Morris adds another Texas high school coach to SMU staff

Harry · January 14, 2015

It’s safe to say that Southern Methodist University head coach Chad Morris sees the potential in coaches on the high school level. After all, he was a high school football coach himself.

After being named SMU’s coach, Morris plucked Claude Mathis away from DeSoto to serve as his running backs coach, and Morris has just selected another coach from the college ranks, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Mark Smith, coach at Hurst L.D. Bell since 2009, will join Morris’ staff as the Director of Recruiting and an offensive analyst.

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Withers940 · January 14, 2015

He has the right idea for sure

GMG24 · January 14, 2015

Agree on one front, he's adding these guys and putting them in more or less irrelevant positions, RB coach, well hey, here's (typically) your best athletes. Which is a position the o-line coach can take too if RB coach isn't the best, so they know pass pro and run game checks and calls. Director of recruiting and office site analyst, meh spots that can be absorbed by other coaches.

The thing about the hires that benefits Smu is the connections these guys have and how quickly they can get ahold of friends and check on names they have. Interesting hires for sure.

UNTLifer · January 14, 2015

Morris will have SMU under investigation in no time.

emmitt01 · January 14, 2015

SMU's approach- "Hey coach of 4 star DFW athlete, have you ever played against Desoto or L.D. Bell and do you know their coaches?"

NT's approach- "Hey coach of 4 star DFW athlete, have you met the old defensive co-ordinator from Buffalo?"

GMG24 · January 15, 2015

You not see whatPatrick is doing Emmitt, that d end will be at unt solely because of him

emmitt01 · January 16, 2015

You not see whatPatrick is doing Emmitt, that d end will be at unt solely because of him

Which is why he's visiting Cincinnati this weekend, right?

UNTLifer · January 16, 2015

Yes, and why he is visiting here next.

emmitt01 · January 16, 2015

Yes, and why he is visiting here next.

He made the not at all ambiguous claim that because of Patrick the kid would be at UNT...I'm just pointing out that this is far from a done deal by our awesome recruiting team.

"You not see whatPatrick is doing Emmitt, that d end will be at unt solely because of him"

Edited January 16, 2015 by emmitt01

UNTLifer · January 16, 2015

Yes, and in the same article where it states that he will visit Cincinnati, North Texas, etc... He wants to take his visit, but we are his leading school because of the relationship he has developed with Patrick.