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font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Coach Morris<span style='color:#1F497D'>s</span>
Responds to A&amp;M-Commerce Newspaper Thefts<br>
&nbsp;<br>
Commerce, Texas&#8212;Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce football coach Guy Morriss
apologized to the university and to the editor of the East Texan Friday for the
behavior of his team, and his quoted statements. <br>
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&#8220;I do not condone theft or any criminal offense on the part of me, my staff, or
the members of my team,&#8221; Morriss said. &#8220;The comments I made regarding the
removal of the school newspapers as a &#8216;team building exercise&#8217; were made
facetiously, not to be taken seriously or literally.&#8221; <br>
&nbsp;<br>
According to Athletic Director Carlton Cooper the football program has offered
to pay for the reprint of the missing edition of the East Texan, with players and
coaches distributing it to the campus newsstands. <br>
&nbsp;<br>
&#8220;I am appreciative and sincerely grateful for the support of President Dan
Jones and members of the administration who know me personally, and know the
true content of my character,&#8221; Morriss said. &#8220;I apologize for making light of
actions that showed a lapse in judgment. For that I am truly remorseful.&#8221;<br>
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