Kolton Browning's surprise return keys La.-Monroe in 42-16 thrashi

[Harry]

MONROE, La. – Kolton Browning wasn’t supposed to be back on in Louisiana-Monroe’s lineup until the Warhawks played in a bowl game – if they got there.

ULM’s quarterback got back a little earlier, just in time to officially spoil what North Texas hoped would be a late run at a break-even season.

Browning made his first appearance since injuring his foot early in a loss to Louisiana-Lafayette on Nov. 3 and looked like his old self in a 42-16 thrashing of UNT on Saturday night at Malone Stadium.

Browning torched UNT for 324 yards and three touchdowns, adding another chapter to his dream season that began with a dramatic overtime touchdown run to give ULM (7-4, 5-2 Sun Belt) a win over Arkansas.

“We were kind of surprised that he came back, but he’s a heck of a football player,” UNT defensive end Brandon McCoy said. “You could see that he was hurting out there, but he kept fighting.”

UNT head coach Dan McCarney vowed that the Mean Green would do the same despite seeing its opportunity to become bowl-eligible officially slip away.

UNT (4-7, 3-4) can’t reach the six-win mark now and is headed for its eighth straight losing season.

“It’s obviously disappointing,” McCarney said. “There are a lot of things that we are trying to do to get better, but it’s not about the future now. It’s about this team.”

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[Mean Green Matt]

I'm embarrassed every time we lose to ULM in any sport. Thankfully it's not that frequent.

Edited November 18, 2012 by Mean Green Matt

[UNT 90 Grad]

I'm embarrassed every time we lose to ULM in any sport. Thankfully it's not that frequent.

Thanks to the conference move, it's about to be even less frequent.