Date: Saturday, November 9
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
Network: Facebook
This was supposed to be when North Texas was going to make its big push for the West title, but instead, it’s hanging on to hopes of bowl eligibility for dear life.
The passing game has been fine, but it hasn’t been dominant. The offense as a whole has been good, but it hasn’t been consistent. The problem has been a defense that can’t seem to come up with a key stop.
Even with all of the issues, with Rice and UAB left to play, win out, get a little luck with two Southern Miss losses and another Louisiana Tech loss, and the Mean Green are …
On the flip side, Louisiana Tech can’t clinch the West with a win – UAB is still in the mix – but it can come close.
The Bulldogs haven’t beaten anyone but Southern Miss, but they’re doing what they’re supposed to against bad teams. The passing game is solid, the offensive line has been great, and they’re going to show the offensive consistency that UNT won’t.
The Mean Green will throw well, but they won’t be able to keep up as Tech will control the tempo of the game throughout.
The race for the Western Division crown is heating up in the final stretch of the regular season and Saturday’s showdown between Conference USA divisional rivals Louisiana Tech (7-1, 4-0) and North Texas (4-5, 3-2) will play a big role.
With a win over the Mean Green, Tech could further supplant its leading position in the West as it would earn another tiebreaker against a squad that’s still in the running for the top spot. A victory for North Texas would hand the Bulldogs their first conference loss and make the scene much tighter for the division race.
UNT will enter Joe Aillet Stadium will a great sense of urgency as it needs wins in two of its final three regular season games to reach bowl eligibility, something Louisiana Tech achieved three weeks ago with its 45-30 win over Southern Miss.
North Texas (4-5, 3-2 C-USA West) needs two wins in its final three games to be bowl eligible and potentially make a fourth straight bowl appearance. The Mean Green picked up a key and needed a win in that quest last Saturday with a 52-26 rout of UTEP.
Mason Fine arguably won the weekend in all of college football with his in-game and post-game performance. Fine threw a career-high seven touchdown passes and finished with 332 yards while completing 24 of 39 passes, then became a viral sensation for doing his post-game press conference in a dinosaur costume.
I was proud of him,” coach Seth Littrell told the Denton Record-Chronicle about Fine showing a lighter side. “College football is a year-round job and is a grind. If you don’t enjoy it and have some laughs, it can be even more of a grind. It showed his personality. He likes to have fun.”
Fine clearly does not have a short arm as he also surpassed 12,000 passing yards in last weekend's victory. He is seventh in the nation with 2,609 yards and tied for third with 27 TD passes. Fine is four scoring tosses shy of matching his single-season career-high of 31 set last season and nine short of becoming the 26th player in FBS history with 100.
Tre Siggers, who leads North Texas with 713 rushing yards, could be more of a workhorse in this game with DeAndre Torrey doubtful. The Mean Green have been hit hard by injuries this season, losing starting wide receiver Rico Bussey and left tackle D'Andre Plantin earlier in the campaign.
The Mean Green's defense leaves plenty to be desired. They rank 105th in scoring defense at 32.4 points per game and have held only one opponent under 23 points. North Texas is yielding 416.8 yards per game, including 300.7 per contest through the air.
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
Network: Facebook
This was supposed to be when North Texas was going to make its big push for the West title, but instead, it’s hanging on to hopes of bowl eligibility for dear life.
The passing game has been fine, but it hasn’t been dominant. The offense as a whole has been good, but it hasn’t been consistent. The problem has been a defense that can’t seem to come up with a key stop.
Even with all of the issues, with Rice and UAB left to play, win out, get a little luck with two Southern Miss losses and another Louisiana Tech loss, and the Mean Green are …
On the flip side, Louisiana Tech can’t clinch the West with a win – UAB is still in the mix – but it can come close.
The Bulldogs haven’t beaten anyone but Southern Miss, but they’re doing what they’re supposed to against bad teams. The passing game is solid, the offensive line has been great, and they’re going to show the offensive consistency that UNT won’t.
The Mean Green will throw well, but they won’t be able to keep up as Tech will control the tempo of the game throughout.
The race for the Western Division crown is heating up in the final stretch of the regular season and Saturday’s showdown between Conference USA divisional rivals Louisiana Tech (7-1, 4-0) and North Texas (4-5, 3-2) will play a big role.
With a win over the Mean Green, Tech could further supplant its leading position in the West as it would earn another tiebreaker against a squad that’s still in the running for the top spot. A victory for North Texas would hand the Bulldogs their first conference loss and make the scene much tighter for the division race.
UNT will enter Joe Aillet Stadium will a great sense of urgency as it needs wins in two of its final three regular season games to reach bowl eligibility, something Louisiana Tech achieved three weeks ago with its 45-30 win over Southern Miss.
North Texas (4-5, 3-2 C-USA West) needs two wins in its final three games to be bowl eligible and potentially make a fourth straight bowl appearance. The Mean Green picked up a key and needed a win in that quest last Saturday with a 52-26 rout of UTEP.
Mason Fine arguably won the weekend in all of college football with his in-game and post-game performance. Fine threw a career-high seven touchdown passes and finished with 332 yards while completing 24 of 39 passes, then became a viral sensation for doing his post-game press conference in a dinosaur costume.
I was proud of him,” coach Seth Littrell told the Denton Record-Chronicle about Fine showing a lighter side. “College football is a year-round job and is a grind. If you don’t enjoy it and have some laughs, it can be even more of a grind. It showed his personality. He likes to have fun.”
Fine clearly does not have a short arm as he also surpassed 12,000 passing yards in last weekend's victory. He is seventh in the nation with 2,609 yards and tied for third with 27 TD passes. Fine is four scoring tosses shy of matching his single-season career-high of 31 set last season and nine short of becoming the 26th player in FBS history with 100.
Tre Siggers, who leads North Texas with 713 rushing yards, could be more of a workhorse in this game with DeAndre Torrey doubtful. The Mean Green have been hit hard by injuries this season, losing starting wide receiver Rico Bussey and left tackle D'Andre Plantin earlier in the campaign.
The Mean Green's defense leaves plenty to be desired. They rank 105th in scoring defense at 32.4 points per game and have held only one opponent under 23 points. North Texas is yielding 416.8 yards per game, including 300.7 per contest through the air.






