The North Texas non-conference schedule doesn't look too hard on paper. Too bad college football games aren't played on paper.
North Texas is in the midst of a number of changes as they transition into the 2016 season, making their performance on the field highly unpredictable. The team just parted ways with their former starting quarterback, DaMarcus Smith, and lost their leading receiver at the end of last season. None of this meshes incredibly well with new head coach Seth Littrell's air attack style offense. The Mean Green have a few quarterbacks that will fight for the starting job this spring, but none will have any significant FBS level experience.