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How North Texas survived 35 days without football games

Nov 19, 2020, 6:51 PM

University of North Texas football postponed three games and has not played since Oct. 17. Here's how the Mean Green have dealt with those COVID-19 complications.

How North Texas survived 35 days without football games

Every Thursday during football season, North Texas athletic director Wren Baker sits by his computer and anxiously waits for the winning lottery number to pop up on his screen: zero. 

“You’re watching for testing results kind of like the rest of America was watching for election results a couple weeks ago,” Baker said. “For every result that comes in, the situation changes.” 

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