in 2001. After a 2–9 season, Kentucky named Morriss the school's permanent head coach, where he led the Wildcats to a 7–5 turnaround season in 2002. Morriss was the losing coach in the "Bluegrass Miracle" game at Commonwealth Stadium in 2002. Morriss's Kentucky Wildcats kicked a field goal to take the lead over LSU with 11 seconds left, only to lose on an 80-yard Hail Mary pass as time expired. Seconds before the Hail Mary, Morriss was doused with Gatorade by quarterback Jared Lorenzen in a premature "victory bath". Baylor Morriss resigned from Kentucky to accept the head coaching job for the Baylor Bears in December 2002. Morriss took over a Baylor program that had a 17–61 overall record since joining the Big 12 Conference in 1996. Morriss's first season in 2003 was highlighted by an upset win over Colorado, a 19-point favorite. The team finished 3–9. Morriss's second season in 2004 again only led to three wins and one conference win, but Baylor had a 35–34 overtime upset win over #16 Texas A&M (a 25-point favorite), in which Morriss made a gutsy call to "go for two" to win in the first overtime, instead of kicking the extra point and forcing a second overtime. Morriss's third season in 2005 produced a 5–6 record (BU's best since 1995). In 2006, Morriss's fourth year, BU had a disappointing 1–3 non-conference mark (including a loss at home to Army). BU rebounded with a 3–1 start in conference play. However, the momentum was stunted when quarterback Shawn Bell was injured in a loss to Texas A&M, and Baylor lost their final three games, finishing the year at 4–8 (3–5 in the Big 12). In 2007, Morriss failed again to produce a winning record for the Bears, as Baylor finished with a 3–9 record. The loss of a significant number of seniors, including Bell, was part of the blame for the poor season. In the season opener, Baylor was shut out by TCU, 27–0, but managed to win the next three non-conference games. Afterwards, Baylor did not defeat any of its Big 12 opponents, their last defeat being the 12th consecutive loss in Big 12 play. On November 18, 2007, Baylor fired Morriss. On November 28, 2007, former University of Houston head coach Art Briles replaced Morriss. Kentucky State In March 2008, Morriss accepted a job as a position coach at Kentucky State University.