College Football Rankings: No. 57 UNT Mean Green

[Harry]

Head coach Dan McCarney has done a tremendous job of rebuilding the North Texas Mean Green football program over the last three years, culminating in a strong 2013 campaign. The team finished 9-4 on the year, winning six of their last seven regular season games and dominating the UNLV Rebels 36-14 in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. It was a huge step forward for a program that had been mired in mediocrity for quite some time.

But the challenge this season will be sustaining their success. North Texas loses several key contributors on both sides of the ball that will test how deep the program is in 2014. After finishing just one game out of the Conference USA Championship last season, will the Mean Green find enough talent in the wings to take another step forward this fall?

Offense

The key to the North Texas offense is efficient and quick decision-making from the quarterback. This fall, the team will have to replace three-year starter Derek Thompson, who completed 64.4 percent of his passes last season for 2,896 yards with 16 touchdowns, though he accounted for 13 interceptions. The race to replace Thompson is still up in the air with 2013 backup Andrew McNulty, athletic hurler Dajon Williams, and JUCO transfer Josh Greer vying for the starting job.

Read more: http://www.rantsports.com/ncaa-football/2014/06/30/rant-sports-college-football-rankings-no-57-north-texas-mean-green/

[adman]

"Look for the Mean Green to be in the mix for the C-USA title this fall and finish the year with around eight wins."

[drex]

Nice article, but if I were the offensive line I would be chapped by the exclusion of any reference to this team strength.