Redshirt Freshman Mestemaker Throws 608 Yards, Sets AAC Record

North Texas redshirt freshman Drew Mestemaker threw for a school- and AAC-record 608 yards and four touchdowns, completing 37 of 49 passes with one interception in a 54-20 rout of Charlotte. North Texas totaled 754 yards of offense, scored 37 unanswered points and improved to 7-1 (3-1 AAC). Wyatt Young caught nine passes for 190 yards and a touchdown. The 608-yard game made Mestemaker the 22nd FBS player to surpass 600 yards in a game, topped the previous American mark of 601 and ranks among the top single-game passing performances since 1995 and as the 2025 season high. A former walk-on who had not been a full-time high school starter, Mestemaker was added to the Manning Award watch list and has pushed his season totals to about 2,468 yards with a 21–4 TD–INT mark, leading the FBS in passing yards and keeping North Texas in Group of Five playoff contention.