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Guy Morriss Done at Baylor?
November 9, 2007 |
The Houston Chronicle and The Dallas Morning News are reporting that Baylor coach Guy Morriss won’t be back in Waco for the final year of his contract. He will coach the Bears’ two remaining games (against Oklahoma and Oklahoma State).
Morriss has compiled a 18-58 record at Baylor since joining the school in 2003. He has led the Bears to upset victories over Colorado and Texas A&M, but this year’s three wins have come against Rice, Texas State, and Buffalo. To his credit he has elevated Baylor from the Duke of the Big 12 to the Vanderbilt of the Big 12: a bad team that can occasionally surprise someone.
SEC fans will remember Morriss as the Kentucky coach who got the premature Gatorade bath during the Bluegrass Miracle game against LSU (see the video here).
Former Baylor linebacker Mike Singletary is the leading candidate to replace Morriss. Singletary has been an assistant coach with Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49rs since finishing his Hall of Fame playing career with the Bears. He interviewed for the Baylor job before Morriss was hired, but didn’t get it because of his lack of coaching experience.
- Singletary Says No To Baylor
- Baylor Officially Fires Morriss
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