Chad Morris (born December 4, 1968) is an American football coach. He is currently the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU), a position he has held since 2014.Prior to his collegiate coaching career, he was a high school head coach in Texas for 16 seasons compiling a 169–38 record. Most recently he was the head coach of the Lake Travis High School football team from 2008 to 2009. He coached the team, starring quarterback Garrett Gilbert, to back-to-back 16–0, state title seasons. In December 2011, Morris became tied with Gus Malzahn as the highest paid assistant in college football after Clemson University gave Morris a six-year contract worth $1.3 million annually. Malzahn is no longer an assistant, as he was hired as the head coach at Arkansas State University and is currently the head coach at Auburn University. Wikipedia