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Article: North Texas' tour of Big 12 continues
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- The Topeka Capital-Journal
- Article date:
- September 20, 2000
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By KEVIN HASKIN
The Capital-Journal
MANHATTAN --- It would seem North Texas is attempting to float a
trial balloon to establish membership in the Big 12.
The 0-3 Eagles, who already have played Baylor and Texas Tech,
will complete a three-game tour of the Big 12 at 1:10 p.m. Saturday
when they play at Kansas State (3-0).
The ambitious schedule, which now is crafted by a pair of K-State
graduates --- head coach Darrell Dickey and athletics director Craig
Helwig --- is really nothing new for the Big West school.
When K-State's Bill Snyder broke into Division I-A coaching as a
North Texas assistant under Hayden Fry, the Mean Green sought
inclusion in the Southwest ...