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12/31/20 - Jason Pirtle, rSr/2022, North Texas + More +

2020 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): TE - Jason Pirtle, R-Sr., North Texas,...The nine players who earned honorable mention status are: senior running back DeAndre Torrey, redshirt junior offensive lineman Anterrious Gray, redshirt junior offensive lineman Manase Mose, redshirt senior tight end Jason Pirtle, junior linebacker KD Davis, senior safety Makyle Sanders, redshirt junior punter Bernardo Rodriguez, redshirt senior kick returner Deion Hair-Griffin and redshirt junior long snapper Nate Durham. - North Texas Football

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12/31/20 - Manase Mose, rSr/2023, North Texas + More +

2020 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): OL - Manase Mose, R-Jr., North Texas,...The nine players who earned honorable mention status are: senior running back DeAndre Torrey, redshirt junior offensive lineman Anterrious Gray, redshirt junior offensive lineman Manase Mose, redshirt senior tight end Jason Pirtle, junior linebacker KD Davis, senior safety Makyle Sanders, redshirt junior punter Bernardo Rodriguez, redshirt senior kick returner Deion Hair-Griffin and redshirt junior long snapper Nate Durham. - North Texas Football

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12/31/20 - DeAndre Torrey, rSr/2022, North Texas + More +

2020 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): RB - DeAndre Torrey, Sr., North Texas,...The nine players who earned honorable mention status are: senior running back DeAndre Torrey, redshirt junior offensive lineman Anterrious Gray, redshirt junior offensive lineman Manase Mose, redshirt senior tight end Jason Pirtle, junior linebacker KD Davis, senior safety Makyle Sanders, redshirt junior punter Bernardo Rodriguez, redshirt senior kick returner Deion Hair-Griffin and redshirt junior long snapper Nate Durham. - North Texas Football

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RB DeAndre Torrey, North Texas
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12/29/20 - Jaelon Darden, Sr/2021, North Texas + More +

2020 CONFERENCE USA MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (COACHES): North Texas senior WR Jaelon Darden is the recipient of the C-USA Most Valuable Player Award, becoming the second receiver to be named C-USA MVP since the award was instituted in 2008. He continues to lead the FBS in receiving touchdowns with 19 in just nine games and caught at least one touchdown in 10 consecutive games dating back to the 2019 season finale. Darden posted four games with three or more touchdowns game on the season and his 19 TD catches set a new single-season program record and was two shy of the C-USA single-season record. A semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award, he also set a new UNT records for career receptions with 230 and receiving yards with 2,782 and is the program's new career touchdown leader with 38. Darden had five games this season with 100-plus yards receiving. - Conference USA Football

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WR Jaelon Darden, North Texas
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12/17/20 - Isheem Young, rSr/2025, North Texas + More +

2020 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE CO-FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Isheem Young, Iowa State, DB,..The Cyclones had a slew of individual award winners. Breece Hall was the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and Mike Rose was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. Matt Campbell was the Chuck Neinas Big 12 Coach of the Year for the third time in the last four years and newcomers Xavier Hutchinson (Offensive Newcomer of the Year) and Isheem Young (Co-Defensive Freshman of the Year) were honored. - Iowa State Football

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12/14/20 - Jaelon Darden, Sr/2021, North Texas + More +

DEC 14 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Texas senior WR Jaelon Darden further cemented himself as the Mean Green's most accomplished receiver in the 45-43 win over UTEP on Dec. 11, hauling in team-highs in catches (8) receiving yards (173) and receiving touchdowns (4). Darden set a new program record for career receptions with 230 and receiving yards with 2,782 just one week after taking over the school record in receiving touchdowns, which now stands at 38.

He also moved into second place in program history in single-season receiving yards with 1,190 and career total touchdowns (rushing/receiving/returns) with 39. Darden leads the FBS in receiving touchdowns with 19 and receiving touchdowns per game with 2.1 and his 19 touchdowns have tied him for the second-most in a single season by an FBS player in the last five seasons (Corey Davis - 2016, Western Michigan and Carlos Henderson - 2016, Louisiana Tech). Darden scored touchdowns of 75, 50, 32 and two yards in the win over the Miners. - C-USA Football

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WR Jaelon Darden, North Texas
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12/13/20 - Jaelon Darden, Sr/2021, North Texas + More +

North Texas wide receiver Jaelon Darden declared for the NFL draft on Sunday, just two days after he cemented his status as one of the all-time greats in program history. Darden was already UNT's career leader in touchdown receptions heading into the Mean Green's game against UTEP on Friday. The senior added school records for career receiving yards and career receptions with a signature performance in UNT's 45-43 win over the Miners. Darden finished with eight caches for 173 yards and four touchdowns. - Denton Record Chronicle

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WR Jaelon Darden, North Texas
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12/12/20 - Sarah Fuller, rSr/2022, North Texas + More +

Sarah Fuller became the first woman to score in a Power Five conference football game by kicking an extra point for Vanderbilt on Saturday. The goalkeeper for Vanderbilt's Southeastern Conference women's soccer champs didn't get a chance on the Commodores' first two drives against in-state rival Tennessee. But the Commodores drove late in the first quarter, running for a first down on fourth-and-1.

On the next play, Ken Seals threw an 18-yard pass to Cam Johnson for a touchdown. Fuller, listed second out of three available kickers on the depth chart, came out for the extra point, which tied the game at 7 with 1:50 left in the first quarter. The 6-foot-2 senior put the ball through the uprights and celebrated by pulling her first in before slapping high-fives with teammates. She ran off the field with a big smile with her family in the stands all with their arms up in the air. An official gave Fuller the ball on the sideline. - AP College Football

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12/11/20 - Jaelon Darden, Sr/2021, North Texas + More +

Jaelon Darden had eight catches for 173 yards and a career-high four touchdowns to help North Texas beat UTEP 45-43 on Friday night. On Darden's fourth TD reception, the 2020 Biletnikoff Award semifinalist tied Casey Fitzgerald (2005-08) for the North Texas program record with 229 career receptions as he gave the Mean Green (4-5, 3-4 Conference USA) a 45-28 lead with 9:58 to go in the fourth quarter. He broke Fitzgerald's record with a minus-2-yard grab with 3:33 to go. Darden has 19 touchdown receptions - four more than any other player in the nation - in nine games this season.

The Miners (3-5, 0-4) closed the gap with a pair of touchdowns, including a two-point conversion. But UTEP needed to recover an onside kick with 26 seconds to go and Deonte Simpson secured it for the Mean Green to allow them to run out the clock for the win. Austin Aune passed for 302 yards and a career-high five TDs for North Texas. Simpson added 103 yards receiving and a TD, and Tre Siggers ran for 94 yards. Calvin Brownholtz threw for 196 yards with two TD passes and four interceptions and ran for 114 yards and two TDs for the Miners. Deion Hankins added 99 yards rushing and two TD runs and Jacob Cowing caught five passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns. - North Texas/AP College Football

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WR Jaelon Darden, North Texas
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12/11/20 - Jaelon Darden, Sr/2021, North Texas + More +

Jaelon Darden has never lacked for confidence, which is one of the reasons he has exceled as a 5-foot-9, 174-pound receiver. That confidence was on display on Tuesday when Darden made his first comments since he was named a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award. Only 11 players made the cut. "It's an honor," Darden said. "I give all glory to God. I expected it to be honest. It can help me as I look to get to the next level." It was a bit of surprise to hear Darden say he expected to make the cut. What wasn't a surprise is that Darden say he hasn't made a decision on whether or not he will return to UNT next season. - Denton Record

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WR Jaelon Darden, North Texas
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12/10/20 - Jaelon Darden, Sr/2021, North Texas + More +

Darden, a Houston native, has 66 catches for 1,017 yards on the year - totals that rank fifth and sixth, respectively, on the major college level. "There are very few guys who work as hard as he does or have the same drive and determination," UNT coach Seth Littrell said earlier this season. "He's meant a lot to our program. He goes out and competes every week and gives us his all." Darden being named a Biletnikoff semifinalist comes on the heels of a memorable night for the senior. He caught eight passes for 135 yards and three touchdowns last week in a 42-31 loss to Louisiana Tech.

Darden broke UNT's single-season touchdown receptions record when he pushed his total to 15 against the Bulldogs. UNT Hall of Famer Ron Shanklin caught 13 touchdown passes in 1967. Darden's three scoring grabs upped his career total to 34. He was tied with Shanklin for the program record with 31. Those marks didn't mean a whole lot to Darden after a loss. "If I set records, that is good," he said. "I care more about winning, to be honest." - Denton Record

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WR Jaelon Darden, North Texas
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12/08/20 - Jaelon Darden, Sr/2021, North Texas + More +

2020 BILETNIKOFF AWARD SEMIFINALIST: Jaelon Darden, North Texas,...Darden is having a career-year for the Mean Green and has led the nation wire-to-wire in receiving touchdowns. The Houston native has caught 66 passes (ranks fifth in FBS) for 1,017 yards (ranks sixth in FBS) and 15 touchdowns (tied for the national lead) in just eight games. Darden has five games with 100-plus yards and two with 200-plus yards, while posting three games with three receiving scores (most in FBS). His average of 8.2 catches per game ranks sixth in FBS, his 127.1 receiving yards per game rank fifth in FBS and his 1.9 receiving touchdowns per game leads the nation. - North Texas Football

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WR Jaelon Darden, North Texas
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12/07/20 - Jaelon Darden, Sr/2021, North Texas + More +

DEC 7 CONFERENCE USA CO-OEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Texas senior WR Jaelon Darden had a record-breaking day in the game against Louisiana Tech, setting new program records for career receiving touchdowns (34) and single-season receiving touchdowns (15). The Houston native hauled in eight passes for 135 yards and three touchdowns. It marked Darden's ninth straight game with at least one TD catch and his FBS-leading third game of the season with three receiving TDs. He remains the FBS leader in receiving touchdowns with 15 through just eight games. He became the program record-holder for career receiving TDs, breaking a tie with Ron Shanklin (1967-69), who had 31 throughout his storied career, in the first quarter with a 13-yard TD grab, where Darden took a wide receiver screen and evaded several Bulldog defenders. Darden's 33-yard TD in the third quarter made him the program record-holder in single-season receiving scores, breaking another tie with Shanklin, who had 13 in his 1967 season. Darden also scored on a screen early in the fourth quarter to pull the Mean Green within 11. - Conference USA Football

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WR Jaelon Darden, North Texas
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12/05/20 - Jaelon Darden, Sr/2021, North Texas + More +

The Houston native came into the game tied with Ron Shanklin for career touchdown catches with 31. Darden's 12 touchdown catches on the season trailed the program record of 13 set by Shanklin set in 1967. Darden caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Jason Bean in the first quarter to set the career record. He later caught a 33-yard scoring strike from Bean to grab the single-season mark on his way to finishing with eight catches for 135 yards and three touchdowns. None of that mattered to Darden on a night the Mean Green fell to 3-5 in their final home game of the season. "I am more focused on winning," Darden said. "If I set records, that is good, but I care more about winning, to be honest."

Darden is considered an NFL prospect and said earlier this fall that he has yet to decide if he will return for another season with the Mean Green. If Darden does elect to return, he will have an opportunity to hold nearly all of UNT's receiving records by the time he finishes his college career. He came into the night with 214 career catches, just short of the program record of 229 set by Casey Fitzgerald from 2005-08. Johnny Quinn's total of 2,718 receiving yards is the program record. Darden came into the night with 2,474 yards. Darden now has 222 catches for 2,609 yards in his UNT career. He moved into moved into second place all-time at UNT in receiving yards after passing Casey Fitzgerald (2,533 yards) and Troy Redwine (2,567 yards). - Denton Record

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WR Jaelon Darden, North Texas
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12/04/20 - Sarah Fuller, rSr/2022, North Texas + More +

Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller, the first woman to play in a Power Five college football game, was named this week's nominee for the Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award. It was announced by the Football Writers Association of America on Wednesday. Fuller, a senior goalkeeper for the SEC champion Vanderbilt soccer team, squibbed the opening kickoff of the second half in a 41-0 loss to Missouri for her only play of the game. The offense didn't get into field-goal range or score a touchdown, which would've given her a scoring opportunity.

Fuller joined New Mexico's Katie Hnida and Kent State's April Goss as the only women to appear in an FBS game. It is Fuller's second award for her debut. She was named SEC special teams co-player of the week on Monday. Fuller is preparing to play at No. 10 Georgia on Saturday (3 p.m., SEC Network). She is the only kicker on the depth chart. But interim coach Todd Fitch said Ryley Guay, last year's kicker, may rejoin the roster. - Tennessean

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