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Dodge went pretty heavy juco in 2009 heading into his 3rd signing class with 8 of his 21 signees being junior college transfers. I don't think we will see this in Mac's 3rd class but it will be interesting to see how many he does sign. BTW Dodge signed 7 jucos in 2008 (out of 26 total signees) in his second year. 2009 UNT Signing Class 2009 North Texas Football Recruiting Class Name..............................................Pos..................Ht.................Wt............Hometown (HS) Will Atterberry...............................K/P..................5-11..............170............Lewisville, Texas (Lewisville HS) Chevy Bennett................................CB...................6-1................182............Sachse, Texas (Sachse HS) Ryan Boutwell................................DE...................6-3................225............China Spring, Texas (China Spring HS) Darius Carey..................................DB/WR...........5-10..............185............New Orleans, Louisiana (Helen Cox HS) Austin Fitzpatrick...........................TE/WR...........6-3................215............Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood HS) Hilbert Jackson...............................CB...................6-0................165............Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett HS) Daniel Mayberry............................WR.................6-0................175............Dallas, Texas (Lincoln HS) John Noble.....................................OL...................6-6................288............Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall HS) Daniel Prior....................................LB...................6-2................210............Henderson, Texas (Henderson HS) De’Andre Stewart..........................S......................5-11..............185............Houston, Texas (Houston-North Forest HS) Derek Thompson............................QB..................6-4................200............Glen Rose, Texas (Glen Rose HS) Tyler Washington...........................DE...................6-1................225............Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill HS) Kyle White.....................................DT...................6-2................318............New Orleans, Louisiana (McDonogh 35 HS) Transfers Name..............................................Pos..................Ht.................Wt............Previous School Shavod Atkinson............................DT...................6-2................298............Independence CC *Jeremy Bean.................................OL...................6-5................310............Northeastern Oklahoma A&M *Jamaal Jackson.............................WR.................5-11..............175............Southwest Mississippi CC Kelvin Jackson ..............................DT...................6-2................320............Itawamaba (Miss.) CC *Mike Outlaw................................WR.................5-11..............190............East Mississippi CC *Ira Smith.......................................CB...................5-11..............180............Missippi Gulf Coast JC *Tyler Stradford.............................WR.................6-2................175............University of Oklahoma John Weber.....................................DE...................6-3................265............Itawamba (Miss.) CC * Currently enrolled at North Texas

Just perusing the roster and I find the following Juco recruits: CB - DQ Johnson - Iowa Western CC: A junior that they needed at a critical position. QB - Brent Osborn - Northwestern Miss CC: A junior. After a rough soph year with few opportunities Ozzy came up strong in the Spring. I think Chico felt like they needed an insurance policy with Thompson's injury. TE - Andrew Power - Arizona Western CC: A senior. With Dodge refusing to sign tight ends, Power was a need sign for Mac. I think he's been a solid addition as a run blocker and has All Sun Belt potential. WR - Chris Bynes - Coffeyville CC: A RS Senior. A good player who overcame an injury; got a medical redshirt year - and came to be a major contributor as a possession receiver with big play potential. Dodge loaded up on jucos at the tail end of his tenure and they are gone now. Mac seems to be very high school focused and that's not a bad thing. I did a quick glance of the Belt rosters to see what they were doing. Keep in mind, I am looking at Juco or Community College transfers only, not FBS or FCS transfers as those are a different animal and are probably worth a separate discussion. For fans of these schools feel free to make corrections and I apologize for any errors made. It will be interesting to see how these strategies play out over time. Sun Belt Juco Numbers By Program Ark State: 7 UNT: 4 ULL: 13 WKU: 1 MTSU: 3 ULM: 1 FIU: 3 FAU: 3 USA: 9 Troy: 21