Southern Miss and North Texas are a lot alike.
Both football teams got off to good starts under first-year head coaches — the Golden Eagles jumping out to 4-1 and the Mean Green quadrupling its number of wins from last season (1) through 2016’s first seven games.
But both have stubbed their metaphorical toes in recent weeks. Southern Miss (5-5, 3-3 C-USA) has lost four of its last five while North Texas (4-6, 2-4) hasn’t won a game since Oct. 22. And both teams are dealing with injuries at key positions.
Now, they’ll square off against each other on Saturday (4:30 p.