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McNulty cuts down turnovers, likely to keep job
North Texas football
Notebook
By Brett Vito
Staff Writer
bvito @ dentonrc.com
Andrew McNulty didn’t quite man-
age to lead North Texas out of a late-
season slide last week.
What the junior did accomplish was
making a big enough impression on
Dan McCarney to get a second shot at
finishing the task.
UNT’s coach said Monday that what
McNulty showed while throwing for
287 yards in a 30-20 loss to Southern
Miss convinced him that he deserves
another chance, this time on Saturday
in a game at Rice.
McCarney declined to say after the
Mean Green’s third straight loss who he
would start against the Owls, but con-
firmed during his weekly press confer-
ence that he is sticking with McNulty,
the third quarterback who has started
for UNT (2-5, 0-3 C-USA) this season.
“I am really proud of Andy McNul-
ty,” McCarney said. “He will start again
if he practices well this week. [He had]
zero turnovers after we had seven turn-
overs the previous two weeks. We had
70 more yards on the field with drops
and the touchdown that was called
back.”
McNulty completed 20 of his 35
pass attempts and found a way to con-
tinually connect with Carlos Harris.
The junior wide receiver finished with
15 catches for 216 yards.
McNulty’s start was his first since a
loss to Tulsa in 2011 when he replaced
injured starter Derek Thompson.
McNulty’s totals would have been
even higher had a 52-yard touchdown
pass to running back Antoinne Jim-
merson not been called back on a hold-
ing penalty against tackle Antonio
Johnson. McCarney said Monday that
Johnson did exactly what he was taught
to and that he and UNT’s staff thought
officials erred in making the call.
McNulty’s performance seemed to
settle UNT offensively after the Mean
Green had two interceptions and a
fumble returned for touchdowns in a
loss to UAB in their last game.
UNT opened the season with JUCO
transfer Josh Greer at quarterback and
stuck with him for three games before
turning to Dajon Williams for the next
three. Williams excelled against Nich-
olls, throwing for 176 yards and three
touchdowns, sending expectations
soaring.
UNT pulled Williams three games
later after he turned over the ball six
times in less than seven quarters in loss-
es to Indiana and UAB.
McNulty came on to throw for 167
yards and a touchdown late against
UAB and built on that outing against
Southern Miss.
“It was a great experience for me,”
McNulty said. “I have had a lot of learn-
ing experiences since I’ve been here be-
ing behind [former UNT quarterback]
Derek Thompson and going through
the start of this season. I used those to
See UNT on 4B
Bronco
tennis
ready for
playoffs
By Patrick Hayslip
Staff Writer
phayslip @ dentonrc. com
With a change to the playoff format in
Class 5A, the Denton tennis team has
been the beneficiary of two added playoff
spots.
High school tennis
Denton
But with matches against Fort Worth
Brewer and Azle to end the season, the
Broncos had to earn the chance to enjoy
the thrill of the playoffs.
They delivered, winning both team
matches, which secured them the No. 3
seed in the area tournament today
against the No. 2 seed from District 5-6A,
Saginaw.
The change to the area tournament
had several effects. There were two spots
added, so the top four teams in each dis-
trict would clash in cross-district tourna-
ment, as opposed to just two making it
from each district. Also, Boswell, Saginaw
and Chisholm Trail were taken from the
Broncos’ District 5-5A and added to Dis-
trict 6-5A.
Left behind in District 5-5A were
Wichita Falls, Wichita Falls Rider, Fort
Worth Brewer, Azle and Denton.
Denton coach Carlos Blanco said the
changes have given stability to the dis-
tricts, as well as increasing the prospects
for higher levels of play, especially for the
Broncos, who have been at the mercy of
tennis powerhouses in the past
“It gave more opportunities to teams
not very far behind a chance to get in,”
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Garrett shuns contract talk
Brandon Wade/AP
Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett celebrates a touchdown against the New York Giants during the
first half on Sunday in Arlington.
By Schuyler Dixon
Associated Press
IRVING — Add Jason Garrett to
the list of questions about new con-
tracts facing Cowboys owner Jerry
Jones.
Cowboys
Dallas is already watching the
price go up for receiver Dez Bryant
and DeMarco Murray, the first run-
ning back in NFL history to start a
season with seven straight 100-yard
games.
And now Garrett has his first six-
game winning streak after the season
started with him on the hottest seat in
the league coining off 8-8 records in
all three of his full seasons, extending
the Cowboys’ playoff drought to four
years.
Jones said plainly during the pre-
season that he had no intention of ex-
tending Garrett’s contract before the
end of the year. The answer wasn’t
quite as clear after a 31-21 victory over
the New York Giants on Sunday.
The Cowboys (6-1) are off to their
best start since winning six of the first
seven in 2007, when they went 13-3
and were the top seed in the NFC un-
der Wade Phillips. They play their sec-
ond straight NFC East opponent
when Washington visits next Monday
night.
“We’ve got so many contracts that
we’re supposed to be needing to be
talking about now that things are go-
ing good,” Jones said after the Cow-
boys moved a half-game ahead of idle
Philadelphia atop the NFC East. “I’m
not even going to begin to start any-
where.”
Neither is Garrett.
“I just know where I need to focus,
where our team needs to focus and it
needs to focus on playing our best
football,” he said when reporters
brought up the subject Monday.
“That’s really what I think about.”
Garrett wouldn’t address whether
his agent and Jones will talk during
the season about extending his four-
year deal, or if he wants that to hap-
pen.
“That was the last answer I’m go-
ing to have about my contract,” he
said. “Seriously, I’m thinking about
getting ready for the Redskins.”
Jones heaped considerable praise
on Garrett a week after the Cowboys
dominated statistically in a 30-23 win
at Super Bowl champion Seattle.
“I’ve always thought he had the po-
tential to be a serious consistent win-
ning coach in the NFL and still think
that,” Jones said. “I’m just proud that
he has structured his staff the way that
he has, the way he’s coaching them the
way he has. I’m glad he’s coaching the
coaches the way he is.”
Jones hired Garrett, a backup
See GARRETT on 3B
Rest or rust? Series begins
By Ben Walker
AP Baseball Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Alex Gordon
took a big rip at a batting-practice fast-
ball, fouled it offbadly into the cage, and
ducked when the carom nearly hit him
in the head.
Gordon let out a huge laugh, and so
did a bunch of his Kansas City Royals
teammates watching Monday’s work-
out.
“I can’t believe that just happened,
dude,” pitcher James Shields razzed.
It’ll be more frustrating than funny if
those are the same awkward swings the
Royals and San Francisco Giants take
World Series
San Francisco at Kansas City, 7:07 p.m.
once the World Series begins.
Going into Game 1 on tonight at
Kauffman Stadium, both teams will
deal with a familiar issue this deep in
the postseason: Does an extended layoff
translate into rest or rust?
Buster Posey and the Giants zipped
through the playoffs, and now will try
for their third title in five years. Lorenzo
Cain and the Royals zoomed along,
reaching the Series for the first time
since 1985.
And then, they all got some time off.
Almost an eternity, by October stan-
dards.
The Royals went 8-0 in the AL play-
offs, giving them five idle days before
Shields starts the opener. San Francisco
went 8-2 on the NL side and had four
days to relax before Madison Bumgar-
ner pitches.
“It’s definitely different because we
have played so many games over the last
71/2, eight months. But you just under-
stand it’s one of those things,” Posey
said.
As recent history has shown, hitters
See SERIES on 3B
Charlie Riedel/AP
Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost watches batters during baseball
practice on Monday in Kansas City, Mo.
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