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Game Preview: North Texas Welcomes Washington State In Battle Of Unbeatens

WASHINGTON STATE at NORTH TEXAS
Saturday, September 13 | 3:30 p.m. ET
DATCU Stadium (30,100/FieldTurf)
Denton, Texas

Television
ESPNU
Chuckie Kempf and Darius Walker

Radio
KEGL-FM 97.1

THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between North Texas and Washington State … North Texas head coach Eric Morris came to the Mean Green following a stint as the Cougars’ offensive coordinator in the 2022 season and a previous tenure as Washington State’s wide receivers coach in 2012 under Mike Leach.

WASHINGTON STATE
2-0, 0-0 Pac-12

Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers (South Dakota State ’10)
2-0, first season at Washington State
29-3, third season as collegiate head coach

Notes
Washington State is off to a 2-0 start under new head coach Jimmy Rogers, who came to Pullman after a highly successful run at South Dakota State, where he led the Jackrabbits to a 27-3 record and the 2023 NCAA FCS Championship … Washington State went 8-5 last season, starting the season with eight wins in nine games before closing with a four-game slide … The Cougars opened the 2025 season with a 13-10 win against Idaho before taking a solid 36-13 win against San Diego State last Saturday … The game at North Texas will be the first in a stretch of four road games over the next five contests … QB Jaxon Potter has thrown for 465 yards and four touchdowns without a.