The Mean Green (5-0, 1-0 American) have had some close calls, winning twice in overtime on the road at Army and Western Michigan. Still, North Texas hasn’t been beaten yet, and the program is off to its best start since 1959 in coach Eric Morris’ third season at the helm.

South Florida defeated North Texas with a dominant second half after entering halftime tied, getting a big win toward clinching a playoff berth.

Byrum Brown accounted for five touchdowns, Jhalyn Shuler returned a fumble 34 yards for South Florida's fourth TD in span of 3 1/2 minutes and the 24th-ranked Bulls beat North Texas 63-36.

No. 24 South Florida made its marquee road trip to North Texas awfully difficult ... at least for a half. The Mean Green brought out all the stops. They sold out DATCU Stadium for the first time in program history -- on a high school football Friday night,

The Roadrunners are looking to build on a 61-13 blowout win, while the Mean Green are searching for a rebound from their first loss of the season.

Neither UTSA nor North Texas has beaten a winning team this season. That could change this weekend if the Roadrunners handle these five critical areas.