Saturday, September 16
Ruston, La.
6 PM CT
University of North Texas
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Louisiana Tech
Football hits road to face LA Tech on Saturday
9/12/2023 12:37:00 PM | Football
DENTON – UNT Football is back on the road this Saturday when it travels to former conference foe LA Tech for a 6 pm kick at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with the radio coverage set for 97.1 The Freak/The Varsity Network.
• Morris joined the Mean Green after a one-year stint as the offensive coordinator at Washington State after a successful four-year run as the head coach at Incarnate Word.
• Through two games this season, WR Ja'Mori Maclin has caught seven passes for 183 yards and three touchdowns. He ranks ninth in FBS among players with at least five catches averaging 26.1 yards per reception this season.
• North Texas is the only FBS team in the country to have three running backs (Ayo Adeyi, Ikaika Ragsdale, Oscar Adaway III) who have rushed for over 1,200 yards in their collegiate career.
• UNT senior DE Mazin Richards is back for another season after posting a team-high 7.5 sacks and 12.5 TFLs last season. Richards has 28.5 sacks in his career, the third-most among active NCAA players and the most in Division I.
• Saturday's matchup will feature a pair of coaches who had strong playing careers at Texas Tech. UNT's Morris was a redshirt freshman with the Red Raiders when LA Tech's Sonny Cumbie was the starting quarterback in 2004. The pair also worked on the same coaching staff at Texas Tech from 2013-16.
• Redshirt freshman linebacker Ethan Wesloski has 3.0 TFL over his first two starts, tied for the most among freshmen in the AAC and fifth overall.
• UNT's five takeaways in the first two games are tied for second most in the AAC behind only Tulane's six. Four different Mean Green defenders have forced a fumble over two games, the most in the conference.
• Senior Noah Rauschenberg is one of only three kickers in the AAC that is perfect on the season. He was 2-for-2 against FIU with his first two career field goals.
• UNT has scored five touchdowns in six red zone trips on the year. That total is fourth in the league.
• The Mean Green lead The American with three pass plays of 50 or more yards.
• North Texas has been penalized only five times in two games, the fewest in the AAC and fourth fewest in the FBS.
• Morris joined the Mean Green after a one-year stint as the offensive coordinator at Washington State after a successful four-year run as the head coach at Incarnate Word.
• Through two games this season, WR Ja'Mori Maclin has caught seven passes for 183 yards and three touchdowns. He ranks ninth in FBS among players with at least five catches averaging 26.1 yards per reception this season.
• North Texas is the only FBS team in the country to have three running backs (Ayo Adeyi, Ikaika Ragsdale, Oscar Adaway III) who have rushed for over 1,200 yards in their collegiate career.
• UNT senior DE Mazin Richards is back for another season after posting a team-high 7.5 sacks and 12.5 TFLs last season. Richards has 28.5 sacks in his career, the third-most among active NCAA players and the most in Division I.
• Saturday's matchup will feature a pair of coaches who had strong playing careers at Texas Tech. UNT's Morris was a redshirt freshman with the Red Raiders when LA Tech's Sonny Cumbie was the starting quarterback in 2004. The pair also worked on the same coaching staff at Texas Tech from 2013-16.
• Redshirt freshman linebacker Ethan Wesloski has 3.0 TFL over his first two starts, tied for the most among freshmen in the AAC and fifth overall.
• UNT's five takeaways in the first two games are tied for second most in the AAC behind only Tulane's six. Four different Mean Green defenders have forced a fumble over two games, the most in the conference.
• Senior Noah Rauschenberg is one of only three kickers in the AAC that is perfect on the season. He was 2-for-2 against FIU with his first two career field goals.
• UNT has scored five touchdowns in six red zone trips on the year. That total is fourth in the league.
• The Mean Green lead The American with three pass plays of 50 or more yards.
• North Texas has been penalized only five times in two games, the fewest in the AAC and fourth fewest in the FBS.
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