David Ubben of Fox thinks UNT vs. UT could be closer than people think

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4. I suspect the Texas-North Texas game on Saturday will be much closer than the 26-point line originally indicated. Dan McCarney is building his foundation at North Texas, but even if this year's team brings back only nine starters (fewer than all but one team in college football), some early jitters, confusion and/or sloppiness are easy to see for Texas' opener. Look at what happened in Charlie Strong's first game at Louisville. UNT may take advantage. A couple people inside the program told me the Mean Green believe they could win this game if they returned much of last year's nine-win team, but with so many unanswered questions this time around, expectations in Denton are measured for the opener in Austin.

North Texas will be inexperienced and undersized up front on defense, so if Texas does indeed roll as oddsmakers expect, it'll be because they dominate that battle and bully the Mean Green defensive line.

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