North Texas adds in-state running back
Haltom City, Texas all-purpose back Lance Dunbar wanted to stay close to home and this week, he made it official with his commitment to one in-state school.
Dunbar was a first-team all-district performer as a junior with 1,063 yards and 13 touchdowns. The sleeper emerged this spring even more to schools and says he picked up offers from Colorado, Oklahoma State, and Virginia before making his decision this week for North Texas.
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"I'm going to UNT, I did that yesterday," Dunbar said about his commitment. "It's close to home and I'll be able to play. I already know the coaches and have established that relationship with them."
Dunbar is familiar with the coaches because his former high school coach was Clayton George who is now an assistant with North Texas. The Texas running back says that he feels like he has a good grip on the system that will be run at UNT because of his high school days under George.
"That was a big deal because I already knew him and we were close," Dunbar said. "I liked him a lot and that made it a lot easier. I knew what I was getting into with him and the other coaches. They said I could play as a freshman because I already know the plays from playing with coach George."
This past Saturday, Dunbar made an unofficial to North Texas and that also had a big impact on his decision.
"I liked it," he said. "I liked how everything was close together. From the dorms, the football field, the weight room - it was all in one spot."