Huge game, heavy distractions: Tulane's Jon Sumrall, North Texas's Eric Morris working two jobs at once

Nothing illustrates the craziness of modern college football more than Tulane and North Texas playing for an almost certain College Football Playoff berth on Friday at Yulman Stadium while their coaches are employed by other schools.

The stakes are incredibly high in the American Conference championship game, and so are the potential distractions. Tulane’s Jon Sumrall, who accepted the Florida job on Sunday morning , participated in the league’s championship game Zoom press conference from Gainesville, where he was set to be introduced less than an hour later on Monday.

He and North Texas coach Eric Morris, who was hired by Oklahoma State early last week , have to deal with dual roles while ostensibly preparing their old teams for Friday night’s clash (7 p.m., ABC) and then the fir