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North Texas’ football team will wrap up spring practice with its annual spring game at 2 p.m. Saturday at Apogee Stadium. The game ends an evaluation period of players in a football program trying to shed the stink of a culture shaped by a dismal recent past. With 142 days until the season opener at home against Idaho, coach Dan McCarney on Tuesday gave his approval of the progress his team is building from the ground up, though, of course, “we’re not where we want to be.” That’s hardly a mark of disappointment for McCarney, who took over a program in 2011 that went 3-33 in the previous three seasons. “I see a personality on this team: more confidence, more competition,” McCarney said. “More guys tired of getting their tails kicked between their shoulder blades. “I got a good, strong feeling about this fall. It’s going to be a lot of fun. ... This is going to be a team that’s fun to watch.” So caps a spring in which nearly every position was up for grabs, including receiver, where last season’s corps lacked the capacity to make plays, especially on third down. McCarney spent a few minutes extolling an unselfish unit that has repositioned itself to help the Mean Green continue its development and perhaps be a competitor in its new league, Conference USA, beginning this fall. Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/04/09/4762174/encouraging-spring-helps-unt-look.html Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/04/09/4762174/encouraging-spring-helps-unt-look.html#storylink=cpy