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North Texas Hires Neal Brown as Next Head Coach

Eric Morris stays through the AAC title game, with Brown to assume the job afterward.

Overview

  • North Texas announced Brown’s hire, with multiple outlets reporting a five-year agreement.
  • The appointment remains contingent on a university background check and Board of Regents approval.
  • Morris, headed to Oklahoma State, will lead the 11-1 Mean Green against Tulane on Friday for the American title, with a College Football Playoff berth likely for the winner.
  • Brown brings a decade of FBS head-coaching experience and a 72-51 record, including a 5-1 bowl mark and a 2017 Sun Belt championship at Troy highlighted by an upset of LSU.
  • He spent the 2025 season on Steve Sarkisian’s Texas staff as a special offensive assistant.