Jonnyeagle

Sorry formatting error I guess. I don't think I deserved a minus one for that from you though.

3. Bailey Zappe, WKU (from Houston Baptist) Intriguing might be the best way to sum up WKU this fall. The Hilltoppers hired FCS Houston Baptist offensive coordinator Zach Kittley and four former Huskies – including Zappe and three of his receivers – are headed to Bowling Green. While it will take some time to implement the scheme, the transition to Kittley’s Air Raid attack should be relatively smooth, especially with Zappe directing the offense in 2021. The Texas native posted monster numbers (1,833 yards and 15 touchdowns) in a four-game stint in ’20. Prior to last season, Zappe threw for 2,822 yards and 23 scores in ’18 and posted 3,811 yards and 35 touchdowns in ’19. The familiarity of the scheme, along with the receivers also coming to WKU, should help Zappe contend for first-team All-Conference USA honors this fall 7. Tanner Mordecai, SMU (from Oklahoma) The winner of the Mordecai-Preston Stone quarterback battle will inherit the keys to a high-powered offense. The Mustangs have finished second in the AAC in scoring for two consecutive years and posted 6.6 yards per snap in 2020. Mordecai ranked as a four-star prospect out of high school and played in 12 contests over three years with Oklahoma. The sample size was small, but Mordecai’s numbers were impressive in that stint, as the Texas native connected on 50 of 70 passes for 639 yards and four touchdowns. 16. N’Kosi Perry, FAU (from Miami) Perry didn’t have to look far for playing time after transferring from Miami. The Ocala native headed north from Coral Gables to land at FAU and battle fellow transfer Michael Johnson Jr. (Penn State) for the starting nod. Perry spent four years with the Hurricanes and showed flashes of potential, but also has plenty of room to improve. In 25 appearances, Perry threw for 2,484 yards and 24 touchdowns and ran for 217 yards and three scores. He struggled with accuracy (52.4 percent) and averaged only 6.3 yards per pass attempt. 20. Bailey Hockman, Middle Tennessee (from NC State) The Blue Raiders needed to find instant help at quarterback following Asher O’Hara’s decision to transfer after the 2020 season. The fit between Middle Tennessee and Hockman was perfect, as the former NC State signal-caller was slated to return to a backup role after Devin Leary returned from injury in ’21. Hockman began his career at Florida State in ’17 and bounced to Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College in ’18. The following year he landed in Raleigh and proceeded to start two games and throw for 546 yards for the Wolfpack. However, once Leary was lost for the 2020 season, Hockman regained the starting role on a full-time basis in ’21. The Georgia native was solid for coach Dave Doeren, throwing for 2,088 yards and 13 scores and adding three rushing touchdowns. 21. Luke McCaffrey, Rice (from Nebraska/Louisville) Jake Constantine, Rice (from Weber State) Rice should have one of Conference USA’s top defenses, so if coach Mike Bloomgren is able to get steady play out of McCaffrey or Constantine, this program can contend for a bowl in 2021. Constantine started his career at Boise State and made a stop at Ventura (Calif.) College before heading to Weber State. The California native was a solid contributor for the Wildcats, throwing for 4,428 yards and 33 scores from 2018-19. Constantine has a longer track record of playing time than McCaffrey, but the Nebraska/Louisville transfer certainly brings more buzz to the roster. The former four-star recruit and brother of NFL star running back Christian McCaffrey saw action in 11 games with the Cornhuskers. He threw for 608 yards and three touchdowns to six picks but ran for 530 yards and four scores from 2019-20. Bloomgren has to find opportunities to deploy and utilize Luke McCaffrey’s athleticism this fall. But will he be the full-time quarterback over Constantine and JoVoni Johnson? 23. Jason Bean, Kansas (from North Texas) Solidifying the quarterback position would go a long way to helping new coach Lance Leipold exceed expectations in 2021. Bean played in eight games from 2018-19 before making seven starts in ’20. The Texas native flashed potential with the Mean Green by throwing for 1,131 yards and 14 touchdowns and rushing for 346 yards and five scores in eight contests. Bean will compete with Jalon Daniels and Miles Kendrick for the starting nod. 33. Austin Kendall, Louisiana Tech (from West Virginia) Kendall was a mid-July addition to Louisiana Tech’s roster, and his decision to transfer to Ruston is a crucial one for coach Skip Holtz. Luke Anthony, last season's starter, is on the mend from a serious leg injury suffered against TCU on Dec. 12 last year. Anthony is expected to participate in fall practice, but Kendall is a proven option to provide depth in case there’s a setback. After starting his career at Oklahoma, Kendall threw for 1,989 yards and 12 touchdowns as West Virginia’s No. 1 quarterback in ’19. The North Carolina native worked as the backup to Jarret Doege in ’20 but came off the bench to lead the Mountaineers to a bowl win over Army. 40. Tee Webb, Southern Miss (from Louisville) New coach Will Hall added Webb and true freshman Ty Keyes to push Trey Lowe for the Golden Eagles' starting job this season. 45. Michael Johnson Jr., FAU (from Penn State) Johnson – a former four-star prospect – took a redshirt year at Penn State in 2019. He’s expected to compete with N’Kosi Perry for the starting nod this fall. 50. Kaidon Salter, Liberty (from Tennessee) Salter signed with Tennessee but was dismissed from the team in June. He’s likely the successor to Malik Willis, so some limited action in 2021 wouldn’t be a surprise. Others: Amani Gilmore, Kentucky to North Texas Read more: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/college-footballs-top-50-impact-quarterback-transfers-for-2021

I don't know if you can call it SL's best team if there is no #6 on the roster. I do agree he has some young talent on this squad.

Moments after the men charged into his apartment, Caperton Humphrey remembered the baseball bat in his bedroom. If they came at him — and Humphrey believed he saw the imprint of a pistol in one man’s jogging pants — he needed a plan to fight back. For months, four of these men had been his teammates on the Kansas Jayhawks football team. Now they and about a half-dozen others were in Humphrey’s living room, threatening him, his father Jamie, and even Caperton’s 15-year-old brother. Seconds later, Jamie Humphrey dialed 911, putting his phone on speaker before setting it on a countertop. Read more here: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article252152528.html#storylink=cpy Read more here: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article252152528.html#storylink=cpy

New Number: No. 44 - The new Bulldog linebacker will wear No. 44, most recently worn by former 'Dog Leevel Tatum. Ranking: 3-Stars / .8206 Composite Score / No. 161 S nationally / 6-foot, 195 lbs Location: Las Vegas (Nevada) Bishop Gorman High School Committed Over: Charles chose Fresno State over offers from Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, New Mexico State, North Texas, Utah State and several FCS schools. Quotable: Charles will play the hybrid "husky" position for Fresno State. "That’s a good spot for me because I can cover receivers and I can also play in the box,” Charles said. “The position is good for me because I can be all over and blitz. My strengths are to cover from field to field, be able to go around and I learn plays and recognize what’s going on. I can blitz very well, but I look forward to learning more technique." LINK: https://247sports.com/college/fresno-state/LongFormArticle/Fresno-State-football-National-Signing-Day-recruiting-2021-class-commits-February-167636404/#167636404_11

The new law will take away two big barriers for many who want to earn a bachelor's degree by offering certain degrees at a low tuition, where students can still live at home, which is a big cost savings for families. A bill passed in 2017 already allowed certain community colleges to offer four-year degrees, but they were limited to three programs. he bill passed this year allows community colleges to expand to five degrees. Collin College already has 40 graduates from its four-year nursing program and it's putting together a baccalaureate in cyber security and another in construction management. Now, the school will put together a team to explore what two additional programs it should offer. LINK: https://www.fox4news.com/news/new-bill-allows-some-north-texas-community-colleges-to-offer-more-four-year-degree-programs

Despite going to a bowl game, last season felt like it could have been a lot better for the Mean Green. COVID interrupted their season at certain points and by the time the bowl game vs Appalachian State came around, North Texas Football looked worn down from the season and then got blown out. This program has been steadily on the rise under head coach Seth Littrell and expects to have a better ending to their season than the one they suffered last season. North Texas has been defined by high-powered offenses ever since Littrell took over as the head coach and this one might be the most complete one he has had yet. The quarterback has experience and is talented, the backfield is deep and despite losing receiver Jaelon Darden to the NFL, the receiving corps has playmakers around. The big question that has been around the program ever since Littrell started having success was if he would ever find a defense to complement his offenses? That remains to be seen, even in his sixth season as head coach. North Texas football was a program that had struggled to win at a consistent level before Littrell had arrived, but he has taken the Mean Green to a bowl game in four of the five years there and that has raised the expectations. After being one of the most sought-after coaches on the market early during his time at North Texas, some of the shine has worn off of Littrell, and now he finds himself on a bit of a hot seat after his record the past two seasons. This season could be telling on if Littrell can fix the issues that have prevented the program from being better or if it will be more of the same. Read more: https://saturdayblitz.com/2021/07/10/north-texas-football-electric-offense-should-make-north-texas-threat-in-c-usa/

With the 2020-21 sports seasons complete, North Texas Athletics held a virtual “Coaches Caravan” to reflect on history made and look toward the future. Head coaches and players from football, and the men’s and women’s basketball teams reflected on their respective seasons and recent changes before the event was capped off by Director of Athletics Wren Baker. Among his comments, Baker notably announced plans to return to full capacity at Apogee Stadium for fall football games. “We’re planning on 100 percent, we’re planning on the full gameday experience,” Baker said. “I think we’ll obviously watch the trend lines and make sure things are headed to a good place, but if you look at the cases in Texas, you look at the cases nationally, you look at vaccination rates increasing, I feel really good that we’re going to have the full gameday experience and I can’t wait for it.” As far as vaccination rates are concerned, 57.45 percent of Texans over 12 have received at least one dose and 49.29 percent are fully vaccinated as of June 29, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. In Denton County specifically, 60.08 percent of residents over 12 have received at least one dose and 52.68 percent are fully vaccinated as of June 29, also according to the DSHS. To open the Caravan, men’s basketball head coach Grant McCasland reflected on winning a Conference USA title and tallying the team’s first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. He also spoke about the tragic loss of Nelson Haggerty (Director of Basketball Strategy and Operations) in an April car accident. “Not a day goes by that we don’t remember a great championship, but honestly the heart behind it is who Coach Hagg was every day,” McCasland said. “That is part of our journey moving forward and who we want to be is to honor him in what we do and how we do it.” Read more: https://www.ntdaily.com/coaches-caravan-looks-forward-after-historic-year-of-north-texas-sports/

That sounds awesome. I think they have a nice brewery or restaurant downtown. Also would be cool to catch a Rocky game.

I am going on the record now that this will never happen.

Another home-and-home series with a state of Texas school follows, both season openers in the 2032 and 2033 seasons. North Texas will play in Boulder on Sept. 4, 2032, with the Buffaloes returning the game on Sept. 3, 2033 in Denton, which is about 20 miles northwest of Dallas. The two have met one previous time, when CU defeated the Mean Green, 52-21, in 2004 in Boulder. CU is the latest Power 5 opponent UNT has scheduled into home-and-homes, as they have agreements with Baylor, Missouri and Texas Tech on the books. LINK: https://cubuffs.com/news/2021/7/8/future-football-series-games-announced

LINK: https://www.denverpost.com/2021/07/08/cu-buffs-football-schedule-wyoming-smu-north-texas-oksu/

If Texas and OU were to leave the Big 12 I think the conference would likely implode. First, the state of Oklahoma will mandate that OSU is allowed to join them. No idea if that will work but expect heavy pressure. Secondly expect that KU, Baylor, Tech, TCU, West Virginia, ISU etc all to cry like stuck pigs as they know they are destined for a lessor existence in the future without a Texas/OU to hang on to.

Wow - that's crazy man! But conceivable....especially with PB here as well as Bloesch. Makes for a perfect landing pad. Beware though I can sense the church lady fans on here are rattling their sabres. And North Texas is such a woke place these days not sure it would fly with current leadership. I hate to admit that given the schedule I have thought about who would be the best next guy here. My guess is they will hire another McCarney type, old but with true FBS coaching experience. Seth required too much on the job training in hindsite.

Schedule looks easy. https://smumustangs.com/sports/football/schedule/2021

Scott Bowles was an offensive lineman that played for the 49ers. Might have been the best offensive linemen we ever had here.

We really needed this kid.

I think we have had some great players and you have listed many. I might add Jaelon Darden and Cody Spencer were our two highest drafted players in the modern era. I also think Brian Waters who has been up for NFL Hall of Fame consideration and my retro pick is Cedric Hardeman who was a 1st round draft choice in the NFL and tremendous pass rusher. He had a 12 year career in the NFL and USFL.