Maurice Harris

CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/WIDE RECEIVERS COACH ARKANSAS STATE, ’98

COACHING EXPERIENCE:

2019-PRESENT – LIBERTY (CO-OC/WR) 2012-18 – OLE MISS (TE/REC. COORD.) 2008-11 – ARKANSAS STATE (TE) 2007 – ALABAMA STATE (OC/RB) 2006 – OLE MISS (ASST. AD FOR INTERNAL FOOTBALL OPERATIONS) 2004-05 – ALABAMA STATE (RB) 1999-03 – WHITEHAVEN HS (ASST. COACH/HC) EDUCATION: BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN EDUCATION (ARKANSAS STATE, ’98) WIFE: LAQUESHA CHILDREN: ARAMI AND CORTLYNN HOMETOWN: MEMPHIS, TENN.

Maurice Harris is working under Head Coach Hugh Freeze for the third time in his coaching career after joining the Flames’ coaching staff as co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach in 2019. Harris first worked for Freeze when Harris was coaching at his alma mater, Arkansas State, as a tight ends coach from 2008-11. Harris followed Freeze to Ole Miss in 2012 and remained part of the Rebels’ coaching staff for seven seasons (2012-18), working as a tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. During his time at Ole Miss, Harris helped the tight ends play a part in the high-powered and up-tempo offensive style run by Freeze. Additionally, Harris helped mold tight end Evan Engram into a first-round NFL Draft pick in 2017 after finishing his career with the Rebels with 2,320 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns. Engram, who finished his career with a school record 162 receptions, was a first-team All-American in 2016 and was awarded the Ozzie Newsome Award (nation’s best tight end). Tight end Dawson Knox was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2019 season after Knox finished his three-year career at Ole Miss (2016-18). Knox was nominated for the Burlsworth Trophy (nation’s best player who began his career as a walkon) in 2017 and was on the Mackey Award Watch List (nation’s most outstanding tight end) in 2018. Harris also coached at Alabama State twice (200405 and 2007) and at Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tenn. (1999-03), including three years as a head coach. Harris coached David Johnson at Arkansas State (2005-08), a two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection, before he was selected in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Johnson had a seven-year playing career in the NFL with the Steelers and the San Diego Chargers.

• Harris’ wide receivers have played a vital role in Liberty winning back-to-back FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl titles in 2019 and 2020. • With the pair of Cure Bowl victories, Liberty became the second FBS transitioning team in NCAA history to win consecutive bowl games during its first two full seasons at the FBS level. • Liberty finished the 2020 season with a 10-1 record and ranked No. 17 in the final Associated Press poll, its highest end-of-the-year national ranking in program history. • Liberty was one of three FBS teams in the country to rank in the top 20 in both total offense (No. 15) and total defense (No. 11) in 2020, joining BYU and Clemson. • Liberty finished the 2020 season ranked No. 12 in first down offense (273 first downs), No. 15 nationally in total offense (482.7 yards per game), and No. 16 in scoring offense (38.2 points per game). • The Flames had 16 different players record a reception in 2020 and 11 different players find the end zone. • Liberty also had 10 players finish the 2020 season averaging 10.0 or more yards per reception. • Liberty had 16 players named to the 2020 Phil Steele FBS Independent All-Conference teams, including wide receivers DJ Stubbs and Kevin Shaa. • Wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden finished his career in 2019 as Liberty’s all-time leader with 3,814 career receiving yards and 33 career touchdowns. • Gandy-Golden was selected in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, becoming Liberty’s fourth-highest NFL Draft pick in program history. • Gandy-Golden participated in the 2020 Reese Senior Bowl and was invited to the 2020 NFL Combine. • Gandy-Golden was a semifinalist for the 2019 Biletnikoff Award and was named to the 2019 Phil Steele All-America team. • Liberty finished the 2019 season ranked No. 21 nationally in passing yards per game (288.9) and No. 32 in total offensive yards per game (439.4). • Liberty had a total of 20 different players finish the 2019 season with at least one reception and 11 different players record a touchdown reception.