UNT names Washington St
2:37 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN North Texas has actually named Washington State offending planner Eric Morris as the Mean Green’s brand-new head coach, the school announced Tuesday afternoon.Morris has deep roots in the state, having actually been a star player for Mike Leach at Texas Tech, a successful head coach at the FCS
‘Incarnate Word in San Antonio and a proven designer of both quarterbacks and respected offenses.Morris replaces Seth Littrell, who was fired on Dec. 4 after going 44-44 over 7 years at the school. North Texas is headed to its debut season in the American Athletic Conference next year.2 Related The search that resulted in Morris was uncommon in how it unfolded, as North Texas didn’t choose to promote Jared Mosley to athletic director from the athletic department’s COO till Saturday.
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ran simultaneous searches, with Mosley getting approval from president Neal Smatresk over the weekend and then selecting a head coach just 3 days later.”We are truly delighted to invite Coach Eric Morris and his family to North Texas, “Mosley said in a declaration.”From early in our process Eric was able to plainly articulate his vision for UNT and what we can do in the short term to construct momentum as we shift to the American Athletic Conference.” Among a deep and talented swimming pool of prospects Eric distinguished himself with his fantastic energy and strong performance history as a champion head coach and a tested designer of skill. As a Texas native, he has deep relationships throughout the state, and he understands the significance of connecting with school and the regional neighborhood.” Morris left the head training task at Incarnate Word after going 10-3 in the 2021 season and took the offensive coordinator position at Washington State. In his lone season there, he directed an offense that ended up No.
35 nationally in passing offense. Morris’quarterback at Incarnate Word, Web cam Ward, moved to Washington State to follow him there. The Cougars went 7-5 and are playing Fresno State in the Jimmy Kimmel Bowl on Dec. 17. “I am incredibly honored to be the head football coach at North Texas, “Morris said in a statement.”I am humbled and grateful for the opportunity offered to me by Jared Mosley and President Smatresk to lead UNT Football into a brand-new period
in The American. As a native Texan, I comprehend the pride and requirement of Mean Green football and I am humbled to be able to lead this storied program. My partner, Maggie, and our boys are so ecstatic to return home. We can’t wait to meet the team and get to work.” Morris was an undersized but productive pass receiver at Texas Tech, where he was nicknamed The Elf. He went into training and worked for Leach as the pass receivers coach at Washington State prior to taking a job for Kliff Kingsbury at Texas Tech as the co-offensive coordinator.In 4 seasons as the head coach at Incarnate Word, he went 24-18 and led UIW to a set of FCS playoff appearances.