Zach Del Bello

Football

Mean Green Fall 27-14 in Frisco Football Classic

FRISCO, Texas - North Texas (6-7) led 14-10 midway through the second quarter of the Frisco Football Classic, but Miami (OH) (7-6) scored 17 unanswered points to hold on for a 27-14 win on Thursday afternoon. 

The Mean Green found paydirt in the first quarter via an Isaiah Johnson one-yard touchdown run, which capped off a 12-play, 75-yard scoring drive to seize a 7-3 lead.

After Miami (OH) answered with a touchdown drive of their own to go on top 10-7, UNT again scored on the ground. QB Austin Aune kept from two-yards out to punctuate a 10-play, 90-yard drive to grab a 14-10 lead early in the second quarter.

It appeared that the Mean Green would head into the half with a 14-13 lead after holding Miami to a field goal, however, a pair of turnovers in the final five minutes of the half led to a Redhawks' 20-14 advantage at the break.

Miami then scored on the opening drive of the second half, and never looked back. 

UNT LB KD Davis, C-USA's leading tackler in 2021, finished with a game-high 14 tackles, a half tackle-for-loss and a quarterback hurry. He concludes his season with 121 total tackles on the season.

That concludes the bowl season for C-USA teams, who went 3-5 in 2021.