C F N Sun Belt Conference Roundup - Week 13

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SUN BELT ROUNDUP

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Sun Belt Game of the Week

North Texas 27 ... Western Kentucky 26

WKU's Chris James hit field goals from 26 and 44 yards away in the second half, but he missed a 38-yarder with just over a minute to play to seal UNT's second win of the year. Jamario Thomas ran for 147 yards with three second half touchdowns from eight, 30 and 42 yards out. Down 14-0 early, the Mean Green got on the board with a Chris Neal blocked punt return for a score, but the Hilltoppers took the momentum going into halftime with a 44-yard Terald Clark interception return for a touchdown. And then Thomas took over even though WKU controlled the ball for most of the second half. The two teams combined for 19 penalties for 198 yards.

Sun Belt Player of the Week

North Texas RB Jamario Thomas ran 16 times for 147 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Western Kentucky

North Texas … Oh yeah, Jamario Thomas. It only took 10.5 games, but the UNT runner came up with a brilliant second half in his final home game to take control in the win over Western Kentucky. There were three interceptions from Giovanni Vizza and eight penalties, but there was, shock of shocks, some clutch defense in the second half. After a lousy year, UNT has a chance to close out with a two-game winning streak that could mean everything to the young Todd Dodge era, but a loss at FIU would mean there's a lot more rebuilding to be done.