College
How Eric Morris and GJ Kinne cut their teeth at UIW
Ahead of the SERVPRO First Responders Bowl, a history of North Texas Mean Green's Eric Morris and Texas State Bobcats' GJ Kinne building UIW Cardinals into an FCS power.
Eric Morris got a call from his old quarterback protege, Cam Ward, midway through this past season.
Everything has changed for coach and player in the five years since Morris gave Ward his only collegiate offer at FCS Incarnate Word (UIW). Morris has built the conference’s top offense at North Texas in back-to-back seasons. Ward was a Heisman finalist at Miami and is a projected top-five NFL Draft pick. Yet all their conversations drift back to the time they shared at the Catholic school in San Antonio with less than 5,000 students.
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