North Texas close to home vs. Boise State in Frisco Bowl

Frisco Bowl: North Texas (7-6) vs. Boise State (9-4), Saturday, 9:15 p.m. Japanese (ESPN)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK COLLEGE LINE: Boise State by 10 1/2.

Sequence file: Tied 3-3.

WHAT’S AT STAKE

Boise State and North Texas are each coming off losses of their convention championship video games, the Broncos within the Mountain West and the Imply Inexperienced in Convention USA. Boise State, which received all eight of its Mountain West video games within the common season, can attain 10 wins for the 18th time up to now 24 seasons. North Texas fired coach Seth Littrell after the C-USA title sport loss that gave him a 44-44 file over seven seasons. Defensive coordinator and former SMU head coach Phil Bennett would be the interim head coach within the Frisco Bowl, although the Imply Inexperienced employed Washington State offensive coordinator Eric Morris as their new head coach this week.

KEY MATCHUP

Boise State is fifth nationally permitting solely 160.7 yards passing per sport and 11 TDs. Solely three groups have had greater than than 184 yards passing in opposition to the Broncos. North Texas quarterback Austin Aune has thrown a school-record 32 touchdowns whereas throwing for 254 yards per sport. The 29-year-old junior, who beforehand spent six seasons taking part in minor league baseball within the New York Yankees group, leads the nation with 15.39 yards per completion.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

North Texas: Senior linebacker KD Davis had 14 tackles within the C-USA title sport, pushing his profession complete to a school-record 421. The C-USA defensive participant of the yr has 132 tackles this season, which is fifth nationally and 12 shy of a college file.

Boise State: Twin-threat quarterback Taylen Inexperienced was the Mountain West freshman of the yr. Inexperienced, who took over because the starter within the fifth sport, has thrown for 1,905 yards and 13 touchdowns whereas operating for 467 yards and one other eight TDs.

FACTS & FIGURES

North Texas is taking part in in its sixth bowl sport in seven seasons. The Imply Inexperienced misplaced the primary 5, together with final season’s one-time Frisco Soccer Basic that was performed in the identical stadium because the Frisco Bowl. … Boise State has received 129 video games at dwelling when main after the third quarter, the longest energetic streak nationally. The Broncos final loss got here Oct. 10, 1998 to North Texas. Alabama is second to Boise State, however the Tide’s streak sits at simply 71. … North Texas heart and crew captain Manase Mose is about to make his 62nd consecutive begin. His 61 in a row is at the moment tied for the FBS file with Trey Carter, an offensive lineman at Coastal Carolina from 2017-21.

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