Congratulations to North Texas. A loyal reader and Mean Green fan emailed me last week to ask about the prospects of North Texas, and sure enough the Mean Green took down Rice 28-16 on Thursday behind defensive and special teams touchowns to move to 6-3, 4-1 in Conference USA. That means they can compete for the league title, but also that they're on their way to their first bowl game since their run of four straight New Orleans Bowls from 2001-04. Former Iowa State coach Dan McCarney has clearly swung North Texas back in the right direction.
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