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Drew Mestemaker threw for 329 yards and three touchdowns in his second career start as North Texas cruised past Lamar 51-0 on Saturday night. Mestemaker completed 24 of 32 passes and added 30 yards and one score on the ground. The redshirt freshman was a walk-on last season after never starting in high school, but officially earned the starting job last week. He connected with Cameron Dorner on a 25-yard touchdown, and added another with a 32-yard pass to Wyatt Young.

Dorner had seven receptions for 98 yards, while Young hauled in four passes for 97. The Mean Green held Lamar to just 119 yards of total offense and had three sacks and eight tackles for loss. Ethan Wesloski led with seven tackles and 0.5 sacks. Kali Nguma was 6-for-6 on PATs and connected on his only field goal, a 28-yarder. Kyndon Fuselier led the Cardinals with four receptions for 45 yards. North Texas improves to 6-2 all-time against Lamar, who was a conference foe in the Southland Conference from 1983-86. - North Texas/AP College Football

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QB Drew Mestemaker, North Texas
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09/03/24 - Damon Ward Jr., rSr/2025, North Texas, 5-11, 204 (DS#151 WR) + More +

WEEK 1 AAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Damon Ward Jr., Sr., WR, North Texas,...Had 12 receptions for 230 yards and two touchdowns in a 52-38 win at South Alabama. - AAC Football

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WR Damon Ward Jr., North Texas
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02/18/23 - Fatafehi Vailea II, rSr/2026, North Texas, 6-1, 292 (DS#999 DT) + More +

UNT returns several defensive linemen who contributed in 2022 and could take another step forward next season. Vailea posted 44 tackles last season, when Brown added 40 tackles and 4.0 sacks. Johnson finished with 3.5 sacks. Each of those players should benefit from an additional year in UNT's strength and conditioning program. UNT needs those players to make a significant jump as it prepares to move from Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference. The challenge for most programs that move to a higher-level league is competing in the trenches. - Denton Record

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DT Fatafehi Vailea II, North Texas
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01/31/23 - Noah Rauschenberg, Sr/2024, North Texas, 6-0, 198 (DS#18 K) + More +

North Texas landed Baylor transfer kicker Noah Rauschenberg on Wednesday. He could help fill the void after UNT lost Ethan Mooney to graduation. North Texas leaned on a long line of standout kickers over the last several years, from Trevor Moore to Cole Hedlund and most recently Ethan Mooney. UNT may have landed the next player in that line on Wednesday when former Baylor kicker Noah Rauschenberg committed to continue his career with the Mean Green. Rauschenberg spent four seasons at Baylor and was a two-time, first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection. He was primarily a kickoff specialist and saw 57 of his 75 kickoffs downed for touchbacks last season. - Denton Record

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K Noah Rauschenberg, North Texas
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01/13/23 - Ugonna Nnanna, rSr/2026, North Texas, 6-4, 311 (DS#47 OG) + More +

The offseason reboot for Virginia's offensive line continued on Thursday when the Cavaliers gained a commitment from former Houston offensive guard/tackle Ugonna Nnanna. He announced his decision on Twitter. Nnanna spent the past three seasons with the Cougars before entering the transfer portal last month. The 6-foot-5, 300-pounder appeared in games against Rice and Tulane this past season after playing in three contests the season before and one in his first year at Houston. In spite of his limited experience, Nnanna was a target of many FBS programs while in the portal. He earned 17 total offers, including 14 from FBS schools with offers notably coming from Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic and Marshall. - Charlottesville Daily Progress

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OG Ugonna Nnanna, North Texas
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01/11/23 - Noah Rauschenberg, Sr/2024, North Texas, 6-0, 198 (DS#18 K) + More +

Baylor kicker Noah Rauschenberg announced Monday that he's entering the NCAA transfer portal as a graduate transfer. Rauschenberg has been Baylor's kickoff specialist for the last four seasons, but has a fifth year of eligibility remaining since 2020 didn't count against eligibility due to COVID-19 restrictions. - Waco Tribune Herald

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K Noah Rauschenberg, North Texas
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01/04/23 - Austin Aune, rJr/2023, North Texas, 6-2, 215 (DS#42 QB) + More +

North Texas quarterback Austin Aune said before the 2022 season began that it would be his final year playing college football. There were a few twists along the way, but that is exactly where the former Argyle standout ended up on Monday, when he declared for the NFL draft. Aune made the announcement on his Instagram account just days after a standout season that saw him guide UNT to an appearance in the Conference USA championship game and the Frisco Bowl.

The announcement ended what will be remembered as one of the more unusual and memorable careers for a UNT player - and for a college football player in general. The former Argyle standout spent six seasons playing minor league baseball and turned 29 during the 2022 season. He had one season of eligibility remaining, which led to an interesting few days. Aune got married and had a daughter late in his college career. It seemed unlikely he would return for another year on the college level, especially after he said before the season that he was ready to wrap up his time in college. - Denton Record

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QB Austin Aune, North Texas
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12/17/22 - Ridge Texada, rSr/2025, North Texas, 5-08, 179 (DS#121 CB) + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM: DB: Ridge Texada, North Texas,...Texada was called upon early in the year after John Davis, Jr., suffered a season-ending injury in the team's season-opening win at UTEP. The undersized cornerback didn't take long to seize the job and leave his mark. Through 13 games, Texada has 40 tackles, two tackles for-loss, a team-high three interceptions, and a team leading 15 pass breakups. Two more passes defended (interceptions + pass breakups) would give him the program record for a season, previously set by Kemon Hall in 2018 with 19. His three interceptions are the most for a UNT player since 2018. He enters the Frisco Bowl tied for fourth in FBS in total passes defended this season. - North Texas Football

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CB Ridge Texada, North Texas
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12/17/22 - Mazin Richards, rSr/2024, North Texas, 6-1, 228 (DS#54 OLB) + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM: LB: Mazin Richards, North Texas,...Junior linebacker Mazin Richards earned Second-Team honors after proving himself on the FBS level this year by finishing fourth on the team in tackles through 13 games (77.0) and leading the team with 12.5 tackles for-loss and 7.5 sacks. His 12.5 tackles for-loss ties him for 45th in FBS. - North Texas Football

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OLB Mazin Richards, North Texas
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12/17/22 - Kaylon Horton, Sr/2024, North Texas, 5-09, 165 (DS#182 WR) + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM: KR: Kaylon Horton, North Texas,...Horton, a transfer from Tarleton State, was a Jack-of-all-trades this year and was selected as a kick returner after averaging better than 25 yards per return on his 23 returns and becoming the first UNT player to return a kickoff for a touchdown since 2019 when he notched a 99-yard kickoff return touchdown earlier this season against UNLV. He also has a receiving touchdown and two rushing touchdowns this season, bringing his career total to seven touchdowns (two kickoff returns, two receiving, two rushing and one punt return). - North Texas Football

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WR Kaylon Horton, North Texas
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12/17/22 - KD Davis, rSr/2023, North Texas, 5-11, 232 (DS#27 ILB) + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM: LB: KD Davis, North Texas,...With one game left in his Mean Green career, Davis has already established himself as one of the most decorated players in program history after becoming the all-time tackles leader in last week's C-USA Championship Game. His 132 tackles is tops on the team by nearly 40 stops and he's the first player in program history to lead the team in tackles for four straight seasons. He also has three tackles for-loss, a sack, an interception and a forced fumble to go with four quarterback hurries. It's Davis' second straight first-team nod. - North Texas Football

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ILB KD Davis, North Texas
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12/17/22 - Manase Mose, rSr/2023, North Texas, 6-2, 297 (DS#19 C) + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM: OL: Manase Mose, North Texas,...Mose, a senior stalwart on the offensive line, is in his fifth year as a starter and has started every game of his five-year playing career to bring his career starts total to 61 games with one left to play in the upcoming Frisco Bowl. Assuming he plays then, he'll move into third all-time in FBS football history for career games played. He's led a unit that has blocked for one of the top offenses in C-USA. It's Mose's first first-team selection after a second-team nod last year. - North Texas Football

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C Manase Mose, North Texas
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12/17/22 - Fatafehi Vailea II, rSr/2026, North Texas, 6-1, 292 (DS#999 DT) + More +

2022 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: DT: Fatafehi Vailea, North Texas,...The conference also released its All-Freshman team, which included Gumms, wide receiver Ja'Mori Maclin, offensive lineman Febechi Nwaiwu, defensive lineman Cam Robertson and defensive lineman Fatafehi Vailea. - North Texas Football

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DT Fatafehi Vailea II, North Texas
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12/17/22 - JP Hadley, rSr/2024, North Texas, 6-2, 233 (DS#18 LS) + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION: LS: J.P. Hadley, North Texas,...Earning honorable mention honors from the conference were: junior quarterback Austin Aune, junior defensive back DeShawn Gaddie, junior long snapper JP Hadley, senior kicker Ethan Mooney, junior wide receiver Jyaire Shorter, sophomore tight end Jake Roberts and sophomore defensive back Logan Wilson. - North Texas Football

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LS JP Hadley, North Texas
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12/17/22 - Ethan Mooney, rSr/2023, North Texas, 5-11, 189 (DS#37 K) + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION: K: Ethan Mooney, North Texas,...Earning honorable mention honors from the conference were: junior quarterback Austin Aune, junior defensive back DeShawn Gaddie, junior long snapper JP Hadley, senior kicker Ethan Mooney, junior wide receiver Jyaire Shorter, sophomore tight end Jake Roberts and sophomore defensive back Logan Wilson. - North Texas Football

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K Ethan Mooney, North Texas
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