UNT Focuses on High School Stars

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Dan McCarney laid out a plan to build a solid program with high school talent when he took over at North Texas just weeks before national signing day a year ago.

McCarney and his staff had a full year to recruit, not to mention a new $79 million stadium to sell, while putting together their second signing class.

UNT stuck to the plan and came away with what McCarney believes will be another key building block in his rebuilding project.

McCarney announced Wednesday that UNT had signed 24 players, the vast majority of them high school players from its backyard.

UNT signed 21 high school players, including 17 from Texas. The remaining four high school players are from nearby Louisiana.

Three transfers rounded out the class. Two of them are retuning home after short stays at Football Bowl Subdivision schools outside the state.

“There is no question that gives us a better foundation for the future,” McCarney said of building with Texas high school players. “Where is it better than in Texas for high school football? There were six teams in Texas that went to bowl games, and we were 6-0. Does that speak well for Texas high school football? Sure it does. We want to be one of those teams that gets into the mix and stops sitting at home watching everyone else play.”

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