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2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM (COACHES): OL: Manase Mose, Jr., North Texas,...Senior running back DeAndre Torrey, who worked his way into the North Texas record books in several capacities this season, earned second-team honors, along with junior center Manase Mose and senior defensive tackle Dion Novil. - North Texas Football

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12/22/21 - DeAndre Torrey, rSr/2022, North Texas, 5-07, 201 (DS#71 RB) + More +

2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RB: DeAndre Torrey, Sr., North Texas,...Torrey rushed for 1,215 yards with 13 rushing touchdowns in the regular season while rushing for at least 100 yards in five games and running for a career-high 244 yards in the season opener. He's currently tied with running backs coach Patrick Cobbs for second on the program's all-time rushing touchdown list with 36. He's alone in second place with 41 total touchdowns in his career and is fourth on the program's all-time rushing yards list with 3,228. - North Texas Football

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11/27/21 - DeAndre Torrey, rSr/2022, North Texas, 5-07, 201 (DS#71 RB) + More +

No. 15 UTSA's undefeated season ended in a blowout as North Texas running backs DeAndre Torrey and Ikaika Ragsdale combined for five touchdowns in a 45-23 rout of the Roadrunners on Saturday. Quarterback Frank Harris had two of UTSA's three lost fumbles among six overall before sitting the second half at UNT's rain-soaked Apogee Stadium, a 10-year-old facility where a Top 25 team had never played. UTSA (11-1, 7-1 Conference USA), which never started with more than five consecutive wins in the program's first nine seasons, is still hosting the conference championship game Friday night against either Western Kentucky or Marshall. No. 1 Georgia and fourth-ranked Cincinnati are the remaining undefeated FBS teams.

The Roadrunners, ranked 10th nationally in rushing defense, had given up six touchdowns on the ground all season. The Mean Green (6-6, 5-3) matched that late in the third quarter of their fifth consecutive victory that followed a six-game losing streak as UNT earned bowl eligibility. Ragsdale, a redshirt freshman, had a career-high 146 yards and two touchdowns as North Texas' conference-leading rushing offense finished with 340 yards a week after UTSA allowed its previous season high of 220 in a last-second victory over UAB. Torrey's third and final TD run was a spectacular 19-yarder where he broke a tackle in the backfield and dashed between two more defenders while still behind the line. He finished with 108 yards, easily outplaying UTSA's Sincere McCormick (60 yards) in a matchup of two of the top 10 active career rushers in FBS. - North Texas/AP College Football

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RB DeAndre Torrey, North Texas
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11/22/21 - Mazin Richards, rSr/2024, North Texas, 6-1, 228 (DS#54 OLB) + More +

2021 LONE STAR CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Mazin Richards, Eastern New Mexico,...Richards finished the season with 8.5 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss (69 yards), which was second and third in the conference, respectively. He recorded 26 total tackles on the season (21 solo, 5 assist) and forced three fumbles. His best game of the season came against Lincoln (Calif.) when he had four sacks. This is Richard's second all-conference nod as he was named to the Second Team in 2019. - Eastern New Mexico Football

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11/13/21 - Austin Aune, rJr/2023, North Texas, 6-2, 215 (DS#42 QB) + More +

Austin Aune threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score, Ethan Mooney made a 27-yard field goal with 7 seconds left and North Texas held on to beat UTEP 20-17 on Saturday. On third-and-8 from the 32, Aune hit Detraveon Brown for a 58-yard gain to the to 10 and, after a North Texas timeout, Mooney's kick put the Mean Green in front. UNT (4-6, 3-3 Conference USA) took a 17-7 lead into the fourth quarter before a 17-play, 98-yard drive ended when Isaiah Johnson was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-goal from the 2.

UTEP's Gavin Hardison went 4-of-5 passing - including completions to Jacob Cowings of 46 yards on the first play of the drive and 27 yards to the Mean Green 4 - on a seven-play, 98-yard march capped by Ronald Awatt's 4-yard touchdown run. After North Texas went three-and-out, Gavin Baechle made a 37-yard field goal to make it 17-all with 55 seconds left. Cowings finished with five receptions for 174 yards, including a 76-yard touchdown, and Awatt ran for 85 yards on 17 carries for UTEP (6-4, 3-3). UNT has won three in a row following a six-game losing streak to keep its hopes for bowl eligibility alive. The Mean Green play at Florida International next Saturday before completing their regular season at home against No. 23 UTSA on Nov. 27. - North Texas/AP College Football

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11/07/21 - Austin Aune, rJr/2023, North Texas, 6-2, 215 (DS#42 QB) + More +

Isaiah Johnson and Ikaika Ragsdale combined for over 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns and North Texas beat Southern Mississippi 38-14 on Saturday. Johnson ran it 17 times for 119 yards and Ragsdale added 112 yards on 15 carries. Johnson's 8-yard touchdown pulled North Texas (2-6, 1-3 Conference USA) to 14-7 at halftime. Ragsdale added a 2-yard score and a 44-yarder in the third quarter. The Mean Green's KD Davis recovered a fumble in the end zone with 3:44 remaining to cap the scoring. North Texas finished with 321 yards rushing. Austin Aune was 16-of-30 passing for 216 yards. Jake Lange threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Jason Brownlee for Southern Miss (1-7, 0-4). Jay Stanley's 55-yard pick-6 gave the Golden Eagles an early 14-0 lead. - North Texas/AP College Football

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QB Austin Aune, North Texas
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10/30/21 - DeAndre Torrey, rSr/2022, North Texas, 5-07, 201 (DS#71 RB) + More +

Ayo Adeyi had two touchdown runs from short yardage, including one in overtime to give North Texas a 30-24 victory over Rice on Saturday. Christian VanSickle missed a 46-yard field goal attempt for Rice (3-5, 2-2 Conference USA), which had the first possession on OT. Adeyi scored from the 1 on the ensuing series and North Texas (2-6, 1-3) ended a six-game losing streak. Isaiah Johnson's 6-yard TD run gave the Mean Green a 24-17 lead with 2:03 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Owls answered with Jake Constantine throwing a 12-yard touchdown pass to Cedric Patterson III with 16 seconds left. Jake Bailey's 36-yard diving catch on fourth-and-10, and a North Texas unsportsmanlike conduct penalty helped keep the drive alive. DeAndre Torrey also had a short touchdown run for the Mean Green. It was his 31st rushing touchdown of his career. Constantine was 16-of-30 passing for 242 yards and threw two touchdown passes. Bailey finished with 10 catches for 143 yards and a score. - North Texas/AP College Football

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RB DeAndre Torrey, North Texas
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09/05/21 - DeAndre Torrey, rSr/2022, North Texas, 5-07, 201 (DS#71 RB) + More +

DeAndre Torrey ran for 244 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries and North Texas opened the season with a 44-14 romp over FCS-member Northwestern State on Saturday. Torrey staked the Mean Green to a 7-0 lead with a 24-yard TD run with 4:35 left in the first quarter. His second touchdown run came from 32 yards out to put North Texas up 14-7 with 12:22 left before halftime. Torrey's third TD was a 31-yard run at the 4:35 mark of the second, stretching a three-point lead to 24-14 and igniting 27 unanswered points by the Mean Green.

Isaiah Green carried 11 times for 48 yards and a score as North Texas amassed 345 of its 527 yards of total offense on the ground. Jace Ruder completed 10 of 21 passes for 131 yards and a score with two interceptions. Roderic Burns had six catches for 114 yards and a TD. Freshman Kevin Davis had two of the Mean Green's four sacks. Kaleb Fletcher completed 13 of 22 passes - including a 65-yard scoring strike to Kendrick Price Jr. that knotted the score at 7 - with one interception for Northwestern State. The Demons fumbled five times, losing three. - North Texas/AP College Football

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RB DeAndre Torrey, North Texas
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08/31/21 - Dion Novil, rSr/2022, North Texas, 6-1, 300 (DS#25 DT) + More +

North Texas defensive tackle Dion Novil was among five UNT players who was named a team captain on Sunday. Running back DeAndre Torrey, linebacker KD Davis, offensive lineman Manase Mose and deep snapper Nate Durham were also named captains. Dion Novil was among a host of North Texas veterans who elected to return for a fifth season with the Mean Green in 2021 in the hope of pushing the team to new heights. "I have a lot more to prove and a lot left in the tank," the defensive tackle said this fall. "I want to leave on a high note." Novil will have a chance to do just that while serving as a team captain along with four other UNT veterans. UNT announced it had selected its captains on Sunday afternoon. Running back DeAndre Torrey is the other fifth-year senior among the group. - Denton Record

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DT Dion Novil, North Texas
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08/28/21 - Dion Novil, rSr/2022, North Texas, 6-1, 300 (DS#25 DT) + More +

North Texas defensive tackle Dion Novil returned for a fifth season with the Mean Green because he felt like he had unfinished business. Novil wants to win a title and is making the move to defensive tackle in a four-man front in the hope that he can help UNT reach that goal. Dion Novil stopped this fall to think about all he has done over four seasons at North Texas - starting with the positions he's manned on the Mean Green's defensive line. Defensive end? Yep. That was early in his career. Nose tackle? Yeah, he's done that too. Novil hit the carbs hard to push his weight to 330 pounds and get ready for all the double teams he took on last year.

The Abilene native is on the move again this fall, this time to tackle in a four-man front to complete his defensive line tour of duty. "I have played every position on the defensive line, now that you mention it," Novil said. The senior has never hesitated to do what's been asked and certainly won't deviate from that approach now. Not when he's down to his last shot at the one goal he always wanted to reach at UNT but hasn't managed to knock off his bucket list. "I can't say I am too proud of what I have accomplished because we haven't won a championship," Novil said. "That's one of my biggest goals. There's still one thing missing." - Denton Record

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DT Dion Novil, North Texas
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08/21/21 - Manase Mose, rSr/2023, North Texas, 6-2, 297 (DS#19 C) + More +

Manase Mose stepped into North Texas' starting lineup as a redshirt freshman back in 2018 and hasn't left since. The awards have quickly stacked up for the former Euless Trinity standout along the way. The latest came Thursday when Mose was named to the watchlist for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award. The honor is presented annually to a player of Polynesian ancestry who displays ability and integrity. Mose has started all 35 games he has played for the Mean Green since his redshirt freshman season. He started out at guard before moving to center last season.

Mose is working at both guard and center as UNT prepares for its season opener against Northwestern State on Sept. 4. "It will help me in the long run," Mose said of playing multiple spots. "I feel comfortable doing it and helping the team get better. I feel good about our offensive line. We have a lot of experience coming back." Mose will be among the leaders of the group as he looks to build on his list of accomplishments that have piled up over the last few years. He was named to the All-Conference USA Freshman Team in 2018, when he was also an honorable mention all-league pick. Mose was named honorable mention all-league again last season in his first year at center. - Denton Record

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C Manase Mose, North Texas
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08/17/21 - DeAndre Torrey, rSr/2022, North Texas, 5-07, 201 (DS#71 RB) + More +

One of the big questions at the beginning of fall practice every year for any college football team is if the offseason pronouncements of change show up when things go live. Do the players who change positions stick at their new spots? What about coaches filling new roles? What's transpired over the first couple of days of practice indicate most of those changes are here to stay. One of the interesting tweaks of the offseason was running back DeAndre Torrey seeing time in the slot. It's easy to see why UNT might want to try it out. Torrey is one of the Mean Green's most dynamic players with the ball in his hands. He enters his senior season ranked ninth in program history with 3,324 all-purpose yards. He's scored 27 touchdowns in his time with the Mean Green. Torrey was running drills with UNT's wide receivers today and looked good. The Mississippi native said earlier this fall that he was getting used to his new role. - Denton Record

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RB DeAndre Torrey, North Texas
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08/07/21 - Dion Novil, rSr/2022, North Texas, 6-1, 300 (DS#25 DT) + More +

North Texas defensive lineman Dion Novil and offensive lineman Manase Mose were named to the watch list for the Lombardi award on Thursday. The honor is presented to the top lineman or linebacker in college football each season. Both offensive and defensive linemen are eligible for the award that takes performance into account as well as how candidates exemplify the charter and discipline of NFL Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi. There were a total of 80 players named to the watch list. Novil has been a force throughout his four seasons at UNT. The Abilene native elected to return for a fifth season with the Mean Green after being named to the All-Conference USA first team in 2020.

Novil finished with 38 tackles, including 8.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in 10 games in 2020 while facing constant double teams as UNT's nose tackle. Novil started out as a defensive end at UNT before moving inside to tackle. He has gradually improved, from being a backup as a freshman to a part-time starter to one of the top linemen in Conference USA. "I owe everything to North Texas," Novil said last season. "I came in here not having a high football IQ, not having good technique to where I am right now. It's actually pretty cool seeing the transformation." Novil enters the 2021 season with 135 tackles, 28 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks in his career and will have the chance to quickly add to those totals in a new scheme. - Denton Record

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DT Dion Novil, North Texas
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08/01/21 - DeAndre Torrey, rSr/2022, North Texas, 5-07, 201 (DS#71 RB) + More +

North Texas running back DeAndre Torrey made quite the impression in his debut with the Mean Green back in 2018, when he returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown in a win over SMU. Returning kicks wasn't expected to be the way Torrey made an impact with the Mean Green. Torrey's time on special teams turned out to be just one of several ways he's contributed that also include eclipsing the 2,000-yard mark in career rushing yards and the 3,000-yard mark in all-purpose yards.

Those varied talents landed Torrey on the watch list for the Paul Hornung Award on Thursday. There were 57 players included on the initial list of candidates for the honor that is presented to the most versatile player in college football each season. Torrey has scored 27 touchdowns in his career with the Mean Green, including 23 rushing touchdowns, a total that ranks seventh in program history. He has three receiving touchdowns to go along with his kick return for a score. - Denton Record

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RB DeAndre Torrey, North Texas
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07/30/21 - Dion Novil, rSr/2022, North Texas, 6-1, 300 (DS#25 DT) + More +

Landing Dion Novil back in 2017 didn't appear like a huge win for North Texas. The Abilene Wylie defensive tackle wasn't highly recruited or regarded. To say Novil's come a long way since would be a huge understatement. The latest indication came Tuesday when he was included on the watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy. The award is presented to the defensive player of the year in college football each season. Novil is among 90 players who were included on the list. The senior earned first-team All-Conference USA honors last season when he finished with 37 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in 10 games.

Novil elected to return for a second chance at his senior season after the NCAA granted football players an additional season of eligibility in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 campaign will be Novil's fifth with the Mean Green. That decision to return will allow Novil to build on his budding legacy at UNT, a school he credits with helping him develop into an NFL prospect. "I owe everything to North Texas," Novil said last season. "I came in here not having a high football IQ, not having good technique to where I am right now. It's actually pretty cool seeing the transformation." Novil enters the 2021 season with 135 tackles, 28 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks in his career. - Denton Record

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DT Dion Novil, North Texas
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