Around the Dog Park: North Texas football gets paid some mean green

General G5

• The mothership takes a look back at some of college football’s weirdest uniform deals.
• New Mexico State defensive backs coach Brian Bell has recovered from Type 1 diabetes after receiving a combination kidney-pancreas transplant.
• A new defensive formation is taking the college football world by storm. Learn more about it here.
• Montana’s new school president will seek to drag the university out of a crippling financial crisis.
• Marshall and ECU have announced a future football series.

American

• Memphis players and coaches have been hit hard by the passing of their student manager.
• ECU held its first practice of spring football on Monday. Here are some sights and sounds from the Pirates.
• Randy Edsall adds three to UConn’s coaching staff.
• SMU announces 2024 game with Houston Baptist.
• One Tampa reporter expecte USF to break ground on an indoor facility this year.

C-USA

• North Texas is receiving a major financial boost after their student body voted to increase their athletic fees.
• The growth and evolution of the Mean Green’s offensive line holds the key to their ability to repeat as C-USA West champs.
• UTSA has several options at quarterback but no clear front runner for starting duties.
• Middle Tennessee has proposed major upgrades to their athletics facilities.
• New UTEP head coach Dana Dimel has his work cut out for him as the Miners prepare for spring football.
• Rice’s defensive line coach has been hired for the same role at Baylor.

Sun Belt

• Arkansas State starts out at the top spot in SB Nation’s Sun Belt power rankings.
• Appalachian State will travel to College Station to face Texas A&M in 2022.
• Everett Withers has hired Oklahoma defensive specialist Chris Woods as Texas State’s defensive coordinator.