When North Texas football coach Seth Littrell congratulated his team on becoming bowl eligible after Saturday’s win, the locker room was silent without any cheers from players.
Littrell said his team looked at him with blank stares after just beating Southern Mississippi 30-7 to improve to 6-1. He said he, too, was taken back when someone congratulated him with a handshake after the game for reaching the feat for the third straight season. It was a mark Littrell hadn’t even realized until then.
“Getting bowl eligible wasn’t one of our high goals or anything like that,” Littrell said.