.0 sacks, three interceptions and three forced fumbles during his senior season at Huntsville High School. Brown was named 2019 District 10-5A Co-Defensive Player of the Year. Jacobi Johnson – freshman (arriving in the fall) – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Midwest City HS) Johnson was also rated a three-star prospect according to 247Sports, as well as ESPN and the 247Sports Composite ranking system has Johnson as the 15th ranked player in the state of Oklahoma and No. 76 outside linebacker in the country. Johnson was named the 2019 District Defensive Player of the Year following his senior season, where he totaled 93 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, six quarterback hurries and three pass break-ups. A multi-sport athlete who measures at 6'3" and 230 pounds, Johnson also lettered in basketball and track and field. Johnson was also a standout in the classroom, and was a National Honor Society member. read more: https://meangreensports.com/news/2020/4/6/football-position-group-breakdowns-linebackers.aspx

Good point!

Anything is possible, but the concern is Mac has now lost two of his top players in consecutive seasons with Ryan leaving for Gonzaga last year. This one hurts. Mo had two more years to terrorize opponents..

I expect Texas is making a run at Kim Mulkey or has something else lined up before letting her contract expire.

New Faces: There are several new faces along the defensive line for the 2020 season, including the position coach, Eric Mathies. Mathies most recently served in the same role during the 2017 and 2018 season at Florida Atlantic. Of the four newcomers on the student-athlete side, only Davontae McCrae had already arrived in Denton. The other three will be joining in either the summer or fall. "I'm so excited to get started with this group of defensive linemen," Mathies said. "When you come in as a new coach, one of the first things you want to know is how hard a group works and this offseason, I have seen [these guys] work their tails off. I think this group has a chance to develop into a rock solid group." #2 Davontae McCrae – redshirt sophomore – Miami, Florida (East Mississippi CC) McCrae arrived in Denton in January as an early enrollee following his transfer from East Mississippi CC. The Miami native was a three-star prospect according to 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN and posted 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss and forced two fumbles during his first season at EMCC. Out of high school, McCrae signed with and redshirted his first season at NC State before transferring to EMCC. He helped lead Northwestern High School (Miami) to a state title and 13-2 record in 2017, the program's first state championship in a decade. McCrae, who measures at 6'4" and 250 pounds, will have an opportunity to have an important role at defensive end for the Mean Green in 2020. "I'm a very energetic and emotional guy on the field, but it's all for a good reason. I am trying to bring swag and winning to this program, no doubt. My first impression of [Coach Bowen and Coach Mathies] is they seem to have a great mental knowledge of the games and I look forward to them coaching me for three great seasons [here in Denton]." Ta'Shoyn Johnson – freshman (arriving in the fall) – Killeen, Texas (Killeen HS) Johnson measures at 6'1" and 288 pounds and was rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN. He earned first team All-District 12-6A honors as a senior last year at Killeen High School. The interior defensive lineman was a two-time letter winner at Killeen and accounted for 66 tackles in those two seasons. As a senior in four appearances, Johnson accrued 22 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss with a sack, nine quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. During his junior season, he had 44 total tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and 36 quarterback hurries in eight appearances. Jonathan Pickett – freshman (arriving in the fall) – Las Vegas, Nevada (Desert Pines HS) Pickett measures at 6'3" and 260 pounds and was rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals and was the sixth-ranked prospect in the state of Nevada in the 2020 class. He finished his senior season with 46 total tackles, 13.0 sacks and 11 quarterback hurries off the edge on his way to first team All-State honors (MaxPreps) and first team All-Northeast League. Kortlin Rausaw – freshman (arriving in the fall) – Wylie, Texas (Wylie HS) Rausaw, a 6'3" 259 pound defensive end, was rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN. He was a two-time first team all-district selection and three-time letter winner at Wylie High School, accounting for 112 total tackles over the course of three seasons. As a senior, Rausaw made 53 total stops, 5.0 tackles for loss with 4.0 sacks, six quarterback hurries, a pair of forced fumble and four fumble recoveries. A multi-sport athlete, Rausaw also lettered in basketball and track and field while in high school. Read more: https://meangreensports.com/news/2020/3/30/football-position-group-breakdowns-defensive-line.aspx

DENTON – Running back is a position of depth for the Mean Green and the room is led by former Mean Green great and former NFL running back Patrick Cobbs, who enters year two as the group's position coach. We take a deep dive into the running back position in this edition of position group breakdowns. "I have a good and versatile group of backs," Cobbs said. "They all have their own set of skills and competition will be very high. Each and every one of them welcome that challenge. I'm ready to see who is ready to take it to the next level. Our standards are really high and we have plenty of room for improvement and growth left to do." Outgoing: Only one primary fixture from the backfield graduated from last season's team – Loren Easly, who returned in 2019 from a knee injury suffered midway through the previous season. Easly carried 55 times for 243 yards and a touchdown and also caught a pair of passes for 26 yards in 2019. Easly's two-season tenure in Denton following his transfer from Stephen F. Austin saw him carry 129 times for 629 yards and five scores and also haul in six passes for 84 yards in 11 appearances. In addition to Easly's departure following the 2019 season, walk-on KJ Williams decided to leave the program. New Faces: There are just two new names in the running backs room, one of which is already on campus and another who will join the program in the fall. #36 Caleb Osuofa – junior – Denton, Texas (Southern Nazarene) Osuofa joins the Mean Green following his transfer from Southern Nazarene. He measures at 5'8" and 165 pounds and appeared in eight games in 2019 for the Storm at defensive back, recording a pair of tackles. Osuofa played at Denton High School, where he was an All-District First Team selection as a senior and DISD honorable mention selection as a junior. He also played basketball for three seasons and ran track for two. Isaiah Johnson – freshman (arriving in the fall) – Lubbock, Texas (Cooper HS) Johnson will join the program in the fall and was rated a three-star prospect according to 247Sports and ESPN. Johnson, a top-200 player in the state of Texas, was a key component of the top recruiting class in Conference USA according to 247Sports. He ran for 1,322 yards and scored 23 total touchdowns during his senior season for Lubbock Cooper, helping lead them to the UIL Class 5A Division II semifinals. As a junior in 2018, Johnson accumulated 1,296 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns. Measuring at 6'0" and 200 pounds, Johnson brings some size and speed to an already deep group. Returners: #15 Tre Siggers – redshirt junior – Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville HS) Siggers burst onto the scene for the Mean Green after switching positions (for the second time) from safety back to running back. He finished 2019 as the team's leading rusher, carrying 158 times for 853 yards and six touchdowns while also catching 11 passes for 60 yards in 10 appearances. Siggers was an all-conference honorable mention selection by the 14 C-USA head coaches and ranked second in the conference in yards per carry (5.61) and fifth in rushing yards per game (85.3). Siggers added a very physical presence to the Mean Green at the position, routinely running through tackles and getting yards after contact. "[As a group] we feed off each other, but we have a whole lot more work to do and we are going to continue to get ready for this upcoming season. All I want to do is win this university a conference championship." Read more: https://meangreensports.com/news/2020/4/2/position-group-breakdowns-running-backs.aspx

Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker Read more: https://meangreensports.com/news/2020/4/2/football-sweet-16-ipf-construction.aspx

@JohnWilliams

Wow Coach Davis is making some bank these days!

Excellent signing class! Good work Coach H!

Yes welcome to the Mean Green family!

Mackenzie Morris

Bio of Steven Haunga at Tulsa

DENTON – Steven Haunga has been named North Texas’ offensive quality control coach and Mackenzie Morris has been named the Mean Green’s new recruiting operations coordinator, head football coach Seth Littrell announced Wednesday. Haunga most recently spent time as an offensive graduate assistant at Auburn, while Morris was the on-campus recruiting assistant at Arkansas for the past two seasons. Prior to his season at Auburn, where he worked with the Tigers’ offensive line, Haunga worked with current Mean Green co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Mike Bloesch at Tulsa for three seasons. Haunga was a graduate assistant in 2016 on the athletic performance staff, an offensive graduate assistant in 2017 and was promoted to be an offensive analyst ahead of the 2018 season. Haunga served as the defensive line coach at Kuna High School in Idaho, and also spent time as a strength and conditioning intern at the University of California and Boise State. He was a two-year letterman on the offensive line at Arkansas State University and served as team captain his senior season. He played two seasons at College of the Canyons before moving on to Arkansas State. Morris was responsible for planning and executing official visits during the 2018 and 2019 seasons for the Razorbacks. Additionally, Morris assisted the director of recruiting and director of on-campus recruiting during her time in Fayetteville. Prior to that, Morris was also a recruiting assistant at SMU for the 2015 and 2016 seasons, assisting the director of recruiting with daily needs of the recruiting department.