DENTON -- North Texas was just moments away from playing in the Conference USA championship game for the first time earlier this month when Wren Baker took a minute to reflect on a whirlwind few months for the program he oversees.
UNT's athletic director had just cleared the one-year mark of his tenure at the school and had seen the Mean Green's football program take dramatic strides on and off the field. UNT won the C-USA West Division title and set a record for home attendance on its way to winning nine games and earning a berth in Saturday's New Orleans Bowl.