North Texas coach Eric Morris and Tulane’s Jon Sumrall confided in each other over the past few weeks when the good friends were facing similar decisions about their futures. Both are going to finish this season with their American Conference teams before moving on to their next jobs.
Morris and Sumrall are two of the league’s four coaches who are headed to Power Four schools. Their teams, the No. 20 Mean Green (11-1) and the No. 21 Green Wave (10-2), play Friday night in the American championship game. The winner very likely will make it into the 12-team College Football Playoff.