North Texas Mean Green NCAA Football News

Here's a quick snapshot of what happened in the world of college football in the Dallas area over the weekend.

North Texas made a few changes in its lineup in the wake of one of its best stretches of the season defensively last week in a win over Western Kentucky.

Louisana-Monroe turned to an opportunistic defense Saturday to stay in the thick of the Sun Belt Conference race.

ULM is a mentally tough team. They sit at 4-4 overall, but their four losses are to Sunbelt powerhouse Troy and 3 BCS schools.

North Texas head coach Todd Dodge could sense a different feeling around the school's athletic department this week, one he thought wide receiver Jamaal Jackson summed up perfectly.

Quarterback Riley Dodge didn't know he wanted to play for North Texas. Before his dad, Todd, took over as the Mean Green's head coach, the younger Dodge had lready committed to Texas -- following in his father's footsteps as one of the Longhorns' great quarterbacks.

The Western Kentucky University football team and North Texas combined for 117 points on Saturday, but the Mean Green scored 26 unanswered points over the final 15:50 to come back and pick up a 68-49 win at Fouts Field.

North Texas has been fishing for a solution to the problems that have plagued its defense all season long.

That's just what UNT did on Saturday night thanks to an impressive offensive performance in a 68-49 victory.

North Texas sets school points mark in 68-49 win Eds: APNewsNow. North Texas 68, Western Kentucky 49.

On the surface, it seems natural that Tyler Bailey would end up playing college football.

The University of North Texas cleared the final hurdle in its drive to build a new football stadium on Thursday when the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved the $78 million project.

Line: North Texas by 11. Series Record: North Texas leads 2-0. Last meeting: 2008, North Texas 51-40.> North Texas has lost six in a row, the latest a 50-26 setback to Troy last weekend.

Maurice Greer is starting to hit his stride as a major college running back. The Troy senior showed out against FIU in a 42-33 win last week, running for a 46-yard score against FIU and making a big play on third down with a 22-yard reception where he broke a tackle right after the catch.

Troy quarterback Levi Brown spent the entire fourth quarter of Troy's game against North Texas on the sideline celebrating.

Series Record: Troy leads 5-1. Last meeting: 2008, Troy 45-17. What's at Stake Troy looks to keep its conference record perfect before a game next week with Sun Belt contender Louisiana-Monroe. The Mean Green have lost five in a row, but three of those have been by less than five points.

The last time North Texas visited Troy, the Mean Green endured what head coach Todd Dodge described as a nightmare performance offensively.

The news came while Kelvin Drake was already dealing with more than he thought he could handle at times a little more than a year ago.

MTSU football coach Rick Stockstill has announced that practices this week will be closed to the public and media.

North Texas enters Saturday's game at Troy in a familiar place - at the bottom of the Sun Belt standings.