Sources: North Texas' Eric Morris to be next coach at Oklahoma State - ESPN

Eric Morris, who has led North Texas to a school-best 10-1 record this season, has accepted the job to be the next coach at Oklahoma State, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Tuesday.

Morris will remain with the Mean Green for the rest of the regular season as well as any potential appearances in the American Conference title game and College Football Playoff.

The Mean Green, who host Temple on Friday, are in a three-way tie with Navy and Tulane atop the American Conference standings.

«Just win,» Morris said after Saturday's 56-24 victory against Rice. «For us, that's been our motto pretty much all year long. We've never gotten ahead of ourselves. We've never talked one time about the conference championship until tonight because if we win this one, obviously, we will have a chance to play for it.»

North Texas, which has scored at least 50 points in a game six times this season, has been preparing for Morris' potential departure and a search is underway for potential replacements.

Offensive coordinator Doug Meacham, 60, has been serving as Oklahoma State's interim head coach since Mike Gundy was fired after 21 seasons on Sept. 23.

The team's first home loss to Tulsa since 1951, which followed a 69-3 destruction at the hands of Oregon, spelled the end for Gundy, who was the winningest coach in Oklahoma State history and led his alma mater to nine AP top-20 finishes between 2008 and 2021.

After winning their opener, the Cowboys are 1-10 and winless since firing Gundy. They finish the season against Iowa State on Saturday.