article in tomorrow's DMN (currently online):
DENTON – Greg Matthews couldn't believe what he heard last week when the North Texas coaching staff was accused of racial bias.
Matthews, a defensive back for UNT when Todd Dodge was the team's passing game coordinator from 1992 to '93, is one of several black players from that era expressing their support for Dodge.
"Coach Dodge never had any problems with black players at all," Matthews said. "I never even heard a rumor of him having any problems with players, and those rumors travel fast in locker rooms."
Dodge returned to UNT as head coach in December after leading Southlake Carroll to four state titles in his last five seasons at the school. Until the recent accusations, UNT's problems this season have been confined to the field. The Mean Green is 1-7 entering Saturday's game against Navy.
Suspended UNT defensive back Dominique Green filed a complaint with the NAACP last Monday claiming racial bias by the Mean Green's coaching staff. Fellow suspended defensive back Desmon Chatman and Gary Oubre, a defensive back who quit the team earlier this season, have also said they will give statements claiming racial bias to the NAACP.
The university also is investigating the claims.
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