Overview
- Kickoff is 5:45 p.m. ET at University Stadium with live coverage on ESPN and streaming on the ESPN app and Fubo.
- North Texas quarterback Drew Mestemaker, the nation’s passing leader, will play despite entering the transfer portal.
- San Diego State starting quarterback Jayden Denegal is out after shoulder surgery, with Bert Emanuel Jr. to start.
- North Texas is without head coach Eric Morris, who moved to Oklahoma State, with Drew Svoboda serving as interim; SDSU lost defensive coordinator Rob Aurich to Nebraska.
- The Mean Green bring the nation’s top offense (44.8 points, 504 yards per game) against an Aztecs defense ranked fifth in scoring allowed (12.6), with betting lines narrowly favoring North Texas and totals in the low-to-mid 50s as fans pack Albuquerque’s Old Town.