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North Texas Mean Green | Under 6.5 (-130) - North Texas actually has top-100 ranks in both projected offensive and defensive SP+ and should be favored in six of their games this season. The bad news? They're rating out as touchdown underdogs in five games, and that doesn't leave much room for error. They're rating out with 5.6 wins in my model. read more: https://www.numberfire.com/ncaaf/news/44861/college-football-conference-championship-bets-and-win-totals-conference-usa

North Texas After back-to-back nine-win seasons, North Texas is 14–21 in the past three seasons. Seth Littrell, whose contract runs through the end of 2023, has undoubtedly raised the profile of the program. UNT is a G5 program willing to pay—Littrell’s salary is between $1.3 million and $1.8 million. Its location near the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex also makes it attractive for up-and-coming coaches. Some sources say Litrell missed his window by not selling high and making a jump to the Power 5 after his initial success. read more: https://www.si.com/college/2022/08/19/ncaa-football-hot-seat-coaches-harsin-frost

NCAA officials sent a letter to its membership Thursday noting its enforcement staff's pursuit of "potential violations" of the name, image and likeness compensation policy and emphasizing the need for schools to help investigations. The email came from Stan Wilcox, NCAA executive vice president of regulatory Affairs, and Jon Duncan, VP of enforcement. It said NCAA enforcement staff is "actively investigating potential abuses of NIL transactions and we'll allege any substantiated concerns as soon as possible." "We also constantly review new reports of tampering, recruiting inducements, impermissible benefits, impermissible recruiters and other related behaviors," the email said. read more: https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/34420323/ncaa-asks-member-schools-help-nil-violation-investigations

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Dr. James Lee Sturrock LONGVIEW — James Lee Sturrock was born behind the piano in his grandmother’s house in Kirbyville, TX on October 31, 1933, to Jasper Levi Sturrock and Esther Evelyn Roberts Sturrock. He passed away August 4, 2022, at his home in Longview, TX. They lived in several central and South Texas towns when he was a baby. When he was 4 years old his mother and father divorced, and he went to Kirbyville to live with his maternal grandmother while his mother went to Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos, TX. He started school when he was five years old and was the smallest kid in school. That same year he went to live with his mother in Waelder, TX where she was the new Home Economics teacher. That summer, his mother married Ralph Broome and they moved to Beckville where she was the new Home Economics teacher. He graduated from Beckville High School in 1950 after playing saxophone for two years and then football for two years. In the summer of 1950, he went to North Texas State Teachers College and later to Panola College and Baylor University earning a BA in History and Economics. He was a Junior Draftsman at Thiokol before being drafted into the Army and went to Schweinfurt, Germany. When he was released from active duty he went to work as an Electrical Draftsman for Texas Eastman Company in Longview. While there, he went on a blind date with Shirley Jeanne Branson and shortly after they got married at First Methodist Church in Longview. They had two children, Jeffrey Sturrock and Emalyn Lovitt. Jim and Jeanne were married for 62 years before she preceded him in death. read more:

Jason Bean is confident he’s the fastest player on the Kansas football team. When asked last week who was the speediest, the redshirt senior quarterback answered with no hesitation. “Me, without a doubt,” Bean said. So even after Jayhawks coach Lance Leipold said he expects junior Jalon Daniels to start at quarterback at the start of fall camp, Bean’s speed and athleticism could still come into play in other ways. Bean said he and offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki “haven’t really talked” about what his involvement with the offense could look like if he isn’t the starting quarterback. Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article264361851.html#storylink=cpy

Behind the aforementioned five are some options that should also be involved in the first-team rotation. Fifth-year seniors Junior Uzebu and Jacob Brammer (a North Texas transfer) have been competing at the backup tackle spots and sophomore Gage Pitchford has been competing at guard. Blazek said because of the versatility of Ashmore, Brammer and Castillo on the right side of the line, it’s possible that trio all plays at some point during the same game. Head coach Clark Lea, meanwhile, said he has witnessed a group that has practiced with an identity of toughness and finishing. “Over the next couple of weeks the first five will separate themselves. I think on the whole we still have eight guys that we’re looking at right now that could be a part of that,” Lea said. “We’re pleased with the young part of that unit and how they’re coming along and competing. read more: https://vucommodores.com/connecting-the-dots/

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David Lee Markham, age 82, passed peacefully away in the arms of His Lord, surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Dave was born on January 28, 1940 in Denison, Texas to Mary Elizabeth (Parker) Markham and Daniel Bevelon Markham. Dave was born and raised in Denison, Texas and graduated from Denison High School in 1958. He played baseball and football. He served as Class President, was voted senior favorite, participated in Texas Boys State and earned All District with the Denison Yellow Jackets Football team. After high school graduation, he attended Texas Tech University for two years before transferring to North Texas State University. Dave was the first person in his family to earn a college degree – Bachelor’s of Education. And later, Dave earned his Master’s of Secondary Education from North Texas State University, Denton, TX. While at Tech, Dave was a member of Delta Tau Delta and Saddle Tramps. His favorite memories of Texas Tech involved meeting Mary McMahon of Ft. Worth, TX, his loving wife of 61 years. After arranging an introduction and a few dates, Dave sweet talked Mary into wearing his “pin” and he put her sorority sticker on his car. They married on June 3,1961 at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, University Christian Church, Ft. Worth, TX. A five year career as a High School football coach in Van Alstyne and San Angelo under Emory Bellard led Dave to change his career and enter the clothing business in Dallas in 1964 and he never looked back. Read more: https://www.heralddemocrat.com/2022/08/08/david-lee-markham/

32. Grant Gunnell, North Texas (from Memphis) Gunnell is battling Austin Aune in a close battle for the starting job. The former Memphis and Arizona quarterback could give North Texas' offense a needed spark through the air. read more: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/college-footballs-top-50-impact-transfer-quarterbacks-ranked-for-2022

• UTEP and UTSA lead the way with four players apiece on the All-CUSA first team. • The All-CUSA quarterbacks are UTSA's Frank Harris (first team), Western Kentucky's Jarret Doege (second team), Charlotte's Chris Reynolds (third team) and Marshall's Henry Colombi (HM). • Check out PFF's 2023 NFL Draft Big Board to see which C-USA stars are among the top preseason draft prospects. Ahead of the 2022 college football season, PFF presents its preseason All-CUSA Team. Below are the first, second and third teams in addition to an honorable mention team. For in-depth analysis of these college football talents — and their respective programs — take a look at the 2022 PFF College Football Preview Guide. read more: https://www.pff.com/news/college-football-2022-preseason-all-cusa-team

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The NIL era in college football has fully arrived. In June 2021, the Supreme Court ruled in NCAA v. Alston that the NCAA could no longer limit student athlete’s abilities to profit off of their name, image, and likeness (NIL). Most teams have already started taking advantage of this new landscape. For programs such as Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio State, the NIL really only makes it easier for them to remain atop the recruiting class rankings on a yearly basis. However, for smaller programs, this new recruiting tool provides a much better opportunity to level the playing field. And now, the University of North Texas is getting in on the action. Per the Denton Record-Chronicle, former school athletic director Rick Villareal and UNT booster Don Lovelace are now working to establish a collective for the Mean Green athletic program. read more: https://www.yardbarker.com/general_sports/articles/north_texas_alumni_forming_nil_collective/s1_17068_37752815