North Texas is back on the hunt for a new football coach for the second time in four seasons as news that Eric Morris will take over the Oklahoma State Cowboys after the season broke on Tuesday. Morris has the Mean Green on the doorstep of an American Conference championship and a trip to the College Football Playoff in his third season in Denton, America.
Athletic director Jared Mosley and the university brass shouldn’t find a shortage of qualified candidates knocking at the door. North Texas possesses numerous advantages in the G5 ranks, including an indoor facility, motivated donors, and proximity to talent from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. UNT is arguably the top G5 job in Texas and the Lone Star State is one of the best places to work in college football, illustrated by the five programs still in CFP contention entering Week 14.