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It would be interesting to see where GMG.com posters are from, and how far they have to drive to attend any UNT sporting event. I'm sure many are from the DFW area and are within a 1-hour drive of Denton, not including traffic. Many are several hours away. Others, like myself, are just too far to make many sporting events.
That was the vibe I got. They knew the player's, the opponent, the game, etc. and those around us were season ticket holders. Most of the 15K were season ticket holders, so that wasn't really a surprise.
DENTON, Texas – UNT head football coach Eric Morris has announced the hiring of Cody Crill as the offensive line coach for the Mean Green.
Crill joins the North Texas staff after spending the 2024 season in the same role at Marshall, helping the Thundering Herd post a 10-3 record and win the Sun Belt Conference title.
Crill is no stranger to head coach Eric Morris, as this will be his second stint working for the Mean Green signal caller after spending the 2018-21 seasons as the offensive coordinator at Incarnate Word with Morris.
In 2024, Crill was the offensive line coach for the Marshall offense that finished 18th in FBS in rushing offense. The Thundering Herd won the SBC Championship, giving Marshall its first conference title since winning C-USA in 2014.
Prior to his time at Marshall, Crill was the offensive line coach for the DC Defenders in the XFL in 2022-2023.
In his lone full season in the nation’s capital, Crill helped the Defenders post an impressive 9-1 overall record and finish in first place in the XFL North Division. DC would go on to play in the XFL Championship game before falling to the Arlington Renegades.
From 2018-21, Crill coordinated one of the best offenses in FCS while at UIW. The Cardinals offense finished in the top-10 nationally in three of his four seasons, including leading the nation in 2020-21 at 552.3 yards per game.
The Cardinals also finished in the top five in scoring in each of his final two seasons, third in 2020-21 (42.0 ppg) and fifth in 2021 (39.5 ppg).
In 2021, Crill helped guide UIW to the Southland Conference title, reach the NCAA FCS Second Round and finish with a 10-3 record, the winningest record in program history. Crill coordinated the offense that featured future Heisman finalist Cam Ward to Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors.
Crill also helped the Cardinals win the 2018 Southland Conference title and the program’s first appearance in the FCS Playoffs in program history.
Crill joined the UIW staff after nine seasons at Navarro College, the final three of which he served as the program’s head coach.
In nine years with the Bulldogs, Navarro accumulated an impressive 97-24 record, three conference titles, four bowl wins and the 2010 NJCAA National Championship. His time at Navarro also saw him guide 30 offensive linemen to the Division I level.
With Crill at the helm in his final three seasons, Navarro compiled a 19-11 record. In 2017, the Bulldogs ranked No. 17 in the final NJCAA Poll following a 6-4 campaign and a spot in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) semifinal game.
The 2016 Bulldogs were 6-3 overall. They won their final three regular-season games and finished ranked No. 9 in the NJCAA Poll. In 2015, Navarro finished with a 7-4 record and were the SWJCFC runner-up.
Crill’s time as an offensive coordinator at Navarro was highlighted by the 2014 season that saw the Bulldogs rank third nationally in total offense (612.3 yards per game) and first in rushing yards per game (335.1 YPG). That season, Navarro went 7-3 and finished No. 14 in the NJCAA poll. The Bulldogs also had the No. 1 scoring offense in school history (43.4 PPG), the No. 1 rushing offense and the No. 7 total offense in NJCAA in 2012 en route to a SWJCFC and Heart of Texas Bowl Championships.
Crill joined the Navarro staff after spending three seasons as the offensive line coach at Winston-Salem State University. Prior, he was at Trinity Valley Community College where he coached both offensive and defensive lines as well as the running backs and fullbacks.
Before TVCC, he spent two years as the defensive ends coach at his alma mater, Angelo State University.
Crill graduated with both his Bachelor’s (2002) and Master’s (2004) Degrees in Kinesiology from Angelo State. Crill has two daughters Cathryn and Kaylee.
COACHING HISTORY
2004-05: Angelo State, Assistant Coach, Defensive Ends
2005: Trinity Valley, Offensive/Defensive Line, Running Backs, Fullbacks
2006-08: Winston Salem State, Assistant Coach, Offensive Line
2009-14: Navarro College, Offensive Coordinator
2015-17: Navarro College, Head Coach
2018-21: Incarnate Word, Offensive Coordinator
2022-23: DC Defenders, Offensive Line Coach
2024: Marshall, Assistant Coach, Offensive Line
2025-: UNT, Assistant Coach, Offensive Line
I seem to remember reading way back when Coach Jones was here that there was some sort of older folks' home that really for into following the Mens team. I mean, we're talking 15+ years ago at this point, but I know there was at least one article about it in the NT Daily, DRC or DMN or something.
In the early days of women's basketball, Louisiana Tech was a powerhouse and they built a large and loyal fan base from area senior independent living, assisted living and nursing homes. The team became their "kids" and they were treated accordingly. I think we should explore incorporating that model.
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