Game Highlights: North Texas vs South Alabama (August 31, 2024)

fans Tailgators are out in force and after months and months of talking we are finally ready to tee it up we got a good one season opener North Texas at South Alabama you're watching sunb confererence football on ESPN getting some positive yards but South Alabama stays home now the first pass across the middle caught nice bullet to DT Sheffield but still coming in a critical situation so third down and goal and it'll be Morris taking it himself into the end zone touchdown North Texas Chandler Morris how about that for a first drive as a member of the mean green big stable of running backs for South Alabama meantime Gio who has Escape ability rolls left throwing down field and has a man caught Jeremiah web we got a big staple of running back but you can do it too looking for a receiver and he's got one in Jamal pritchet across the 40 to the 38 yd line and it is a design draw Lopez finding some room up the middle touchdown South Alabama Harris will not get the call it'll be Morris instead back of the end zone touchdown North Texas that's Damon Ward again center of gravity as he goes and he's not afraid to put his pads down and try to run over you as well Lopez firing deep has pritchet who's beaten everybody catch at the 20 yd line pitet to the 10 that's a first down and a big chunk of yardage norex is showing pressure here they come and all alone is Bothwell makes the catch and Bothwell where did he step out of bound is the only question it's at the 13 yd line and how about the touchdown Bothwell made the Big Catch and then squirts into the end zone fluff bwell nice job of working down the line of scrimmage and making that tackle right there but a quick hit by Morris on a slant route we've seen that a couple of times so third play of the third quarter for North Texas Rogers with a pump fake goes across the middle again has his receiver into the end zone touchdown North Texas three playay Drive Blair conr is there to finish it off second and goal at the one Morris again into the end zone second rushing TouchDown for Chandler Morris and North Texas extends the lead been a nice catch earlier out of the back field as well Gio pulls it out of his gut goes to the left side that's pritchet pritet down the left side sideline Jamal pett into the end zone touchdown South [Applause] Alabama Barton on for his third punt of the day fumbles a snap but still has plenty of time but then puts it off of his teammate into the end zone recovered by North Texas touchdown mean green one yd line winding toward 13 and2 in the game across the middle sandrin touchdown [Applause] South Shamar sandrin got behind the defense a strike from Gio Lopez and the Jags aren't done just yet seventh catch by Ward now they'll put it in the belly of the running back who will prance into the end zone he Kaa Ragsdale pressure from the backside and Gio no he's not going down you kidding me Lopez inzone touchdown South Alabama Anthony eager wow what a play by to did everything that he wanted to do tonight so there's the handshake for the two head coaches happy Eric Morris will have a happy flight back to Denton Texas as North Texas comes away with a 14-point win in Mobile