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Behind
the Scenes
Bookshelf
What's
Been Happening
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With
the Mean Green's last Sun
Belt Conference win, the football team had the longest conference
winning streak in the nation with 18 games.
Our photographer Angilee Wilkerson followed the team from the
dining hall to the locker room to the gridiron to find out what
the players do to prepare mentally and physically for a game.
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Linebacker
Chris Hurd prepares to eat his pre-game dinner at West
Hall.
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In
the training room at the UNT athletic complex, players
use foam wrap and tape on their wrists and ankles to help
prevent injury.
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Brandon
Kennedy, defensive lineman, stretches with the help of
student trainer Roy Clements.
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In
the Fouts Field locker room, Brandon
Kennedy looks on as
Dick Miller, assistant equipment manager, pumps air into
defensive lineman Michael Pruitt's helmet. The air
gives the player more cushion and a snug fit.
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From
left, offensive linemen Damian Nobles, Nick
Zuniga and
Lonnie Chambers get mentally prepared for the game.
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Tight
end Rusty Beck and wide receiver Joel
Nwigwe relax before
heading to the playing field.
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Defensive
end Grady Davis follows the team out of the locker room.
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Wide
receiver Pierce Reid, left, defensive lineman Tommy
Harrison and other players enter the gridiron at Fouts Field.
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On the sidelines, defensive lineman Luke
Conder, center,
talks with linebacker Cody Spencer and defensive lineman
Evan Cardwell.
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After
the game, Brandon Kennedy claims victory.
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