Did any players not report in today?

[NT80]

from DRC:

UNT players report today

08:43 AM CDT on Tuesday, August 9, 2005

The North Texas football team will begin its pursuit of a fifth straight Sun Belt Conference title today when the Mean Green’s players report for the beginning of fall practice.

UNT’s freshmen will practice for the first time at 8 a.m. on Wednesday before upperclassmen go through their initial workout at 4 p.m. The team will practice together for the first time at 8 a.m. on Friday.

The Mean Green return 10 starters from a team that finished 7-5 in 2004 after falling to Southern Miss in the Wyndham New Orleans Bowl, including running backs Patrick Cobbs and Jamario Thomas

Cobbs won the national rushing title in 2003 with an average of 152.7 yards a game before a knee injury forced him to turn over the running back duties to Thomas. The former Longview Spring Hill standout averaged 180.1 yards a game last season to win UNT’s second consecutive national rushing title.

Cobbs has recovered and is expected to split time with Thomas this season.

— Staff report

Edited August 10, 2005 by NT80