Kicker Trevor Moore commits to UNT

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Trevor Moore is well aware of just how hard it can be to land a scholarship for even the best of high school kickers.

Many start out as walk-ons in college, looking to land a starting job and the scholarship that often goes along with it.

Moore received an offer from North Texas up front over the weekend and immediately jumped on the opportunity to commit to the Mean Green. The Edmond (Okla.) North standout participated in a Kohl’s kicking camp at UNT prior to Friday Night Lights, the program’s final camp of the summer for high school players.

“That was pretty cool that they were willing to offer me a scholarship,” Moore said. “A lot of kickers have to wait until after their senior seasons. I wanted to jump on it.”

New Mexico and Arkansas State had also shown interest in Moore.

Oral commitments are non-binding. The first day recruits in the class of 2014 can sign national letters of intent is Feb. 5.

Moore enters his senior season as one of the top kicking prospects in the nation. ESPN and the website Kohl’s Kicking both rate Moore No. 22 on their lists of the top kickers in the class of 2014.

Jamie Kohl, one of the founders of Kohl’s Kicking, kicked at Iowa State under current UNT head coach Dan McCarney.

Read more on Moore: http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/north-texas-headlines/20130729-football-kicker-commits-to-unt.ece