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Chandler Morris
North Texas Mean Green – No. 4
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Born: (2000-12-26) December 26, 2000 (age 23)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolHighland Park (TX)

Chandler Morris (born December 26, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the North Texas Mean Green. He previously played for the Oklahoma Sooners and the TCU Horned Frogs.

Early life

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Morris was born in Houston[1] and, as the son of coach Chad Morris,[2] grew up in several different locations as the family followed the elder Morris' career throughout Texas and including time in both Oklahoma and South Carolina. After his Dad became the head coach at Southern Methodist University, he attended Highland Park High School, eventually becoming an Under Armour All-American.[3] Morris led his team to a perfect 16–0 record while playing quarterback as a junior and won the Class 5A-1 state championship, being named most valuable player in the championship while finishing the season with 4,036 passing yards and 46 touchdowns with only six interceptions thrown.[3][2] As a senior, he passed for 3,658 yards and 42 touchdowns, additionally totaling 635 rushing yards for 17 touchdowns on his way to earning district MVP honors.[3] Ranked a three-star recruit, he initially committed to play college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks, but de-committed after his father was fired as their coach.[4] He instead began his collegiate career with the Oklahoma Sooners.[2]

College career

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Oklahoma

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Morris saw limited action for Oklahoma as a true freshman in 2020, completing three-of-five pass attempts for 39 yards.[5] He announced his intention to transfer after the season, and Morris ultimately transferred to play for the TCU Horned Frogs.[6][7]

TCU

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Morris played four games for the Horned Frogs in 2021, preserving a redshirt.[3] He had first to start against Baylor and earned Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors after leading the Horned Frogs to a 30–28 win while totaling 531 yards of offense, including 461 passing yards and 70 rushing yards.[5] He finished the season having completed 50-of-76 passing attempts for 717 yards and three touchdowns.[3] In 2022, Morris competed with Sam Jackson and Max Duggan for the starting quarterback role.[8] He won the job and started in the first game of the season, a win over Colorado, but was injured in the game and missed significant time.[2] By the time he recovered, he was backup to Duggan and played little for the rest of the season, finishing the season having completed 18-of-27 pass attempts for 145 and one score as the Horned Frogs went on to be the runner-up in the national championship.[3][2][9]

Morris was named TCU's starter to begin the 2023 season.[10] In the season opener, against Colorado, he completed 24-of-42 pass attempts for 279 yards with two touchdowns as the Horned Frogs were upset by a score of 45–42.[11]

On December 18, 2023, Morris announced that he would be entering the transfer portal for the second time.[12]

North Texas

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On January 13, 2024, Morris announced that he would be transferring to North Texas.[13]

College statistics

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Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
Oklahoma Sooners
2020 5 0 — 3 5 60.0 39 7.8 0 0 125.5 5 44 8.8 2
TCU Horned Frogs
2021 4 2 1−1 50 75 66.7 717 9.6 3 0 160.2 25 83 3.3 1
2022 4 1 1−0 18 27 66.7 145 5.4 1 0 124.0 6 24 6.0 0
2023 7 6 3−3 133 203 65.5 1,532 7.5 12 5 143.5 45 249 5.5 3
North Texas Mean Green
2024 8 8 5−3 224 351 63.8 2,873 8.2 26 8 152.5 42 160 3.8 4
Career 28 17 10−7 428 661 64.8 5,306 8.0 42 13 149.2 123 560 4.6 10

References

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  1. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (August 24, 2018). "Morris Ready to Step Into Spotlight for Scots". People Newspapers. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Osborne, Ryan (September 1, 2023). "TCU has a new starting QB, who was the old starting QB. Here's what we know about him". WFAA. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Chandler Morris". TCU Horned Frogs.
  4. ^ Gladstone, Mitchell (November 12, 2019). "Highland Park senior QB Chandler Morris decommits from Arkansas just days after father fired as head coach". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Blackwood, Stacey (August 30, 2023). "What Colorado fans should know about TCU QB Chandler Morris". USA Today.
  6. ^ Chapman, Ryan (December 31, 2020). "QB Chandler Morris announces he will transfer". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Davidson, Drew (January 3, 2021). "TCU football lands Oklahoma transfer and former four-star QB Chandler Morris". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  8. ^ Johnson, Steven (August 3, 2022). "TCU QBs embrace competition in race for starting job". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Green, Tom (July 7, 2023). "Ranking the quarterbacks on Oklahoma's 2023 schedule". 247Sports.
  10. ^ Johnson, Steven (September 1, 2023). "TCU QB Chandler Morris ready for his moment against Colorado". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  11. ^ Torres, Christopher (September 2, 2023). "Colorado upsets TCU in season opener". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  12. ^ Smith, Kaiden (December 18, 2023). "TCU quarterback Chandler Morris enters NCAA transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  13. ^ McVeigh, Griffin (January 13, 2024). "TCU quarterback transfer Chandler Morris commits to North Texas". On3.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
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