Eric Morris says his relationship with Oklahoma State athletic director Chad Weiberg has been “phenomenal,” and he isn’t spending much time worrying about the noise around it.
The Cowboys’ bye week brought an unwanted off-field storyline into the spotlight after a Tulsa World report from Berry Tramel suggested there was potential for OSU administration to make a change and move Weiberg out of his role. The chatter spread quickly online, even pulling in Oklahoma State legend Thurman Thomas, who said he was going to call school administration about keeping Weiberg.
Morris addressed the situation Tuesday as Oklahoma State gets ready for Saturday’s game against UCF at Boone Pickens Stadium. The Cowboys are 3-1 overall and 1-0 in Big 12 play, while UCF comes in at 3-2 and 1-1.
Morris said he meets with Weiberg once a week and credited both Weiberg and OSU president Dr. Jim Hess for bringing him in last December. He also noted that he and Weiberg crossed paths at Texas Tech from 2015-17.
“There is a ton of momentum around his program right now, and that momentum helps everyone at OSU.”
Morris kept his focus on the day-to-day work inside the program, saying he doesn’t spend much time on social media or reading stories.
“I tell my players all the time: you get momentum in sports you want to keep it right?” Morris said.
“Other people are going to try to take it from you. I'm not a big social media guy.
I don't read stories. Like I got so many problems I got to fix on a day-to-day basis up here.
And so, I've had my weekly meetings with Chad, and he's been great like always.”
OSU has not issued an official comment on the report or on Weiberg’s status.
Weiberg, an Oklahoma State alum, began working in administration in 1994 in corporate sales and donor relations with the school. He later spent time away from Stillwater from 2004-15 at Kansas State and from 2015-17 at Texas Tech before returning to OSU in 2017 as deputy athletic director. He was promoted to athletic director in 2021.
Since then, his last four head-coaching hires have produced strong results. Jacie Hoyt has taken the Cowgirls to the NCAA Tournament in three of the last four seasons.
David Taylor led three true freshmen to national titles last year and helped the wrestling team finish second at the NCAA Championships. Steve Lutz just signed a Top 10 recruiting class in men’s basketball.
And Morris has helped turn the football program around after it went 4-20 over the previous two years.
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