A Texas High School Football Hall of Famer, Chad Morris was named the wide receivers coach/passing game coordinator in January 2024.
Morris, who came to Texas State after spending the 2023 season with Clemson as a special assistant to the head coach, is a veteran coach with more than 30 years of experience at the high school and collegiate levels. He was a legendary high school coach in the state of Texas for 16 years before breaking through to the college level starting in 2010 – when he was the offensive coordinator at Tulsa and mentored then-starting quarterback and current Texas State head coach GJ Kinne.
A native of Dallas, Morris has established himself as one of the top offensive minds in the sport. He orchestrated the Clemson offense from 2011 to 2014, when the Tigers set more than 120 offensive team and individual records, won 41 games in the four-year span, and produced eight NFL Draft picks.
Since the stop at Clemson, Morris has been the head coach at SMU and Arkansas as well as an offensive coordinator at Auburn.
As a high school coach, Morris cemented his legacy by helping Lake Travis High School win back-to-back undefeated state championships in 2008 and 2009 and leading the team to a 32-0 record over those two seasons. In 16 years, Morris led his teams to six Texas State Championship games, including three titles, and earned coach of the year honors 11 times.
Morris Career Coaching Timeline
2024: Texas State – Wide Receivers Coach/Passing Game Coordinator
2023: Clemson - Special Assistant to the Head Coach
2022: USF - Offensive Analyst
2021: Allen (TX) High School - Head Coach
2020: Auburn - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2019: Arkansas - Head Coach
2018: Arkansas - Head Coach
2017: SMU - Head Coach
2016: SMU - Head Coach
2015: SMU - Head Coach
2014: Clemson - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2013: Clemson - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2012: Clemson - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2011: Clemson - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2010: Tulsa - Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
2009: Lake Travis (TX) High School - Head Coach (Class 4A Division I state champs)
2008: Lake Travis (TX) High School - Head Coach (Class 4A Division I state champs)
2007: Stephenville (TX) High School - Head Coach
2006: Stephenville (TX) High School - Head Coach
2005: Stephenville (TX) High School - Head Coach
2004: Stephenville (TX) High School - Head Coach
2003: Stephenville (TX) High School - Head Coach
2002: Bay City (TX) High School - Head Coach
2001: Bay City (TX) High School - Head Coach
2000: Bay City (TX) High School - Head Coach (Class 4A Division I state champs)
1999: Elysian Fields (TX) High School - Head Coach
1998: Elysian Fields (TX) High School - Head Coach
1997: Eustace (TX) High School - Head Coach
1996: Eustace (TX) High School - Head Coach
1995: Eustace (TX) High School - Head Coach
1994: Eustace (TX) High School - Head Coach
1993: Eustace (TX) High School - Head Coach
1992: Eustace (TX) High School - Head Coach
