Overview
- Associate head coach Drew Svoboda will lead No. 23 North Texas against San Diego State on Dec. 27 in the New Mexico Bowl.
- Athletic director Jared Mosley said he and Eric Morris agreed that Morris should focus on his new role at Oklahoma State.
- Neither outgoing coach Eric Morris nor incoming coach Neal Brown will coach the bowl game.
- Brown was formally introduced at North Texas and emphasized relationship-building to retain current players.
- North Texas is 11-2 after falling to Tulane in the AAC title game, with QB Drew Mestemaker at 4,129 passing yards and RB Caleb Hawkins at 1,236 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns.