DENTON, Texas (AP) — North Texas has named Neal Brown as its new head coach, to replace Eric Morris after the playoff-chasing No. 20 Mean Green complete their record-breaking season.

The appointment of Brown on Tuesday came days before North Texas (11-1) plays at No. 21 Tulane (10-2) in the American Conference championship game. The winner Friday night likely will make the 12-team College Football Playoff.

Morris, 22-15 in his three seasons at UNT, last week was named Oklahoma State’s head coach. North Texas has already had its first 11-win season. He has said he will coach the Mean Green until the season is over, even if they win the conference, get snubbed by the CFP and end up in a bowl game with not much at stake.

Brown, the 45-year-old former West Virginia and Troy coach, has spent

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