Eric Morris carries Mike Leach's legacy, lessons into North Texas job

DENTON – Eric Morris isn’t completely new to the concept of Mean Green. Mike Leach made sure of that. 

Morris, who was introduced at a press conference on Wednesday as the new head coach of North Texas, is more comfortable in red. He played for Leach at Texas Tech as a wide receiver for the Red Raiders. He broke into coaching as a GA for the Houston Cougars. Morris eventually earned his first head coaching job for an Incarnate Word program that uses a Cardinal as a mascot. And his most recent stop – Washington State – was also a shade of red.