Eric Morris, who has led North Texas After compiling a 10–1 record this season, he has been hired as the next coach oklahoma stateThis was announced on Tuesday.
Morris would remain with the Mean Green for the remainder of the regular season as well as any potential appearances in the American Conference title game and College Football Playoff.
He will quickly take over an Oklahoma State program. The Cowboys (1-10) have not won a Big 12 game the last two seasons, going 0-17 in conference play during that time, heading into Saturday’s season finale iowa state,
“Today marks the beginning of the next era for Oklahoma State football,” Oklahoma State athletic director Chad Weiberg said in a statement. “…Coach Morris has proven his ability to build and lead a winning football program. He has consistently identified, recruited and developed some of the best players in college football.”
The Mean Green, who hosts Temple In the regular season finale on Friday, are in a three-way tie navy And tulane On top of the American Conference standings.
North Texas is preparing for the possible departure of Morris, and a search is underway for potential replacements. The school’s location north of Dallas has helped it emerge as an attractive Group 5 jobs destination in recent years.
“I want to express my deep gratitude to Eric for everything he has done for Mean Green football over the past three seasons,” UNT athletic director Jared Mosley said in a statement. “He took over at one of the most chaotic times in college athletics and achieved great success on the field, including two bowl-eligible seasons and the program’s first national ranking in six decades, while our student-athletes excelled in the classroom and in the Denton community.”
60-year-old offensive coordinator Doug Meacham has since served as Oklahoma State’s interim head coach mike gundy was fired September 23 after 21 seasons.
Gundy, the program’s winningest coach, compiled a remarkable 170–90 record with the Cowboys. The team’s first defeat on home ground tulsa Since 1951, which was followed by the destruction of 69-3 oregonThat spelled the end for Gundy, who led his alma mater to nine AP top-20 finishes between 2008 and 2021.
Under Morris, North Texas has the nation’s No. 1 offense this year with 503.3 yards per game. The Mean Green have scored at least 50 points in six games this season and are the only team in FBS to score at least 30 points in every game this season.
Morris has emerged as a hot coach on the scene due to his extensive history of identifying and developing star quarterbacks. Morris’s most recent discovery, Drew MestemakerIs a first-year starter who leads the nation with 3,469 passing yards. He has thrown 26 touchdowns and just four interceptions.
The discovery of Mestemaker, who did not play varsity high school quarterback, further enhanced Morris’ fame as the quarterback whisperer.
Last season, UNT quarterback chandler morris (no relation) was fifth in FBS with 314.5 passing yards per game. he moved Virginia After the 2024 season.
As coordinator in Washington Stateeric morris signed john materAnd when he was the head coach incarnate wordThey signed Cam Ward (and later took Ward to Washington State when he moved there as offensive coordinator).
Morris also helped in signing Baker Mayfield As a walk-on quarterback texas tech and was the offensive coordinator during Tech’s patrick mahomes‘Three years with the Red Raiders.
“For many reasons, including the kind of person he is and the lasting relationships he builds with his players, Coach Morris is the perfect fit for the next leader of Cowboys football,” Weiberg said.
Morris is 21-15 in three years at North Texas. As head coach at Incarnate Word, he went 24–18 with two FCS playoff appearances.
ESPN’s Eli Lederman contributed to this report.
