Sports Illustrated Lance Dunbar Mention

All About UNT · March 18, 2011

"Sun Belt: Is the nation's next leading rusher lurking in Denton?

It will be a busy spring for North Texas' Dan McCarney, who gets a second chance as a head coach after an up-and-down run at Iowa State from 1995-2006. He'll be looking for a quarterback among three players with two combined starts, a No. 1 wide receiver and three offensive line starters. With that lack of experience, it's easy to envision McCarney spending spring camp preaching one simple lesson: hand off to Lance Dunbar.

Dunbar, the 5-foot-9, 203-pound rising senior, ran for 1,553 yards and 13 touchdowns on 274 carries last season. He ranked sixth nationally with 129.4 rushing yards per game and fourth nationally with 1,885 all-purpose yards on the year. With 300-plus carries within reason in 2011 and a schedule that includes nine opponents who ranked 73rd or worse in rushing defense in 2010, don't be surprised if Dunbar makes a bid for 2,000 yards and becomes the sport's next rushing king."