UNT exposes struggles along SMU's offensive line

Ashley Landis/Staff Photographer North Texas Mean Green running back Jeffery Wilson (3) is tackled by Southern Methodist Mustangs defensive back Rodney Clemons (8) during the first quarter of a football game between UNT and SMU on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at SMU's Ford Stadium in Dallas. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)UNIVERSITY PARK - A week after leaving the field with fairly clean jersey, SMU quarterback Ben Hicks dealt with a lot of pressure in the Mustangs’ win over UNT.

Hicks was hurried seven times and sacked twice in the first three quarters of the victory. The redshirt sophomore was visibly frustrated with his offensive linemen after the second sack, in which UNT…